November 2017

Report Date
November 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Section Four: Closed or Withdrawn Projects 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

TEL048 Learn Database Migration to Oracle 12

TEL049 VLE Standards

TEL050 Reflective, person centred writing tools on line

 

Forward Look and RAG

 

Resource Summary

Section Two: Projects Not Started

 

Project Info Project Manager's Commentary
AP78-065-Annual Moodle Upgrade (17/18) To be started Jan 2018
AP78-063-QMP Upgrade To be started Jan 2018
AP78-094 Learn Minor Upgrade To be started Jan 2018
AP78-060 TEL Improvements Start date tbc

 

 

Section Three: Projects in Progress

 

Project Info Project Manager's Commentary

TEL031

VLE Student Analytics

Discretionary

Milestones

15-Dec-2017

Check point End December

31-Jan-2018

Close

 

RAG Status: GREEN

 

Report by Colin Watt for November 2017

Achievements in Last Period

  • Final Project Board now scheduled for 23 January 2018, which is still within the agreed timescale. 
  • Due to resource availability, the recommendations are to be developed Nov/Dec, with some input from Civitas, then proceed with project closure.

Issues

  • No major issues.

Next Steps

  • Business Leads to produce lessons learned and recommendations with input from Civitas.
  • Close Project.

 

 

TEL048

Learn Database Migration to Oracle 12

Compliance

Milestones

Target Datesort descending Title
27-Nov-2017 Planning Review
09-Feb-2018 Build Review
14-Feb-2018 Integration Review
28-Feb-2018 Acceptance Review
10-Mar-2018 Deliver
23-Mar-2018 Deployment Review
03-Apr-2018 Closure Review

G Status:  GREEN

Report by David Gibbons for November 2017

Achievements in Last Period

Planning Milestone approved in WIS

Issues

Minor Points

  • Business have asked us not to deploy in January and February
  • Delivery must be at weekend. Hard Milestone 

Next Steps 

  • Start Build

TEL049

VLE Standards

Discretionary

Milestones

(tbc in planning)

13-Nov-2017

End of Planning

24-Nov-2017

Establish Project Board

30-03-2018 Complete Consultation exercise
30-03-2018 Complete Pilot(s)
13-07-2018 Recommendations Report
27-07-2018 Review and Agree plan for Rollout
25-01-2019 Agree Communications Plan
25-01-2019 Agree Support & Training Plan
28-06-2019 Complete Rollout
12-07-2019 Delivery Sign Off Review
26-07-2019 Project Closure

 

RAG Status: RED

Report by Colin Watt for November 2017

Achievements in Last Period

  • Project Brief revised to incorporate feedback from Business Lead and Project Team, Project Sponsor and Programme Owner. Project team has input to project risks descriptions.
  • Weekly project team meeting slots established.
  • Recruitment under way for contract position on project team (Learning Technologist).
  • PM has met with Project Team and discussed draft project brief and the suggested amendments however there is not full agreement on scope, milestones, and benefits approach. Business Lead is unavailable until w/c 11/12/17 so the aim will be to reach agreement with a view to signing off planning that week.

Issues

  • No major issues.
  • End of planning milestone has been moved to w/c 11/12/17 due to unresolved project brief and availability of Business Lead.

Next Steps

  • Complete and agree Project brief, resource estimates and project milestones.
  • Complete end of planning.
  • Agree Project governance including Project Board.

 

Current RAG status is RED. End of planning has been delayed due to resource conflict (PM) and LTW availability; scope and milestones not agreed. Planning now expected to be completed w/c 11/12/17 - RAG status expected to return to AMBER or GREEN next month.

TEL050

Reflective, person centred writing tools on line

Discretionary

Milestones

RAG Status: GREEN

Report by Colin Watt for November 2017

Achievements in Last Period

  • Project Initiated and PM assigned to commence planning.

Issues

  • No major issues.

Next Steps

  • Start project planning

 

Section Four: Closed or Withdrawn Projects

 

Project Info Project Managers Commentary

TEL045

Annual Moodle Upgrade

Closure Approved 25/08/17

TEL043

Learn Upgrade

Closure approved 18/08/17

 

 

 

 

 

 

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