Report for April 2018

Report Date
April 2018

Section One: Programme Commentary, RAG and Resources Update

Programme Commentary

In this reporting period, build work has started on the GPDR compliance project, this work is progressing well. The search project continues to develop two API's for email and telephone data, again this is continuing as planned. The Events Enhancements and Deliver Talks@Ed projects were formally closed this month. Finally, the Drupal 8 Planning project is quasi on hold until June, this due to resourcing working on GPDR Requirements. 

RAG Status and Forward Look

Resources

Other UWP Activities

 

Section Two: Projects Not Started

All planned projects are now in flight

Section Three: Projects in Progress

 

Project Info

Project Managers Commentary

UWP016-Implementation of University Search Engine

Compliance

Milestones

 

13-Mar-2018 28-Feb-2018 Go Live Deliver
16-May-2018 No date available API (student data) Developed Deliver
16-May-2018 No date available API (telephone) Developed Deliver
23-May-2018 No date available API (telephone / Student Data) Deployment Sign Off Deliver
31-May-2018 No date available API (telephone / Student Data) Go Live Deliver
07-Jun-2018 30-Mar-2018 Project Completion Acceptance signed off Close
21-Jun-2018 20-Apr-2018 Closure Close

RAG

GREEN

 

 

Report by Emma McNab for April 2018

Achievements in Last Period

  • Revised resource and budget secured and approved
  • Initiation of work to develop Telephone and Student Email Data APIs 

Issues

n/a

Next Steps 

  • Go Cab
  • API development and Go Live
  • Project Closure

 

UWP017 Drupal 8 Implementation Planning

Compliance

Milestones

22-Jun-2018 Analysis and Design Review
20-Jul-2018 Deliver Implementation Strategy
27-Jul-2018 Closure

RAG

GREEN

Report by Tim Gray for April 2018

Achievements in Last Period

  • No activity in this period due to resources working on GPDR project

Issues

  • No issues

Next Steps 

  • Limited activity over the next reporting period. The project will pick up again in June.

EdWeb and EdGEL - Powering collaborative development

Discretionary

RAG

GREEN

Report by Bruce Darby for March 2018

Achievements in Last Period

  • University of Edinburgh listed as an Organisation on Drupal.org
  • Birds of Feather style meeting with Thunder CMS team planned for 17 May. Thunder have a similar collaborative development approach to EdWeb/EdGEL.
  • DrupalCamp and Drupal 8 code sprint planned for 18 & 19 May.
  • Meeting with the Business School web team to reflect on the School's progress in adopting EdGEL and use of Drupal 8.
    • Developer collaboration: Drupal 8 Pattern Lab Theme meeting Friday 13 April

Issues

  • No issues

Next Steps 

  • Disseminate the long-term University Website vision to key stakeholders.
  • Revisit roles & responsibilities in view of creating web service team(s).
  • Future meeting planning.

 

UWP021 Implement GPDR Compliance Requirements

Compliance

Milestones

Target Datesort descending Title
06-Apr-2018 Design Review
11-May-2018 Build Review
14-May-2018 Acceptance Review
24-May-2018 Delivery
05-Jun-2018 Deployment Review
26-Jun-2018 Closure

RAG

GREEN

Report by Tim Gray for March 2018

Achievements in Last Period

  • Design Review completed
  • All resourcing completed
  • Build phase started, good progress has been made so far with no unexpected issues arising. 

Issues

  • No issues to report

Next Steps

  • Complete build
  • Start and complete UAT
  • Deploy to LIVE

 

 

Section Four: Closed or Withdrawn Projects

 

Project Info Project Managers Commentary

UWP015

EdWeb Collaboration and Feature Development  

Discretionary

 

Report by Tim Gray

This project was closed on 15/09/17  (WIS Notes 15/09/17)

Please see the Completion Report for further information

UWP014

New University Search Engine: Requirements Gathering and Procurement

Compliance

Report by Emma McNab

This project was closed on 22/09/17  (WIS Notes 22/09/17)

Please see the Completion Report for further information

UWP017

Drupal 8 Implementation Planning

Compliance

Report by David Gibbons

This project was closed on 17/11/17  (WIS Notes 17/11/17)

Please see the Completion Report for further information

UWP020

EdWeb Events Enhancements

Discretionary

Report by Tim Gray

This project was closed on 20/04/18  (WIS Notes 20/04/18)

Please see the Completion Report for further information

UWP019

Deliver Talks@Ed as a University-wide Service

Discretionary

Report by Sonali Nakhate

This project was closed on 20/04/18  (WIS Notes 20/04/18)

Please see the Completion Report for further information

 

 

Section Five: Actions/Notes from previous monthly meeting

No meeting was held in April 2018.

Documentation

Not available.