Report for February 2013

AP12-017

Decommissioning of ERA

Compliance

Planning March 2013

Delivery October 2013

RAG Status

GREEN  

Plan

 The project is scheduled to start in March 2013, following the eFinancials Upgrade.

Dependencies

This project cannot start until all activity involving ERA is transferred to an alternative solution.

AP23-059

eExpenses- Business Case

Compliance

Planning March 2013

Delivery August 2013

RAG Status

GREEN  

Plan

The project is due to start in March 2013, following the eFinancials Upgrade.

Dependencies

The project has no dependencies on other activity, however it is dependent on resource availability within Finance, so has been scheduled following the eFinancials Upgrade.

AP23-056

International Bank Validation

Funded 

Planning April 2013

Delivery December 2013

RAG Status

GREEN  

Plan

The project is due to start in April 2013. 

Dependencies

AP89-008

FPM for eInvoicing

Discretionary

Planning tbc

Delivery tbc

RAG Status

GREEN 

Plan

 This project has been delayed to 13/14 following the Mid Year Review.

Dependencies

FIN056 (AP Number)

eProcurement Scotland - eInvoicing

Category: Funded

Milestones

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RAG Status

SUSPENDED

Report by Rhian Davies for October 2012

Project suspended

FIN076  (AP12-029)

Student Finance Channel - Further Developments for Staff and Students

Category: Discretionary

Milestones

RAG Status

GREEN (assuming revised budget approved at WIS 08/03/13)

Report by Susan McKeown for February 2013

Achievements in Last Period  

• Build work was completed  with all issues in peer testing resolved and re-tested
• The application was re-worked to use Central Auth rather than CCD

Issues

• The project was delayed due to resource conflicts with FIN083 eFinancials upgrade
• The budget needed increased to accommodate re-work from peer testing and 2 days for changing to Central Auth

Next steps

• Build Review
• Promote the application to TEST
• Integration testing
• UAT

FIN078 (AP Number)

eFin Journal Auto-Upload

Category: Discretionary

Milestones

RAG Status

GREEN

Report by Dawn Nicholls for February 2013

Achievements this period

• Build work completed
• Peer testing of build completed
• Build milestone

Issues

• Knock-on delays from peer testing, caused by impact of eFin upgrade and unavailability of Dev environment

Next steps

• Complete move to new upgraded eFIn database
• Integration testing

  Full details can be seen in the Project Journal

FIN079 (AP Number)

LEAN- Review of Financial Systems

Category: Discretionary

Milestones

RAG Status

BLUE (suspended until April)

Report by Dawn Nicholls for February 2013

Achievements this period

• N/A project on hold until April

Issues

• N/A

Next steps

• N/A

Full details can be seen in the Project Journal

FIN080 (AP Number)

Customer Interface Improvements

Category: Discretionary

Milestones

RAG Status

AMBER

Report by Dawn Nicholls for February 2013

Achievements this period

• Internal review to evaluate recommendation for software re-architecture

Issues

• Prioritisation of tasks for phase 2 given the inability to carry-over to 13/14

Next steps

• Agree priorities with FInance and re-plan project accordingly
• Complete design for prioritised tasks

 Full details on project activities can be seen in the Project Journal

FIN081 (AP Number)

Document Management for Finance Applications

Category: Discretionary

Milestones

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RAG Status

SUSPENDED

Report by Rhian Davies for October 2012

Project suspended

FIN083  (AP23-003)

eFinancials Upgrade

Category: Compliance

Milestones

RAG Status

GREEN

Report by Morna Findlay for Rhian Davies for February  2013

FIN085  (AP01-008)

eTime Phase 3

Category:  Compliance

Milestones

RAG Status:  GREEN

Report by Jill Nicoll for February  2013

• Project website set up.
• Project planned in Asta, and resources requested.
• Project Brief drafted and submitted to Programme Manager for initial review.
• Meeting invitations issued for Analysis and Design stages.

Issues:

• n/a

Next Steps:

• Project Brief to be completed, reviewed by Project Sponsor, and signed off.
• Business Analysis to be completed, reviewed by Stakeholder team, and signed off.
• Resources to be secured.

FIN086 (AP23-004)

ePay Reconciliation

Category:  Compliance

Milestones

31-Mar-13 Planning

RAG Status:  GREEN

Report by Rhian Davies for February 2013

Achievements in last period:

• Project manager assigned (Louise Heathcote)

Issues

• None

Next Steps

• Kick off meeting with Finance
• Complete Planning phase

FIN087

Credit Note/Sales Invoice Interface Changes

Category:  Funded

Milestones

31-Mar-13 Planning

RAG Status:  GREEN

Report by Rhian Davies for February 2013

Achievements in last period:

• Project manager assigned (Laura Bell)

Issues

• None

Next Steps

• Kick off meeting with Finance
• Complete Planning phase

FIN082

HMRC Real Time Information

Compliance 

Report by Jill Nicol

This project was closed on 10-Aug-2010

Please see the Completion Report for further information.  

AP23-055

Rolling out Finance BOXI Reports

Funded 

Report by Rhian Davies

This project was withdrawn from the 12/13 programme.

FIN072 (AP01-008)

eTime

Category: Compliance

Report by Jill Nicol

This project was closed on 30-Nov-12.

Please see the Completion Report for further information.

FIN077

Control Account Balancing

Category: /Compliance

Report by Sue Woodger 

This project was closed 1 February 2013

Please see the Completion Report

FIN084

eStores Rollout

Category : Discretionary

Report by Dawn Nicholls

This project was closed on 20th December 2012

Please see the Completion Report for further information