Report for March 2019

RES069 PURE UPGRADE TO NEW PROJECT MODEL

Compliance / Core & Sponsor Funded

Milestones

RAG Status:  AMBER

Report by Karen Stirling for March 2019

Activities completed

• UAT functional tests confirmed as working and signed off on 01/04/19, exception is web services

Issues

• Deployment date being planned over a weekend period 19/21st April due to time to cover sync jobs and conversion activities - reviewing risks associated with this approach and assurance resource on all teams is available e.g. RIS, IS Apps and Elseveir
• Web Service user to confirm testing sign off of 5.12.4 - currently on leave, sign off expected 08/04/19
• PM currently on sick leave, resource options being explored
• Submit revised milestones for IS Apps internal approval
• Review remaining activities to assess any increase in effort required for remaining tasks

Next Steps

• Set up Service Alert
• Go Cab Approval
• Resource in place for deployment weekend
• Deployment of UPM and 5.12.4 to Live

The project status is AMBER due to milestones and budgets being reviewed and implementation date being revised to mid April.

RIS005  Ethics Tool Procurement

Discretionary / Sponsor Funded

Milestones:

RAG Status : AMBER

Report by Karen Stirling for March 2019

Achievements in Last Period

• Terms and Conditions reviewed and comments forwarded to supplier for clarifications
• Recommendation report signed off by Project Sponsor
• Award letter issued out to supplier on 15/03/19
• First design and Governance workshops held with business teams so progressing well for our first Infonetica meetings to be planned

Issues

• The project being over budget, the original estimate was 60 days however this is now looking at 68 days which needs to be discussed with the Project Sponsor.
• In discussion with Project Sponsor, if they require a project manager to implement the project or they only cover the remaining tasks around EASE integration and closure activity.
• Remaining milestones and effort to be reviewed based on requirement if project manager needed to help implement to live
• Current assigned PM is on sick leave and procurement resource on annual leave

Next Steps

• Agree PM resource and budget
• Tasks for EASE integration
• Review implementation plan

The project status is AMBER this is due to the project being over budget and milestones to be reviewed and aligned with PM resource requirements

RIS006 Worktribe Upgrade V3

Compliance / Core Funded

Milestones:

RAG Status : AMBER

Report by David Watters for March 2019

Achievements to date

• WT TEST environment upgraded to latest patch 3.0.434

Issues

• Short delay to preparation of test scripts

Next Steps

• Test Plans to be finalised
• UAT to be carried out
• PICCL to be drafted to change the milestones to incorporate date changes

The project status is AMBER - User testing delay in starting due to PM unavailable,  milestones to be updated.

RIS007 PURE Upgrades v5.13 to 5.15

Compliance / Core Funded

Milestones:

RAG Status: SUSPENDED

Report by Karen Stirling for  March 2019

Achievements in Last Period

• This project is suspended awaiting completion of RES069

Issues

• There are no issues to report at this stage

Next Steps 

• Unsuspend project and commence Pure upgrades

The project status is SUSPENDED until mid April 19

RIS008 REF2021 Data Requirements Analysis

Discretionary / Sponsor Funded

Milestones:

RAG Status : AMBER

Report by Karen Stirling for March  2019

Achievements in Last Period

• Enterprise Architecture in progress
• As Is business processes reviewed with Business lead final updates to be made
• Business Requirements Document in progress
• Options paper draft version created as early sight required by project sponsor

Issues

• Options paper draft version created as early sight required by project sponsor for discussion with Director of IS Apps to explore funding options for next project e.g. implementation of agreed options
• Business analyst on sick leave for a period of time this month therefore some documentation completion delayed
• Project manager currently off on sick leave , exploring options to support the project whilst they are on leave
• Revised milestones and review budget
• Request to estimate options costs to feed into IS Application Planning on 11th April this will divert resource away from completion of documentation

Next Steps 

• To Be business processes to be defined and documented
• Business Requirements Document to be finalised
• Options paper produced
• Enterprise Architecture produced
• Costing of options

The project status is AMBER due to limited project resource available during March, and milestones require to be reviewed and approved.

Other Research projects outwith the RIS programme:

This is a research project that is held in the STU programme - now Sponsor funded by RIS programme owner

STU252 - Worktribe BI Suite universe- Research Management BI MI Enhancements 

Discretionary / Sponsor funded

Milestones

Provisional  milestones updated on Projects website, will need updated after re-plan, once scope change approved

RAG Status : SUSPENDED

Report by Jamie Thin for March 2019

Achievements in Last Period

• Project currently suspended
• Closure / withdrawal meeting held in March to agree project closure

Issues

• Project manager working on SEP priority project therefore delay in closing project
• Application Management requested that final tidy up activity be undertaking e.g. TAD prior to closure

Next Steps 

• Project will be withdrawn in due course during April 2019

This project is Suspended

Report by Kim Keenan

Completion Report

This project closed 17th August 2018

 Report by Kim Keenan

Completion report

This project closed 21st September 2018

Update by Karen Stirling

PICCL

This proposal was withdrawn 29th March 2019

Update by Karen Stirling

PICCL

This proposal was withdrawn 29th March 2019

PICCL

This proposal was withdrawn 29th March 2019