July 2017

Report Date
July 2017

TEL Programme Report compiled by Colin Watt, (IS Apps Programme Manager) for Programme Owner Anne-Marie Scott

 

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Section Four: Closed or Withdrawn Projects 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

 

Projects in Progress:

 

TEL031 VLE Student Analytics

TEL043 Learn Upgrade

TEL045 Annual Moodle Upgrade

 

Forward Look and RAG

 

Resource Summary

 

Section Two: Projects Not Started

 

Project Info Project Manager's Commentary
AP67-063 Learning Analytics Funded days have been transferred to TEL031 and this year's project withdrawn

 

 

Section Three: Projects in Progress

 

Project Info Project Manager's Commentary

TEL031

VLE Student Analytics

Discretionary

Milestones

29-Sep-2017

Check point End September

15-Dec-2017

Check point End December

31-Jan-2018

Close

 

RAG Status: GREEN

 

Report by Colin Watt for July 2017

Achievements in Last Period

  • Project team had a catchup conference call with Civitas as scheduled on site visit agreed for early August.
  • Due to resource availability, the recommendations are likely to be developed Sep/Oct then a decision made on timing of project closure. The monthly checkpoint milestones will be kept in place.

Issues

  • No major issues.

Next Steps

  • Work with Civitas on lessons learned and recommendations.
  • Agree date for final Project Board.
  • Close Project.

 

 

TEL043

Learn Upgrade

Compliance

Milestones

11-Aug-2017 Close

RAG Status:

GREEN

Report by Anne Mathison for July 2017

Achievements in Last Period

  • Learn Upgrade deployed to live on 5-July as scheduled
  • Building Blocks issue resolved on 20-July
  • Deployment signed off by the business on July 28-Jul.
  • Meeting took place 1-Aug to review any outstanding work
  • Reviewed project after go Live
  • One call raised with BlackBoard and depending on the result whether Support or KSR full fill this work, but it does not stop the project moving to Closure
  • One specific issue with course copy it does not affect any other issues or prevent the project from closing
  • Started closure report

Issues

  • No issues

Next Steps

  • One JIRA  that support are progressing connected with TEST.
  • Complete Closure Report
  • Close Project

TEL045

Annual Moodle Upgrade

Compliance

Milestones

15-Aug-2017 Deployment Sign Off (DSOR)
15-Aug-2017 Close

RAG Status: GREEN

 

Report by Karen Stirling for July 2017

Achievements in the last period

  • Updated TAD available
  • Load Testing completed and no issues raised
  • User acceptance testing sign off
  • Deploy upgrade successfully to Live

Issues

  • Due to resource availability due to annual leave the project team will complete deployment review and closure at same time

Next steps

  • JIRA relating to MI being fixed
  • Deployment Review sign off
  • Closure sign off

 

The project status is GREEN

PO267

EEMeC VLE Migration

Discretionary

Milestones

26-Jul-2017 Deliver/Migration Stage
17-Nov-2017 Close

 

Report by Karen Beggs for July 2017

Achievements in the last period

  • Learn successfully launched for Y4 & Y6 students
  • Tools Hub, Community tab, Knowledge Hub, Research Hub all completed

  • Modules & courses populated and being revised as module organisers provide additional content or feedback

  • Roadshows delivered to peripheral sites and Learn drop-ins for staff and students held at RIE

Issues

  • Closure milestone to be extended to allow time for Lessons Learned review with full project team & Paul Clark

Next steps

  • Learn launch for Y1 & 2 students
  • Further content population & troubleshooting
  • Closure activities

The project status is GREEN

PO264

eeSURG VLE Migration

Discretionary

Milestones

15-Aug-2017 Prototype2 created
01-Sep-2017 Learn courses created

Report by Karen Beggs for July 2017

Achievements in the last period

  • Project Board meeting 10 July approved project brief, project plan & risks
  • Tutors reviewing their module content to end September 2017
  • Resources being migrated to WordPress Knowledge Base essq.knowledge.med.ed.ac.uk - approx. >300 pages migrated by 31/07/2017
  • MCQs have been exported from QMP, to be reviewed and revised by ESSQ team

Issues

Migration of knowledge base content will extend to December 2017.  Contractor may be required. This does not impact delivery dates or other milestones

Next steps

  • Migration of resources to knew knowledge base to continue
  • Menu and course structure to be agreed; Prototype2 and eBookshelf to be built
  • Next Project Board meeting 28 Aug

The project status is GREEN

 

Section Four: Closed or Withdrawn Projects

 

Project Info Project Managers Commentary

TEL029 (AP56-080)

Adaptive Learning Pilot

Closure Approved 12/08/16

TEL030 (AP56-013)

Annual Moodle Upgrade

Closure Approved 12/08/16

TEL025 

Moodle Course Enrolment Management

 

Closure Approved 02/09/16

TEL032

BlackBoard Collaborate MyEd Channel Refresh

Closure Approved 09/09/16

TEL039

WebPA Migration

Closure Approved 09/12/16

TEL042

Virtual Classroom Options Appraisal & Procurement

Closure Approved 05/05/17

TEL034

Lynda.com Implementation

Closure Approved 19/05/17

AP67-012

QMP Upgrade 16/17

Withdrawal Approved 23/06/17

AP56-080

Multi-Project Balance Row Online Assessments

Closure Approved 30/06/17

TEL033

Learn Student Record Grade Exchange Feasibility Study

Closure Approved 30/06/17

TEL046

STACK Scaleable Connection to Learn

Closure Approved 07/07/17

TEL044

Pebblepad Upgrade

Closure Approved 21/07/17

 

 

 

 

 

 

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