Report for March 2018
- Report Date
- March 2018
Report compiled by Nick Tordoff (Programme Manager) for Alex Carter (Programme Owner)
Section One: Programme Commentary, RAG and Resources Update
Programme Commentary
Key Achievements in Last Period
DTI032 - Business Reporting and Analytics Service Enhancements project is underway following restructuring requested by WIS
DTI033 - Qlikview The software owners have offered the opportunity of incorporating significant additional functionality through the adoption of their web based system QlikSense. The PM , Project Owner and Project Sponsor have been exploring options for this.
Top issues
DTI033 - Qlikview Consolidation negotiations over the cost of licences and the options around using Qliksense as well as Qlikview have continued much longer than anticipated. A replan in currently underway and revised timescales will be submitted to the project sponsor and to WIS
DTI031 - Develop the BI Community planning is currently on hold. It is clear that this piece of work cannot be structured in a way which fits the IS Apps planning structure. The proposal is to incorporate the work under this strand into either the Programme Level stakeholder engagement work or into projects addressing barriers to effective use of data.
A change of programme manager at the end of August may cause some disruption to the programme
Key Next Steps
Complete negotiation of Qlik licences
Commence planning for Qlik implementation
Refactor the BI Community tasks inot the programme
Agree and commence planning for new projects
Status and Forward Look
Resource Summary
Section Two: Projects Not Started
| Project Info | Project Manager's Commentary | |
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| Qlikview Implementation | Planned Start May-18 | |
| Enterprise Reporting Data Model | Planned to start March-18 | |
| Operational Reporting Requirements Analysis | Planned to start Aug-18 |
Section Three: Projects in Progress
| Project Info |
Project Manager's Commentary |
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HSS019- Power BI Gateway Service
Discretionary Milestones
RAG Amber |
Report by Geoff Cropley for March 2018 Achievements this periodA change request has been raised to add an additional milestone and to extend the project closure milestone. Additional Milestone: During project execution it became clear that there was additional complexity in the development and use of dashbaords with Power BI Gateway. This is in part with the use of new technology where in-house skills are developing. In addition, the business analysis did not identify completely how the existing tactical service was configured. The tactical gateway had been configured in a way that is not designed for. The impact of the new requirements represent a scope change and the need to create a new milestone to accommodate the additional work required to complete the project. The milestone includes resolving database configuration issues and additional server and client implementations required to support access to data connections, the gateway and user credentials. Closure Extension: With the addition of the above milestone and the result of industrial action it is necessary to extend the project closure milestone. The impact of the industrial action was the unavailability of key personnel. The scope has increased to include additional client and server database components, Additional firewall rules changes and database credential additions.
The resource we need has been participating in industrial action and has now been secured. There is still the risk of future industrial action delaying the project. IssuesNone
Next StepsComplete security and access tasks and close project.
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DTI031 - Develop the BI Community
Discretionary Milestones
RAG Amber |
Report by Nick Tordoff for January 2018 Achievements this periodThere continues to be a high level of engagement with the BI community IssuesThe project has not moved to exit planning because it is not clear how we it can be constructed in a way that conforms to the Project Service project approach. Next StepsReview the overall approach to the project |
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DTI032 - Business Reporting and Analytics Service Enhancements
Discretionary Milestones
RAG Green |
Report by Geoff Cropley for March 2018 Achievements this periodEnd of planning has been approved and project deliverables are in progress. IssuesNone Next StepsContinue delivery to agreed milestones. |
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DTI033 - Qlikview Consolidation
Discretionary Milestones
RAG Amber |
Report by Nick Tordoff for March 2018 Achievements this periodA highly advantageous package is in the final stages of negotiation with vendors which delivers all the basic requirements ad a lot more IssuesThis has taken longer than anticipated
Next StepsComplete the procurement Close the project |
Section Four: Closed or Withdrawn Projects
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