Report for March 2013
- Report Date
- March 2013
Report compiled by Rhian Davies (IS Apps Programme Manager) for Liz Welch (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Section Four: Closed or Withdrawn Projects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
FIN080 - AMBER - Milestones need to be replanned due to slow progress and annual leave conflicts
FIN076 - RED - Issues identified during testing requiring supplier input. Integration testing to be rerun and UAT to be replanned
FIN085 - AMBER - Project Brief yet to be signed off and milestone missed. It is anticipated that sign off will be agreed on 3rd April and the delay accomodated within the current milestones
FIN079 - SUSPENDED - to restart in April
Section Two: Projects Not Started
| Project Info | Programme Manager's Commentary |
AP23-059 eExpenses- Business Case
Compliance
Planning March 2013 Delivery August 2013 RAG Status GREEN | Plan The project is due to start in Spring 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
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Section Three: Projects in Progress
| Project Info | Project Managers Commentary | ||||||||||||||||
FIN056 (AP Number) eProcurement Scotland - eInvoicing
Category: Funded Milestones --- --- --- RAG Status SUSPENDED
| Report by Rhian Davies for October 2012 Project suspended
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FIN076 (AP12-029) Student Finance Channel - Further Developments for Staff and Students
Category: Discretionary Milestones
RAG Status RED | Report by Susan McKeown for March 2013 Achievements in Last Period
Issues
Next steps
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FIN078 (AP Number) eFin Journal Auto-Upload
Category: Discretionary Milestones
RAG Status GREEN | Report by Dawn Nicholls for March 2013 Achievements this period
Issues
Next steps
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 March 2013 Achievements this period
Issues
Next steps
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 March 2013 Achievements this period
Issues
Next steps
Full details on project activities can be seen in the Project Journal | ||||||||||||||||
FIN081 (AP Number) Document Management for Finance Applications
Category: Discretionary Milestones --- --- --- 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 March 2013
Achievements in this period
Outstanding Issues
Next Steps
The project RAG status has been set to AMBER as a new date for the Deployment Sign-Off review has yet to be agreed and the closure date of April 10th will not be achievable. | ||||||||||||||||
FIN085 (AP01-008) eTime Phase 3
Category: Compliance
Milestones
RAG Status: AMBER (due to delayed sign-off for Brief) | Report by Jill Nicoll for March 2013 Achievements in last period: Project Brief approved by the Programme Manager, and submitted to Project Sponsor for review and comment. IS Applications project resources secured. Business Analysis completed and the top eight build priorities assigned. Issues: The Brief has not yet been approved by the Project Sponsor. Final updates to the Business Requirements Document were agreed in the meeting of 27th March, but the revised document has not yet been formally signed off by the Stakeholder group. This sign-off is expected to be confirmed in the meeting of 3rd April. Next Steps: Project Brief to be reviewed by Project Sponsor, and signed off. Business Analysis stage sign-off to be confirmed by stakeholder group. System Design will progress throughout April.
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FIN086 (AP23-004) ePay Reconciliation
Category: Compliance
Milestones 26-Apr-13 Planning
RAG Status: GREEN
| Report by Rhian Davies for March 2013
Achievements in last period:
Issues
Next Steps
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FIN087 Credit Note/Sales Invoice Interface Changes Category: Funded
Milestones
RAG Status: GREEN | Report by Laura Bell for March 2013
Achievements in last period:
Issues
Next Steps
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FIN088 (AP12-017) ERA Decommissioning
Category: Compliance
Milestones 26-Apr-13 Planning
RAG Status: GREEN | Report by Louise Heathcote for March 2013
Achievements in last period:
Issues
Next Steps
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Section Four: Closed or Withdrawn Projects
| Project Info | Project Managers Commentary |
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 |