Project journal

Title Description Author Post date
w/c 20th January 2020
  • Core Finance System Integration 
    • Enquiries made to SEP regarding internal catering procurement processes and feedback received regarding aligning internal to external procurement processes
    • Further thoughts received potential integration options in relation to the Core Finance system  
  • Potential Suppliers
    • feedback received from two of the suppliers and circulated to the project team 
  • Procurement Question Sets
    • Feedback from the Development team regarding the question set 
Andrew Stewart 20-Jan-2020
w/c 13th January 2020
  • Core Finance System
    • Meeting held to review potential interface options
  • Potential supplier related information continues to be collated
  • Procurement Question Set 
    • SaaS questions reviewed by Development Technology 
Andrew Stewart 20-Jan-2020
w/c 6th January
  • Core Finance Systems
    • the project has been advised that the interface requirements have still to be defined.  As a result, the project will commence contacting potential suppliers to better understand their capabilities regarding interfacing with Finance systems
  • Meeting held with the business team to clarify business requirements associated with Finance interaction 
  • Initial enquiries with potential suppliers regarding product costs, system interface capabilities and bespoke development costs 
Andrew Stewart 09-Jan-2020
w/c 23rd December 2019
  • Project risk register reviewed and updated 
Andrew Stewart 23-Dec-2019
w/c 2nd December 2019
  • Project Status 
    • No update regarding Core System requirements 
    • Project re-planned, based on Core System requirements being defined by the end of the calendar year
Andrew Stewart 23-Dec-2019
w/c 7th October 2019
  • Project Stakeholders 
    • Applications Management representative assigned
  • Procurement Documentation 
    • First draft of outline procurement documentation circulated by the  business lead 
    • Requested update regarding Core System requirements - still under review 
Andrew Stewart 09-Oct-2019
w/c 30th September 2019
  • Question sets
    • First draft of question sets circulated for review
Andrew Stewart 01-Oct-2019
w/c 23rd September 2019
  • Project Planning 
    • Sign-off received from project stakeholders 
    • End of planning approved by  WIS
Andrew Stewart 25-Sep-2019
w/c 16th September 2019
  • Project Planning 
    • Sign-off being sought from project stakeholders 
Andrew Stewart 25-Sep-2019
w/c 9th September 2019
  • Project Brief 
    • Updated with feedback from the business
    • Project plan reviewed and confirmed with the business
    • Subsequently circulated to 
      • Project Team 
      • Applications Directorate team leaders - with request for assistance with the estimation 
      • Information Security  - with request for assistance 
  • Business Requirements 
    • Process flows and requirements being considered by the business
  • Technical Question Sets
    Andrew Stewart 13-Sep-2019
    w/c 2nd September 2019
    • Project Brief 
      • reviewed and feedback received from the business
    Andrew Stewart 13-Sep-2019
    w/c 26th August 2018
    • Project start-up confirmed at WIS
    • Project Brief
      • First draft of the project brief completed and circulated to the business for initial review 
    • Commenced communications with CISO regarding Information Security representation on the project 
    Andrew Stewart 28-Aug-2019

    Project Info

    Project
    Delivered Catering Procurement
    Code
    ACS042
    Programme
    Accommodation Catering and Events (ACE)
    Management Office
    ISG PMO
    Project Manager
    Andrew Stewart
    Project Sponsor
    Ian Macaulay
    Current Stage
    Initiate
    Status
    In Progress
    Project Classification
    Run
    Start Date
    30-Aug-2019
    Planning Date
    20-Sep-2019
    Delivery Date
    14-Feb-2020
    Close Date
    28-Feb-2020
    Programme Priority
    1
    Overall Priority
    Normal
    Category
    Discretionary

    Documentation