Report for May 2023

Report Date
May 2023

Achievements this period

  • IT Readiness meetings have started
  • IT Readiness Tracker has been updated with a new greatly improved Dashboard - Start of Term IT Readiness Dashboard
  • Commence Welcome Week Planning started
    • Workstream leads agreed
    • Planning as started on most workstreams
  • New design for WW tote bags agreed upon. This will incorporate the new Library branding on a black tote bag made from recycled materials. 
  • New Project Assistant interns started with the handover in full swing.

Issues

  • It is still unclear what the rollout plan and timescale for MFA for new students is. This could potentially cause confusion and increases the risk of conflicting comms for new students. The project team is liaising on a regular basis with the MFA project team and Student Induction team.

Next Steps

  • Continue with Welceom Week planning
  • Continue to monitor IT Readiness across ISG
  • Start reporting to ISG SLT
  • Continue to liaise with MFA project team
  • Complete all purchasing including tote bags, lanyards and welcome week t-shirts
Project Status
RAG Status
Time
GREEN
Cost
GREEN
Scope
GREEN
Overall
GREEN
Change Status
Has formal escalation taken place?
No
Activity
Approved budget
40.0 days
Activity this month
2.5 days
Activity this year
17.5 days
Activity to date
17.5 days
Estimate to complete current year
17.0 days
Estimate to complete future years
30.0 days

Project Info

Project
IT & Library Business Service Readiness for Start of Semester 23/24
Code
ISG026
Programme
ISG User Services (USD)
Management Office
ISG PMO
Project Manager
Tim Gray
Project Sponsor
Gosia Such
Current Stage
Close
Status
Closed
Start Date
19-Jan-2023
Planning Date
09-Mar-2023
Delivery Date
09-Sep-2023
Close Date
12-Dec-2023
Overall Priority
Normal

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