Status report for period ending 5 June 2020

Report Date
June 2020

Key activities/milestones since last report

Key activities since last report

  • Further data analysis carried out as requested by FTP Board
  • Approval routes tested with sample areas
  • Further consideration being given to approval levels in light of above

Milestones achieved since last report

  • N/A

Key activities/milestones planned not delivered

Activities planned not delivered

  • N/A

Milestones planned not delivered

  •  Approval levels not yet approved (milestone 6.2) or tested with schools due to FTP Board having requested further analysis/evidence in support of the approval levels.

Upcoming activities/milestones

Upcoming activities

  • Approval levels to be approved by FTP Board
  • Launch approval delegation form 
  • Input to business impact assessment workshops
  • Test approval levels with schools and map to Oracle jobs
  • Define approval routes and limits for journals and purchase orders release
  • Obtain resolution on outstanding decisions and queries
  • Map out BAU process for ongoing control and maintenance of approvals framework
  • Develop communications plan

Upcoming milestones

  • Approval levels endorsed/approved by FTP Board
  • Impact assessment complete - August 2020
  • Approval levels linked to Oracle jobs complete - November 2020

Key risks and issues

Risks and issues for escalation

  •  Control environment - CR needs to be raised to ensure integrations work delivers scope in line with agreed control environment.  System decommissioning has now been initiated by People and Money programme.  Needs to be monitored for impacts to control environment and service design.

New/changed risks and issues for information

  • N/A
Project Status
RAG Status
Time
AMBER
Cost
GREEN
Scope
GREEN
Overall
AMBER
RAG Commentary
Overall status remains at amber to reflect: - Approval levels not yet approved (milestone 6) or tested with schools due to FTP Board having requested further analysis/evidence for approval levels - The risk of integrations scope and decommissioning timetable not enabling the implementation of the control environment concurrently with phase 3 of People and Money implementation
Change Status
Has formal escalation taken place?
No
Activity
Approved budget
0.0 days
Activity this month
0.0 days
Activity this year
0.0 days
Activity to date
0.0 days
Estimate to complete current year
0.0 days
Estimate to complete future years
0.0 days

Project Info

Project
Delegated Authority Schedule and Governance (DAS)
Code
SEPFTP002
Programme
Service Excellence - Finance Transformation Programme (SEPFTP)
Management Office
Service Excellence PMO
Project Manager
Susan Mulhearn
Project Sponsor
Rachael Robertson
Current Stage
Execute
Status
In Progress
Start Date
20-Jun-2017
Planning Date
n/a
Delivery Date
30-Apr-2020
Close Date
n/a
Overall Priority
Normal

Documentation

Not available.