Organisation

Work/Task Breakdown

  1. Deploy v2.3 changes to DEV environment
  2. Project Brief sign-off
  3. Review v2.3 release notes
  4. Call with Supplier to clarify questions
  5. Set out RGS and RSO test plans
  6. Test data feeds in DEV
  7. Update funder templates in DEV
  8. Check apprenticeship levy in DEV
  9. Check reporting extract in DEV
  10. Test sample of schemes in DEV
  11. Deploy v2.3 changes to TEST
  12. Complete user acceptance testing in TEST on existing business processes which use Worktribe
  13. Complete integration testing in TEST, incorporating the data feeds between Worktribe and UoE systems, and with the external reporting solution
  14. Triage and prioritise issues arising from testing
  15. Report to supplier any fix requests requiring their input
  16. Deliver fixes to external reporting (where identified and required)
  17. Deliver fixes to interfaces (where identified and required)
  18. Acceptance sign-off
  19. Schedule upgrade of LIVE to v2.3
  20. Agree implementation plan with service owner and supplier
  21. Deploy upgrade to LIVE of v2.3
  22. Deployment sign-off and closure report

Resources, Skills and Costs

IS Applications Staff Resource - Project Manager, Programme Manager, Applications Management

Research Information Systems

Research Grants

Research Support Office - Colleges

Finance Information Systems

Supplier

Project Governance

Any significant issues will be escalated to the Project Sponsor via the Business Lead

Project Stakeholders

Name Project Role
Dominic Tate Project Sponsor, Research Information Systems
Ben Armstrong Project Manager, IS Applications
Karen Stirling Programme Manager, IS Applications
Craig Middlemass/Damon Querry Service Owner, Research Information Systems
Kelvin Clark Business Lead (BI Extract), Research Information Systems
Gary Halliday Research Grants Section
Adam Scott Finance Information Systems
Sue Coleman Research Support Office – College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Janet Ball Research Support Office – College of Science and Engineering
Fiona Edler Research Support Office – College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Anne Finnan Applications Management, IS Applications
John Chan Applications Management, IS Applications

Project Estimations

50 days of IS Applications Effort (see separate Estimation Log for further detail)

 

Project Info

Project
Worktribe Upgrade v2.3 & Apprenticeship Levy
Code
RES070
Programme
Research Information Systems (RIS)
Management Office
ISG PMO
Project Manager
Ben Armstrong
Project Sponsor
Dominic Tate
Current Stage
Close
Status
Closed
Start Date
26-May-2017
Planning Date
n/a
Delivery Date
n/a
Close Date
11-Aug-2017
Overall Priority
Normal
Category
Discretionary