February 2013
- Report Date
- February 2013
Report compiled by Sheila Fraser (IS Apps Programme Manager) for Ian Pirie (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Section Four: Closed or Withdrawn Projects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
The ESS Meetings in Calendar functions were successfully deployed to LIVE and the meetings are displayed in the Students' Office 365 calendars. A post-deployment issue has been identified which may take time to resolve, and so this is AMBER in relation to the budget.
The ESS Small Group Functions project is AMBER as the technical lead is currently unavailable and his specific input is required for resolution; this will delay the ability to complete the fixes arising from testing and UAT, and so the subsequent deployment date is likely to be delayed. In addition there was slow performance in the DEV and TEST environments in early March which delayed development progress until this was resolved.
During the mid-year review the budgets were reviewed, and some work was planned to be deferred to 13/14 for later phases of ESS Photos for Students, ESS Small Group Enhancements and ESS Functions for PGT. The estimations for the first phases of ESS Photos for Students and ESS Small Group Enhancements have subsequently increased, meaning that while the projects are within 10% of the overall agreed project estimate, more work is expected to be completed in 12/13 than was expected. This is reflected in the resources table below showing that more work is estimated in 12/13 than budget is available. A post-deployment issue was encountered in ESS Meetings in Calendar, which is likely to increase the effort to complete the project (not yet reflected below due to holiday timing). The programme scope needs to be reviewed to determine where it is most appropriate to reduce scope to enable the budget to balance; the lowest priority project (ESS Small Enhancements) would be looked at first.
Section Two: Projects Not Started
| Project Info | Programme Manager's Commentary |
AP23-012 Training Records for Research Legislation Compliance Planning August 2013 Delivery Uncertain, possibly December 2013 RAG Status GREEN | Plan Biological Services have requested that this project be deferred to the start of the next academic year in August 2013. This project is to be deferred as planned carry-over for 13/14 during the mid-year review in January 2013.
Dependencies This is dependent on the UK Government enacting the legislation to correspond to the European legislation which came into force on 01-Jan-2013. This project cannot start until the UK Government requirements are known. |
AP23-037 MVM Ringfenced Balance Days Very ImportantPlanning TBC Delivery TBC RAG Status RED | Plan 10d of the remaining 80d balance has been transferred to Research for the BRR (Biomedical Research Resources) hosting, backup and resilience parts of commercial colony/facility management database product. The meeting planned for January with MVM to clarify what is likely to come is now expected to take place in March. The main focus is expected on MI for the rest of this year and there may also be some work assisting with a procurement exercise. Following the meeting it should be possible to identify what is required, and to be able to return this to green. Action remains with the Head of Service Management to schedule the meeting. The RAG remains RED as it's not clear if the remaining scope can be delivered within the remaining budget and timescales. Dependencies Definition and sign-off of requirements by MVM. |
Section Three: Projects in Progress
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Category: Funded Milestones Target date Title
RAG Status GREEN | Report by Sheila Fraser for February 2013 Achievements in Last PeriodProject aims for February were to:
Project aims for March are to:
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Category: Funded Milestones Target date Title
RAG Status AMBER | Report by Sheila Fraser for February 2013 Achievements in Last PeriodProject aims for February were to:
Project aims for March are to:
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Category: Funded Milestones
RAG Status AMBER | Report by Laura Bell for February 2013 Achievements in Last Period
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Category: Funded Milestones
RAG Status AMBER | Report by Franck Bergeret for February 2013 Achievements in Last Period
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Category: Funded Milestones
RAG Status GREEN | Report by Franck Bergeret for February 2013 Achievements in Last Period
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Category: Funded Milestones To be completed once brief agreed RAG Status GREEN | Report by Franck Bergeret for February 2013 Achievements in Last Period
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Section Four: Closed or Withdrawn Projects
| Project Info | Project Managers Commentary |
Category: Discretionary, Funded | Report by Sheila Fraser This project was closed on 19-Feb-13. Please see the Completion Report for further information. |