March 2017
- Report Date
- March 2017
Report compiled by Sheila Fraser (IS Apps Programme Manager)
for Jim McGeorge (USG), Jenny Shaw (D&A), Stefan Kaempf (IS Applications) and other interested business area owners.
Section One: Programme Commentary, RAG and Resources Update
Commentary
The USG Other programme has 2 projects in 16/17 which have not yet started at this point in time. Progress has been made in identifying project managers and start dates, both of which are mid-April 2017. The programme is therefore currently still overall AMBER as it is not yet clear what scope must be delivered in 16/17. Early indications are that the key scope will be delivered within the business timescales needed so this is expected to revert to GREEN once these projects are under way.
RAG & Forward Look
Resources to end of March 2017
In the table above the cells highlighted in yellow reflect that less work is needed in in 16/17 in relation to AP67-071 than was expected at the time of annual planning in November 2015; the 50d in USGP01 was set aside as project contingency and is currently not expected to be used in 16/17.
Section Two: Projects Not Started
| Project Info | Programme Manager's Commentary |
USG002 D&A - Compliance with PECR, Etherington & Data Protection RegulationCompliance Planning: Apr 2017 Delivery: TBC in 16/17 and 17/18 RAG StatusAMBER |
PlanThis project is to comply with three separate strands of regulatory changes:
The above is core-funded work. In addition there will be sponsor-funded work to migrate to the web based version of thankQ as estimated in USG001. This is AMBER as the project has not yet started, and therefore it is not clear whether the requirements and associated work will be able to be delivered within the current estimate and timescale. The project work is currently split 50d in 16/17, and 20d in 17/18, with additional sponsor-funded days for the thankQ web migration to be determined. The updates must be fully operational before May 2018 to enable the University to be compliant. The project manager has been identified as David Watters, who start in mid-April 2017. |
USG Application, Infrastructure & Database End of Life ComplianceCompliance Planning: Apr 2017 Delivery: TBC in 16/17 RAG StatusAMBER |
PlanThis project is to identify applications, databases and infrastructure which will come to the end of their working life in the next 3 years, and to plan upgrades, migrations or replacements accordingly. The status is AMBER as it is not yet clear what must be delivered in 16/17, although the current expectation is that this will be small, and significantly smaller than the allocated budget. Initial expectations are that most of the compliance changes for 16/17 have been delivered as part of STU251, with only a potential apache tomcat upgrade for the International Office global showcase to be planned in this year. The analysis of those changes to be implemented for 17/18 may be able to be started within this project. The project manager has been identified as Sheila Fraser, who start in mid-April 2017. |
Section Three: Projects in Progress
No projects are currently in progress: both USG Other projects are scheduled to start in April 2017.
Section Four: Closed or Withdrawn Projects
There are no closed or withdrawn USG Other projects in 16/17.
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