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