Report for December 2019

Report Date
December 2019

Achievements in Last Period:

  • Change record raised for the extension to project scope - the adding of a warning banner to external eMails containing URL's.
  • Analysis on the tuning of mailboxes and mail-flow for security has been concluded. Testing is scheduled to take place.

Issues:

  • No forward plan to compensate for loss of the Project Manager in January (reason for reporting a RAG status of Amber).
  • Initial milestone not met with some slippage encountered due to staff bereavement. The plan is recoverable over the longer period.

Next Steps:

  • Continue to undertake further analysis and report findings in accordance with the plan.
  • Communications are to be issued  to ISG groups in the first instance in advance of implementing the warning banner change.
Project Status
RAG Status
Time
GREEN
Cost
GREEN
Scope
GREEN
Overall
AMBER
RAG Commentary
The project manager is due to end their contract in January 2020. Due to a shortage of resources in Project Services we currently have no availability to take on the PM role should the contract not be extended. Failure to assign a project manager in January will delay the project, putting our delivery date of a key information security project at risk. Effort is being progressed on a contract extension.
Change Status
Time
No Change
Cost
No Change
Scope
No Change
Overall
No Change
Has formal escalation taken place?
Yes
Escalated to
Emma McNab Portfolio Manager
Activity
Approved budget
100.0 days
Activity this month
4.0 days
Activity this year
15.5 days
Activity to date
15.5 days
Estimate to complete current year
84.5 days
Estimate to complete future years
0.0 days

Project Info

Project
Office 365 Security Hardening
Code
COM051
Programme
ISG - Communication (COM)
Management Office
ISG PMO
Project Manager
Sue Woodger
Project Sponsor
Alex Carter
Current Stage
Close
Status
Closed
Project Classification
Grow
Start Date
09-Sep-2019
Planning Date
25-Oct-2019
Delivery Date
14-Jul-2021
Close Date
23-Jul-2021
Overall Priority
Higher
Category
Compliance

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