Report for November 2018

NONE

N/A

DTI020 - Notifications Service - Rollout, Integrations and Subscribers

Discretionary

Milestones

RAG Status :

AMBER

Report by Karen Stirling for November 2018

Achievements in last period

• WP0:
  • Review remaining JIRAs and agree closure of these
  • Code shared with community and initial feedback being received, SMS integration
• WP1 : 
  • CMVM pilot notifications issued out to 500 students x 2 notifications
• WP3 :
  • Reviewed activity in readiness for deployment
  • UAT completed
  • Load testing (of query on exam scheduler view) completed
  • TAD and deployment plan and checklist updated
  • Go-Cab submission (for go-cab 13/11 review) and approval
  • Deployment of Exam Scheduler to LIVE, no issues encountered

Issues

• WP0 : discuss how engagement and budget going forward, now that new Service Manager in place
• Interim Service Manager role confirmed and engaged from 26th November 2018
• WP2 Library and Cards - Service team still to provide process maps to allow review and agreement of triggers points, meeting scheduled or 14th December

Next steps

• WP0:
  • Community engagement now Service Manager in role
• WP1 : 
  • Review CMVM pilot and assess if other can be set up
• WP2 : Review workflows and agree final requirements
• WP3: Evaluation of feedback
• Notifications Communication Plan to be updated

The project status is currently GREEN

DTI044 - UCP uPortal5, Content Migration and UI Redesign

Discretionary

Milestones

RAG Status: AMBER

Report by Ranald Swanson for November 2018

Achievements in Last Period

• Infrastructure and Framework

  • LIVE server built – load balancer configuration required
  • Web proxy portlet (print credit) deployed to DEV and TEST (reduces Risk 6 - Content Migration)
  • Portal navigation (validated by students) being developed as 3-level navigation
• UI and Student Validation
  • Iterative UI deployment – Allows validation of functionality with real (student) users (e.g. in session on 04/12)
  • Card sort (530 students) analysed and informed portlet/functionality grouping and navigation design
• Content Migration – Channel Owner Engagement
  • Migration MVP for Preview (user opt-in) and full availability created
  • Ongoing migration of CMS portlets
  • Migration of preview content ongoing, and service lead engaging with content owners
• Project being managed with 2-week Agile sprints.
• Communications
  • Communications Plan and Key Messages expanded (and approved by Board)
  • Additional PM resource indentified to assist

Next Steps (to end December) 

• Migrate Preview MVP content to DEV and TEST
• Engagement with channel owners for testing and migration timescales
• Configure Preview/LIVE infrastructure and DB

Risks and Issues

• https://secure.projects.ed.ac.uk/unpublished/project/dti044/risks/6 - At AMBER. Timescale for migration remain tight but risk lowered from RED due to progress on web proxy portlets.