Report for June 2023

Report Date
June 2023

Achievements this period

  • IT Readiness meetings continue on track. 
  • Commence Welcome Week Planning continues 
    • Web and Comms - work progressing. Comms around MFA to be finalised in July when the rollout plan is agreed. 
    • Purchasing - Requisition/Purchase Orders completed for
      • UoE branded Highland Coos
      • Lanyards - Pride, UoE and Library
      • T-Shirts for student helpers
      • Tote bags
    • Social Media - meeting held with partners plan is now being drafted
    • High-level floor plan agreed
  • Presentaion report sent to SLT
  • Handover to new project assistant intern completed

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 the Student Induction team.
  • There is a threat of strike action during Welcome Week. This is noted in the project risk log Impact of Strike Action during Welcome Week. If strike action is widespread we may not be in a position to fully implement our welcome week plans. A decision by Unison will be made in July, when the outcome is known contingency plans will be drawn up by the project manager.  

Next Steps

  • Continue with Welcome Week planning across all workstreams.
  • Continue to monitor IT Readiness across ISG
  • Present to Section heads Meeting on 7th August 2023
  • Continue to liaise with the MFA project team after a decision is made on the rollout.
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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