Report for December 2018

NONE

N/A

DTI020 - Notifications Service - Rollout, Integrations and Subscribers

Discretionary

Milestones

RAG Status :

GREEN

Report by Karen Stirling for December 2018

Achievements in last period

• WP0 Apereo Open Source – meeting with Ian Dolphin, Apereo  and CCLA signed off by Jennifer Milne

• WP2 Library & Cards –  further session held with Library contacts to review triggers and identify further information for scope. 

• WP3 Exam Scheduler – Pilot (Divinity) group now completed. Feedback due 9th January 2019.

• On going engagement with UNICON

• Project activity with Exam Scheduling team

• Project activity with Library and Helpdesk contacts

• Service team engagement with Student Surveys 

Issues

• Review sustainability of service going forward

• Review and revise remaining milestones and assess any impact / dependencies form DTI044

• Review options for further funding to expand notifications for staff (this was part of the original DTI proposal in 2016 for future phases)

Next steps

• WP0 Apereo Open Source - close off JIRAs and management of community activity to sit with new Service Manager, agree closure of WP

• WP2 Library – liaising with service for updated triggers/process maps, investigating Alma API

• WP3 Exam Scheduler – agree (9/1/19) when next scheduled exams to be activated, close WP

• Ongoing engagement with Exam Scheduling team and Library and Card Services team

• Ongoing engagement by Service team with Student Surveys to test notifications and perform load testing

The project status is currently GREEN

DTI044 - UCP uPortal5, Content Migration and UI Redesign

Discretionary

Milestones

RAG Status: GREEN

Report by Ranald Swanson for December 2018

Achievements in Last Period

• Infrastructure and Framework

  • LIVE/Preview server configured (puppet/bamboo deployments configured)

  • Single sign-on verified

  • Load testing requirements identified, tool selected. Execution of load testing to be tied to major releases

• UI and Student Validation

  • Card sort analysed and validated design decisions

• Content Migration – Channel Owner Engagement

  • Migration plan developed for Release 1.x (student opt-in) and Release 2.x (all user opt-in)

  • Path, Event booking, Cashless Catering, Change EASE password, Student Homes, Moodle, Timetabling, campus maps, MyEd Announcements, Parking Permits portlets all migrated for UAT

• Project being managed with 2-week Agile sprints.

• Communications plan on schedule

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.

• https://secure.projects.ed.ac.uk/unpublished/project/dti044/risks/5 - At AMBER. Risk of Technical Lead reduced as key deployment and migration processes documented.

Next Steps

• Infrastructure and Framework

  • LIVE/Preview deployment (including “signed-off” portlets)
  • IDM integration
• UI and Student Validation
  • Favourites validation, navigation tree test validation
• Content Migration – Channel Owner Engagement
  • Course/Programme, LEARN, Library (Search and Account), Online Voting, Portal Support, Student Admin, Calendar, Legal Footer portlets all to migrate for UAT