Report for February 2017
- Report Date
- February 2017
Report compiled by Tim Gray, IS Apps Programme Manager for Alex Carter (Programme Owner)
Section One: Programme Commentary, RAG and Resources Update
Programme Commentary
In this reporting period work as continued on active projects. Two projects are AMBER this month. 1. The DMS upgrade project has re-planned milestones due to a resource conflict. 2 Personalised Email for Students remains AMBER as planning has not yet been completed. The project has made some progress in that all stakeholders have now agreed on a solution.
At mid-year review the EDW and DTO projects were moved out of the programme, the programme is now back in balance.
RAG Status and Forward Look

Resource Summary

Section Two: Projects Not Started
| Project Info | Project Manager's Commentary |
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| AP67-004 COM Annual Wiki Upgrade | Scheduled to start in Jan/Feb |
Section Three: Projects in Progress
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Serengeti Document Managment Server Upgrade Compliance Milestones
RAG AMBER |
Report by Sue Woodger for February 2016 Achievements
Issues
Next Steps
Project is Amber because we are having to submit revised milestones due to tech lead unable to pick up until his work on P1 project WEB009 complete |
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Rollout Academic Timetable Integration with Office 365 Calendar Discretionary Milestones
RAG GREEN
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Report by Chris Copner for February 2017 Achievements in Last Period
Issues
Next Steps
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COM033 Personalised Email for Students and Alumni Discretionary Milestones Milestones have still to be agreed. RAG AMBER |
Report by Karen Stirling (on behalf of Tim Gray) February 2017 Achievements in Last Period
Issues
Next Steps
The project status is AMBER as project planning and brief still in progress
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Section Four: Closed or Withdrawn Projects
| Project Info | Project Managers Commentary |
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Discretionary
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Report by Tim Gray This project was closed on 23/09/16 (WIS Notes 23/09/16) Please see the Completion Report for further information |
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Discretionary |
Report by Craig Middlemass This project was closed on 04/11/16 (WIS Notes 04/11/16) Please see the Completion Report for further information |
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Upgrade onsite Exchange Mail Relay Servers Discretionary |
Report by Chris Copner This project was closed on 11/11/16 (WIS Notes 11/11/16) Please see the Completion Report for further information |
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COM022 Academic Timetable Integration into Office 365 Calendar Discretionary |
Report by Chris Copner This project was closed on 18/11/16 (WIS Notes 18/11/16) Please see the Completion Report for further information |
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COM030 Document Management for IS HR Discretionary |
Report by Tim Gray This project was closed on 27/01/17 (WIS Notes 27/01/17) Please see the Completion Report for further information |
| AP67-005 COM BI Annual Service Pack Compliance |
Withdrawn at Mid-Year Review |
Section Five: Actions/Notes from monthly meeting held on 12/12/2016
| Project | Action / Notes | Responsibility | Status |
| APP004 |
PM required for BI Working Group - Agreement that Andrew McFarlane will pick up PM with Tim Gray providing mentoring as and when required. Action |
Tim Gray | Closed |
| New project? |
There are several small pieces of work that need to be managed but not large enough to justify a stand alone project. AC suggested we could have a bucket project where these tasks could reside. AC to advise on budget. Outcome - No further action this year |
Alex Carter | Closed - |
| Dev Services Rep |
Replacement representative from Development Services to replace Richard Good. Tim to speak to Bill Lee. Outcome: Bill to attend programme meeting until replacement is named. |
Tim Gray | Closed |
