Overview

 

Executive Summary

The Worktribe Research Management solution was rolled out across The University of Edinburgh from April 2016.

Worktribe Ltd has released a new version of the product - v2.2 (July 2016) , and this has been successfully implemented at another Worktribe customer site - University College London

This project will upgrade the UoE implementation to v2.2, and complete integration testing of the Interfaces and external reporting solution - so that any impacts of the upgrade are known.

 

 

Business Objectives and Project Deliverables 

 

 

No

Description

New or Changed (Y/N)

O1

Upgrade UoE envs - DEV and TEST Worktribe envs

 

D1

Refresh DEV

 

D2

Upgrade DEV to v2.2

 

D3 Complete Peer Test  
D4 Refresh TEST  
D5 Upgrade TEST to v2.2  
D6 Complete end-to-end  Integration Testing of the Application, incoming and outgoing data feeds and the external reporting solution  
D7 Deliver External Reporting fixes   
D8 Deliver Interface fixes  
D9 Complete UAT  
D10 Communicate any known issues to the UoE user community  
D11 Document any changes to User Training required  
D12  Schedule Upgrade of LIVE to V2.2  

O2

Upgrade UoE LIVE Worktribe environment

 

D1

Agree Implementation plan with service owner and supplier

 

D2

Upgrade LIVE to v2.2, and make any associated changes to Interfaces and External Reporting solution as required 

 

O3 Document any lessons learned for future upgrades  
D1 Deliver closure report  

 

 

Success Criteria

No loss or corruption of data as part of the Upgrade

No impact on the running of the overnight data feeds

No impact on the running of the overnight data extract to BI

No degradation of performance for users or duration of the overnight data feeds and overnight batch processes

 

Scope

Refresh  DEV env

Upgrade DEV env to v2.2

Refresh TEST env

Upgrade DEV env to v2.2

 

Triage and prioritise issues

Escalate 'must have' issues to the relevant party for fix

Manage fixes from the 3rd party supplier ( Worktribe Ltd) and allocate for re-testing as required

Deliver any essential bug fixes to the IS Apps end of the interfaces and external reporting solution to minimise impact of the upgrade on existing services

Upgrade LIVE env to v2.2

 

Category

Compliance

Project Info

Project
Worktribe Upgrade to v2.2
Code
RES064
Programme
Z. Research (RES) (closed August 2017)
Management Office
ISG PMO
Project Manager
Jamie Thin
Project Sponsor
Dominic Tate
Current Stage
Close
Status
Closed
Start Date
22-Aug-2016
Planning Date
n/a
Delivery Date
n/a
Close Date
30-Jun-2017
Programme Priority
1
Overall Priority
Normal
Category
Compliance