Impact

Priority and Funding

  • IS Applications Project Priority =  3 (Normal Priority)
  • Core Funded

Impact and Dependencies

  • Programme and Course Information Management (PCIM) Procurement - alignment may be required with new system for provisioning new programmes and courses (or changes)
  • Student Enquiry CRM Procurement - alignment may be required to ensure colleagues responding to student enquiries point prospective students to the right information
  • STU260: Degree Finders Security Strengthening - a separate project providing shorter term security strengthening while this project considers the longer term options
  • Transition from Drupal 7 content management system (CMS) to Drupal 9 CMS by 2021, including a pilot planned for 2020 - potential impact for the options appraisal

System Interfaces:

  • EUCLID (student record system)
  • Unistats (externally supplier course and programme statistics for prospective students)
  • DRPS (or replacement following PCIM project)

  • University website - EdWeb - Degree finders are a web application specifically built to be consumed and integrated into EdWeb via its web application feature. The presentation layer is handled by EdWeb and EdGEL.

Project Risks

Ref Title Initial Risk Current Risk Management Approach Risk Owner
1 Insufficient resource - IS Applications staff GREEN AMBER Reduce Mark Ritchie
2 Insufficient resource - Communications and Marketing GREEN GREEN Retain Niall Bradley
3 No viable options to recommend GREEN GREEN Reduce Niall Bradley
4 Project falls behind schedule GREEN AMBER Reduce Niall Bradley
5 Insufficient project budget GREEN GREEN Retain James Thin

 

Project Info

Project
UG & PG Degree Finder Options Appraisal
Code
STU266
Programme
Student Services (STU)
Management Office
ISG PMO
Project Manager
Kevin Hone
Project Sponsor
Niall Bradley
Current Stage
Close
Status
Closed
Project Classification
Grow
Start Date
02-Sep-2019
Planning Date
20-Sep-2019
Delivery Date
31-Jan-2020
Close Date
06-Mar-2020
Overall Priority
Higher

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