Report for February 2019

Report Date
February 2019

Resource Position 

 

 

 

Forward Look

 

 

 

Section 2: Projects Not Started

Project Info

Programme Managers Commentary

FIN126 - Making Tax Digital & Essential Financial System Compliance Updates

Planning - April 2019 (tbc)

Delivery - July 2019

 RAG Status : GREEN

Due to be initiated March 2019.

 

 

Section 3: Projects in Progress

 

Project Info

Project Managers Commentary

 

FIN119 (AP67-024)

eInvoicing

Core Funded

Agreed at WIS 25-Jan-2019:

Target Date Title  
01-Mar-2019   Development & Deployment of the API / XML Handler  
26-Mar-2019 On-board the First 3 Suppliers  
23-Apr-2019 On-board the Second 5 Suppliers  
10-May-2019 Phase 2 – Deployment sign off  
17-May-2019 Project closure  

 

RAG Status : AMBER

 

Report By Richard Bailey for February 2019

For reference:  SG = Scottish Government,  SGS = Scottish Government Solution

Achievements this Period

  • Work still continuing and almost now completed against work packages / development of the API / XML Handler for all original 'Must Have' requirements / Jira
  • Along with XMA Limited, who are already identified as a Supplier to initially go live with, Fisher Scientific UK Ltd and Blackwells Ltd have also been identified by the Business.  These have been agreed with the SG are are set up ready for acceptance on the TEST system.

 

Issues

  • A resource related issue was again experienced during February, in which the project was informed that the Technical Lead (developer) will begin work as Technical Lead on DTI044 UCP uPortal5, Content Migration and UI Redesign, from Mon 11 Feb, to back fill the loss of another Senior Developer, which is documented in both Risk #5: Securing Software Development Resource and Change #12:  Development Resource Reallocation due to Restructure Within Software Development Team.  It is expected that development of all Must Have Jira will be completed w/c 04-Mar-2019, however there is a risk that further work will be requested during the acceptance testing, where Resourcing drops back to one Developer at a reduced booking.  This resourcing risk / issue is being managed within risk 5 and sees the Project status raised to AMBER.

 

Next Steps

  • Complete work packages / development of the API / XML Handler (all original 'Must Have' Jira)
  • Agree a new 'LIVE' SR with the SG, forms have been received are being processed
  • Begin / complete acceptance testing in readiness for go live

 

FIN125

Media Production for Annual Report and Accounts                                              

Sponsor Funded

Milestones

  Milestone Due Date
  Closure Review 31-Jul-2019

 

RAG Status: GREEN

 

 

 

Report By Tim Gray for February 2019

 

Achievements in Last Period

  • No activity this month, awaiting confirmation from Finance on their media schedule.

Issues

  • None

Next Steps

  • Confirm and plan future content production.

 

 

 

FIN127

Finance General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Core Funded

Milestones

Milestone Due Date
Planning 01-Feb-2019
Analysis 03-May-2019
Solution Options 07-Jun-2019
Implementation Plan 28-Jun-2019
Delivery 30-Sep-2019
Closure 28-Oct-2019

 RAG Status : GREEN

 

Report by Ben Armstrong for January 2019

Achievements

  • Project end of planning approved by stakeholders and IS Projects Governance Group
  • Handed over project manager role to Ken Miller (IS Project Services)
  • Call booked with Advanced (eFinancials system supplier) to review GDPR patch

Issues

  • Possible Business Analysis resource has been identified for IS Applications but has yet to be fully confirmed.

Next Steps

  • Confirm quality of GDPR patch for eFinancials with Finance and Advanced

  • Kick off analysis of data across Finance systems for GDPR compliance

 

FIN128

FPM Upgrade

Core Funded

Milestones

Milestone Due Date
Planning 08-03-2019
Delivery 03-05-2019
Closure 17-06-2019

 

 RAG Status : GREEN

Report by Leon Toland for January 2019

Achievements in Last Period:

  • The project request forms (ASTA and In-Year) for project FIN128 were reviewed and approved by WIS on January 25th,  2019.
  • The project has now moved into the Planning stage.
  • The initial draft of the Project Brief has started development.

Issues:

  • None to report

Next Steps:

  • Further development and review of the Project Brief
  • Advanced (FPM supplier) to provide final confirmation of release date for FPM v2.4.0.16 (target release package for FIN128)

Section 4: Closed or Withdrawn Projects

 

Project Info Project Managers Commentary

FIN118 (AP56-016)

eFinancials upgrade

 

Closure Report

FIN123 (AP56-016)

Annual Finance Document Revitalisation 17/18

Closure Report

Programme Info

Not available.

Documentation

Not available.