Report for September 2012
- Report Date
- September 2012
Report compiled by Andy Stewart (IS Programme Manager) for David Smyth (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Section Four: Closed or Withdrawn Projects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
Work has been on-going with regards the projects carried over from 11/12, in that
- ITS089 - Windows 7 managed Desktop has been closed
- ITS076 - ColdFusion 9 Upgrade for EVES has been closed
There is however a concern regarding ITS095 - SOA Upgrade as this project remains suspended due to lack of Development resource. Whilst development resource may be available from mid-October, this has still to be confirmed. Any delays in this project will have a serious impact on subsequent in-year projects looking to either undertake a SOA Upgrade or utilise SOA
Regarding the overall progarmme budget
- To adress the deficit in the programme budget, due to the unplanned carry -over from 11/12, the decison has been taken to defer much of the project relating to Software Licensing and Agreements Management into 13/14. The project sponsor has highlighted his disappointment regarding this decision and indicated that this is not an ideal situation and is impacting not only Software Services but also Desktop Services and the services we are trying to provide for the DEI, namely an authorisation database to allow staff or students to download software
- The project budget for the SAN Migration project has been reduced from 54 days to 24 days. This is possible due to the functionality of the new SAN Infrastructure to migrate data through mirroring. The project balance will be re-directed to the project ITS100 - Implement new database tier, whose estimate increased from 230 days to 262 after the planning phase
Minutes of the Programme Meeting
Section Two: Projects Not Started
| Project Info | Programme Manager's Commentary |
AP23-009 SAN Migration Compliance Planning October 2012 Delivery December 2012
RAG Status GREEN | Plan Resulting from a meeting held with IS Apps and ITI Unix, it has become apparent that one of the benefits of the recent SAN Procurement project is that the existing data stored on the 9985 disks will be able to be migrated onto the new SAN infrasatructure through mirroring whilst the application continues to function. As a result it is anticipated that this will be a shorter project than initially anticipated at the annual planning stage. Once the initial process has been tested, the main objective of the project will be to plan and coordinate the data migration with the various business areas and the technical teams. The progarmme manager will further discuss planning at the programme meeting with the programme and portfolio managers
Dependencies Whilst there are no specific dependancies on this project, the technical view is that it would be preferable to migrate the data to the new SAN prior to the new database tier becoming operational |
AP23-010 Card System Migration Compliance Planning December 2012 Delivery May 2013
RAG Status GREEN | Plan Commence the project late November to enable the planning phase to be completed before the Christmas holidays
Dependencies Coordination will be required with Card System changes associated with Distance Learning It should also be noted that all functional requirements and testing is currently coordinated through one individual in Card Services |
AP12-008 Oracle 11g Database Estate Upgrade Compliance Planning January 2013 Delivery March 2013
RAG Status GREEN | Plan This remaining databases associated with this project relate to the follwoing two databases; IDM - The project manger will consult with programme owner of the Communications programme to ascertain if the database upgrade could be incorporated into the project 'Migrating IDM to Oracle SOA Suite 11g'. If acceptable, arrangements will be made to transfer 50% of the budget, namely 27 days to Communications programme. ERI
Dependencies Requirement to contact the supplier InfoEd to determine the if the current application supports Oracle 11g |
| AP12-027 Software Licences and Agreements Management Compliance Planning March 2013 Delivery October 2013
RAG Status GREEN | Plan Due to current budget limitations it will not be possible to complete this project this year and as a result will be started end of the 3rd quarter and will require to be carried forward into 13/14. The project sponsor has highlighted his disappointment regarding this decision and indicated that this is not an ideal situation and is impacting not only Software Services but also Desktop Services and the services we are trying to provide for the DEI, namely an authorisation database to allow staff or students to download software. In addition, the project sponsor has voiced his concern that there is an ever increasing number of knock-backs and come April 2013 is not convinced that the project will commence
Dependencies Sufficient budget to complete required project development |
Section Three: Projects in Progress
| Project Info | Project Managers Commentary | ||||||||||||
ITS095 (AP12-031) Upgrade of Oracle SOA Suite
Category:Discretionary Milestones N/A RAG Status RED | Report by Andrew Stewart (on behalf of Stevie Conlon) for September 2012 Achievements in Last Period The project remains suspended The programme owner has raised concerns regarding the on-going delay to this project as
Issues It has not been possible to secure any resource from Development to commence the system design Next Steps Programme Manager to organise a meeting with the Programme Owner, Project Sponsor and Project Manager to determine when the project can commence
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ITS100 (AP23-008) Implement New Database Tier Category: Compliance Milestones
RAG Status AMBER | Report by David Watters for September 2012 Achievements in Last Period
Issues Programme owner has expressed concerns around timings and bookings and as a result, the proejct has been allocated an Amber status until this has been resolved Next Steps
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Section Four: Closed or Withdrawn Projects
| Project Info | Project Managers Commentary |
Project Code: AP12-907 Project Title: New SAN Infrastructure Procurement
Discretionary | Report by Andrew Stewart This project was closed on 24-08-12 Please see the Completion Report for further information
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Project Code: AP12-904 Project Title: Windows 7 Managed Desktop Rollout
Compliance | Report by Andrew Stewart This report was closed on 14-09-12 Please see the Completion Report for further information |
Project Code ColdFusion Upgrade - EVES
Category:Compliance | Report by David Watters This project was closed on 28-09-12 Please see the Completion Report for further information |