Single Sign-On has now now been successfully configured via the Test EASE environment
Testing to determine the impact of implementing SSO has commenced and all testing to-date has been successful
It has now been agreed that the two-phase login is technically acceptable, whereby;
the user is required to have a valid account within the application
the user is required to have an active EASE account
SSO has now been configured for the Live environment, and is now ready to be switched-on
Email Issue
An issue regarding the email address being generated by the system has been resolved
Project Closure
The project closure report has been completed and approved by the the project sponsor and senior business user
Issues
Final SSO testing regarding visitor accounts has been delayed due to a number of factors
Issues with the generation of visitor accounts - now resolved
Unavailability of the project team to complete testing in October through a combination of holidays and illness
Email
the issue regarding the email address being generated by the system, after the last upgrade, has been resolved
The project is currently predicting an overspend of 12 days, including 1 day to complete all remaining project activity
Next steps
SSO
Complete technical implementation for SSO, on the live environment, if pertinent
Complete project closure
RAG Commentary
The scheduled project closure in October has been delayed whilst final testing for visitor accounts is completed, whilst noting that all other SSO testing has been successfully completed. Final testing is scheduled to be completed in early November. There is currently no impact to the either the system usage nor the business.
Integration testing sign off by application management
Deploy to LIVE complete
Issues
After deployment to LIVE, a bug was found with the PG search. This was resolved by a temporary fix which was put in place ahead of the change freeze due to the strike action. The full fix is being developed and will be deployed once the change freeze is lifted. As a result, the closure milestone has had to be extended.
Work on overall implementation plan in conjunction with Fivium to schedule resource.
Continue internal process regarding case migration to the replacement eCase.
Procurement and Legal both approved project to progress to contract review.
Fivium drafting initial G-Cloud call-off contract prior to review.
Issues
Delay in procurement process is delaying fully engaging with Fivium in the technical aspects of the transition process. Project has now been re-assigned to our third UoE procurement contact this year.
Overall project delay will mean that the milestones need to be revised once implementation plan has been agreed.
Next Steps
Progress with Procurement and Fivium regarding contract review and sign off.
Work on overall implementation plan in conjunction with Fivium to schedule resource.
Engagement with Fivium regarding case migration process to the replacement eCase.
Rescheduled milestone dates still to be approved by project , USG and ISG governance
AMBER RAG Commentary
The project as a whole has progressed more slowly that planned. This means that although the contract should be signed in November / December the initiation date will be early Jan with a go live date in early March. Having reviewed revised timescales with Records Management this will fit better with their resource availability.
The planning stage was approved by the project team
An architecture diagram showing the 'as-is' system set-up was produced
Further discussions have taken place on preparing how to capture business requirements
Issues
The project budget increase was approved (from 25 days to 35 days) so the Cost RAG moves to GREEN this month.
The business analyst assigned to the project was re-assigned to another programme; this has prevented the business requirements work starting, which increases the risk of missing the business requirements milestone. A new business analyst starts next week. The increased risk means that the Time RAG remains at AMBER this month.
Next steps
Sign off project planning stage
Undertake requirements capture sessions and document requirements
