Report for April 2018

Report Date
April 2018

Report compiled by Karen Stirling, IS Apps Programme Manager for Lisa Dawson (Programme Owner)

 

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Section Four: Closed or Withdrawn Projects 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 One: Programme Commentary, RAG and Resources Update

Commentary

The UCP & Notifications Programme activity still progressing :

  • DTI011 re-plan agreed and this project has now been suspended with resource budget being transferred to new project.
  • SAS002 project is now close and a follow on project for rollout has been initiated
  • UCP re-plan now under DTI044 UCP uPortal5, Content Migration and UI Redesign and project brief due to be submitted via planning process within IS Applications
  • DTI020 is gathering momentum following discussions with USD and Exam Scheduler project for potential integrations, the project team are preparing activity to deploy the basic notifications backbone targetting an end of May date and pilot to start from 11th June.
  • The key risk to the programme budget overspend now reduced following decrease of 116 days, this was approved by Portfolio Manager and Programme Owner.

 

Overall Programme RAG: AMBER

 

Forward Look and RAG

 

 

 

Resource Position

 

 

 

Section Two: Projects Not Started

Project Info Project Manager's Commentary

 

NONE

 

N/A

 

Section Three: Projects in Progress

Project Info Project Manager's Commentary

DTI011

User Centred Portal Pilot

Discretionary

Milestones

31-May-2018 Closure

 

RAG Status :

BLUE

 

Report by Ranald Swanson for April 2018

Achievements in Last Period

  • Project suspended as DTI044 now picking up all scope for project. Aim to close DTI011 by end-May.

Issues

  • All closed or transferred to DTI044.

Next Steps

  • Project closure tasks

This project status is 'Suspended'

DTI020

Notifications Service - Rollout, Integrations and Subscribers

Discretionary

Milestones (Under review)

22-May-2018

     WP1 – Acceptance

29-May-2018

     WPI - Deployment of Notification UI / API

31-May-2018

     WP1 - Deployment of Notification and Emergency Portlets

11-Jun-2018

     Work Package 1 - Pilot Rollout commenced

13-Jul-2018

     Work Package 1 - Pilot Rollout Evaluation complete

20-Jul-2018

     Work Package 1 – Pilot Deployment Review Sign Off

Under review

     Work Package 0 - Apereo Source Code Complete

Under review

     Work Package 4 - New Subscriber Notifications commence

Under review

     Work Package 2 - Notifications for Alma and Card Services complete

Under review

     Work Package 3 - Notifications for Timetable Changes

Under review

     WP1 Full Rollout of Service completed

Under review

     Closure

 

RAG Status :

AMBER

 

 

Report by Karen Stirling for April 2018

Achievements in last period

  • WP1 :
    • All JIRAs reviewed in regards to pilot no showstoppers highlighted
    • Service Governance documentation review complete and ready for issue to Steering Group
    • Deployment implementation plan reviewed and updated for Notification UI / API and Notification and Emergency portlets
    • Pilot implementation reviewed and updated
    • Handover activities to support
    • Load test planning
  • WP1 : EUCLID trigger meeting held with Student System to review post graduate awards, requires Student Systems resource to support
  • WP3 : A further session held with SAS005  Exam Scheduler/ DTI020 with project developers to understand integration links
  • WP4 : Workflow diagrams distributed for comments by project team, arrange further session to walkthrough and update with team
  • EASE / AD synchronisation review possible areas where notifications could assist
  • Project team Away Half Day to review project, Implementation Planning, EUCLID Trigger plans and Rollout from Pilot, Governance

 

Issues

  • Key roles of Service Owner / Business Owner remains to be confirmed, Colan Mehaffey is currently fulfilling interim Service Owner role whilst LTW confirm permanent owner.
  • Awaiting final confirmation with regards to Business Service Owner role.
  • Project team are re-planning work packages for further integration to aid live rollout of the service
  • WP0 - Replan and request to set up as separate project

Next steps

  • WP0:
    • Investigate Contributor agreement
    • Assess progress
    • Mentor meeting arranged for 15th May
    •  
  • WP1 : Pilot
    • Final preparation to rollout basic Backbone to small pilot group
    • Deployment Checklist, Implementation plan, PAGS group
    • Acceptance sign off
    • Deployment of Notification UI / API
    • Deployment of Notifications and Emergency Portlets
  • WP4: Review and sign off workflow for SMS POC
  • WP3 : Planning and estimate integration and triggers

The project status is currently AMBER :

Interim Service Owner has been agreed until permanent position has been approved. Project team preparing for pilot deployment and investigating other potential notifications options to take the service forward. Revised milestones to be agreed.

 

 

DTI044 - UCP uPortal5, Content Migration and UI Redesign

Discretionary

Milestones (subject to Project Brief approval)

  Baseline Target Date     

Deliverable Description

30/03/2018

Planning Completed

30/03/2018

H-L Benefits Baselined and Success Criteria Created

TBC

MyEd Progressive Framework Design (MyEd Deployed to Dev) Created

TBC

MyEd Progressive Framework Design (Final) Created

27/04/2018

Infrastructure Design Documented

30/06/2018

Live Infrastructure Built

27/07/2018

Production uPortal5 Installed

03/08/2018

Content Migration Strategy (Process and Technical) Documented (incl Migration timescales). Critical input for Iteration 1 Checkpoint D9.01.

03/08/2018

Initial User Access UI Agreed

02/04/2018

MyEd v4.3 New Content Gatekeeper Decision Point

TBC

MyEd v4.3 New Content Freeze

TBC

All MyEd 4.3 Content Actioned (Migrated, Ditched or Replaced)

01/08/2018

Iteration 1 August 2018 Checkpoint

03/09/2018

Iteration 2 September 2018 Checkpoint

01/10/2018

Iteration 3 October 2018 Checkpoint

01/11/2018

Iteration 4 November 2018 Checkpoint

03/12/2018

Iteration 5 December 2018 Checkpoint

TBC

All UoE Users Transferred to MyEd Progressive

TBC

MyEd v4.3 Decommission

TBC

Closure Tasks

 

RAG Status:

AMBER

 

Report by Ranald Swanson for April 2018

Achievements in Last Period

  • Technical Architecture design improved

  • DTI044 Brief approved by Project Sponsor, Programme Manager and Portfolio Manager. To be submitted to WIS 11/4/18.

  • Graphic design work started.
  • Risk/PICCL and Milestone Logs up-to-date
  • ASTA resources booked for PM, Programme Manager, Devtech, uPortal5 Developer, Technical Lead

Issues

  • PICCL log to be started

Next Steps

  • Project Brief to be approved
  • Unicon SoW to be reviewed

  • Infrastructure design to be finalised

 

The project status is AMBER as Project Brief still to be approved by WIS.

 

Section Four: Closed or Withdrawn Projects

Project Info Project Managers Commentary
WEB009 MyEd Upgrade

Report by Karen Stirling

This project was closed 24th October 2017

Completion report

DTI012

 Raised by Karen Stirling

This project was withdrawn 13th October 2017

PICCL 1

AP78-104 MyEd Small Improvements  

Raised by Karen Stirling

This proposal was withdrawn 20th April 2018

PRICCL

 

Notes from Programme Meeting

Note Action Status
     
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