November 2016

Report Date
November 2016

 

Section One: Programme Commentary, RAG and Resources Update

Section Two: Projects Not Started

Section Three: Projects In Progress

Section Four: Closed or Withdrawn Projects 

Section Five: Programme Risk Register

Section Six: Programme meeting Minutes

 

 

 

Section One: Programme Commentary, RAG and Resources Update

 

During November,

There is currently only active project at this time - , Kx Database infrastructure Upgrade

Discussions have been held with regards the project sponsor regarding the projects that have still to commence, resulting in the following;

  • AP56-059: Delivered Catering External, the project sponsor has directed that as additional time will be required to complete the business case, this project should be deferred to 2017-18.   As a result, the programme budget has been adjusted accordingly, resulting in the overall programme budget being reduced by 36 days to 126 days.
  • AP67-047 Cashless catering, the project sponsor has confirmed that the project should proceed.  However, it was noted that the requirements appear to be technically possible, some questions were raised regarding data protection.  These questions are currently being investigated prior to commencing the project

In reviewing the overall programme burn rate, 8 days of effort have been used within the month which equates to a revised monthly burn rate of 80% and an accumulated annual burn rate of 58%. 

 

 

Programme RAG Overview

 

Programme Resource

 

Section Two: Projects Not Started

 

The scheduled projects for 2016-17 are:

 

Project Info Programme Managers Commentary

AP56-059

Delivered Catering External

Funded

Planning: October 2017

Delivery: t.b.c.

Plan

This project has been declared as part of the annual planning process .

- The project sponsor has directed that the project be deferred to 2017/18 

 

Dependencies

- totally dependant on Accommodation, Catering and Events identifying a suitable solution 

- may require an interface with the UoE central finance system

- will require a large commitment from Accommodation, Catering and Events team to oversee user acceptance testing

- will require input from IS Applications Development Technology team to assist with systems integration

AP67-047

Cashless Catering Phase 2

Planning: January 2017

Delivery: August 2017

Plan

This project has been declared as part of the annual planning process .

- initial planning phase scheduled to be completed in 2016/17

- project is currently scjheduled to commence in January - however this has still to be confirmed by the business after the data protection questions have been clarified

Dependencies

- requirement to confirm the feasibility of sourcing and transferring the required data for the specified enhancements to the supplier of Upay Chilli

- requirement to consult with colleagues in Student Services regarding data usage

- requirement that the supplier can amend system to accommodate specified data

- will require confirmation that the supplier can accommodate the required changes whilst ensuring regular contact with the supplier during the entire project

- will require commitment from Accommodation, Catering and Evenets team to oversee user acceptance testing

- will require input from IS Applications Software Development and  Development Technology team to deliver solution

Section Three: Projects in Progress

 

Project Info Project Managers Commentary

ACS036

Kx Database Infrastructure Upgrade

Category: Discretionary

Sponsor Funded

Milestones

Planning: 16/11/16

RAG Status

Amber

Report for November 2016 by Chris Konczak

Achievements

  • Infrastructure and support costs for proposed servers (application and database) put together and submitted to Accommodation Catering and Events
  • Meetings with Accommodation Catering and events technical team during November to discuss and agree scope of work, and who is responsible for what tasks

Issues

  • RAG is Amber as the brief sign off milestone is changing to the 16th December. This is to allow Accommodation Catering and Events to meet to discuss the infrastructure costs.
  • Time is needed to put together costs for the application server migration, which if agreed will be taken on in another project.

Next steps

  • Replan milestones and submit delay in brief sign off to WIS

 

Section Four: Closed or Withdrawn Projects

 

Project Info Project Managers Commentary

 

Section Five: Programme Risks

Date Risk Ref. Programme Risks Rag Status Risk Owner
06/10/16 4

Programme Management budget for 2016-17 being exceeded

Amber Andrew Stewart
06/10/16 5 Completion of Programme Activity within 2016-17 Green Scott Moncrieff

Section Six : Programme Meeting Minutes

 This section details the minutes from the programme meetings

Date Comments
14/12/16

Minutes from November Programme Meeting

16/11/16

Minutes from October Programme Meeting

16/11/16

Minutes from In-Year Project Review Meeting

12/10/16 Minutes from September Programme Meeting
14/09/16 Minutes from August Programme Meeting
15/08/16 Minutes from 2016-17 Projects Review and Planning Meeting
18/05/16 Minutes from Programme Meeting
02/12/15 Minutes from Programme Review Meeting
11/11/15 Minutes from Programme Meeting
16/09/15 Minutes from Programme Meeting

Documentation

Not available.