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Report for October 2019

Report Date
October 2019
Achievements in Last Period
  • Project brief distributed for review, now out for approval
  • Initial project plan completed
  • Project team members identified for all key roles/teams
  • Inventory revised to only cover data hall 1GigE switches
Risks/Issues
  • Project resources may not be available when scheduled
  • Service owners may reject planned migration dates
  • Full project costs still to be estimated, may exceed budget
Next Steps
  • Review/update current inventory
  • Review/update current network schematics
  • Identify new switch model(s)/number/costs
  • Start design/migration planning
  • Identify impact systems
  • Present project costs for approval
Milestones
Date Milestone Stage Complete
11/10/2019 Initial review of scope and  requirements completed Plan Yes
18/10/2019 Project brief and project plan drafted Plan Yes
25/10/2019 Project brief and plan reviewed Plan Yes
01/11/2019 Project brief approved     Plan No
04/11/2019 End of planning Plan No
08/11/2019 Initial project communications issued Design No
22/11/2019 Draft design completed and agreed Design No
06/12/2019 Equipment costs estimated Design No
20/12/2019 Draft migration plan completed Design No
17/01/2020 Purchase order drafted against EE framework Procure No
17/01/2020 Migration plan published Procure No
31/01/2020 Order for equipment placed Procure No
28/02/2020 New switch equipment delivered Procure No
02/03/2020 Installation of switches for test start Build No
13/03/2020 Migration dates published Build No
20/03/2020 Test switches installed/configured/proved Build No
23/03/2020 Full switch installations and migrations start Integrate No
15/05/2020 All switches installed/configured/operational Integrate No
19/06/2020 Project closed Close No

 

Project Status
RAG Status
Time
GREEN
Cost
GREEN
Scope
GREEN
Overall
GREEN
Change Status
Time
Within Tolerance
Cost
Within Tolerance
Scope
Within Tolerance
Overall
Within Tolerance
Has formal escalation taken place?
No
Activity
Approved budget
176.0 days
Activity this month
6.0 days
Activity this year
9.5 days
Activity to date
9.5 days
Estimate to complete current year
166.5 days
Estimate to complete future years
0.0 days
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Project Info

Project
Data Centre Networking
Code
CIS015
Programme
ITI - Communications Infrastructure (CIS)
Management Office
ISG PMO
Project Manager
Lawrence Stevenson
Project Sponsor
David Graham
Current Stage
Plan
Status
In Progress
Project Classification
Grow
Start Date
02-Sep-2019
Planning Date
04-Nov-2019
Delivery Date
05-Jun-2020
Close Date
03-Jul-2020
Programme Priority
1
Overall Priority
Normal
Category
Compliance

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