Report for December 2019

Report Date
December 2019
Achievements in Last Period
  • Two design workshops completed
  • Switch inventory prepared and updated ready for audit
  • Replacement switch model selected - HPE 5130-48 HI - and units costs obtained
  • Data centre cabinet inventory provided for update
  • RSS switches confirmed in scope
Risks/Issues
  • RSS project resources not currently available to work on project
  • Service owners may reject planned migration dates
  • Full project costs still to be estimated, may exceed budget
Next Steps
  • Audit/update switch inventory on-site at JCMB and Appleton Tower
  • Identify ENT and RSS impacted systems on 1GigE network
  • Prepare and present project costs for approval
  • Start migration and rack space planning
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 Yes
04/11/2019 End of planning Plan Yes
08/11/2019 Initial project communications issued Design Yes
13/12/2019 Replacement switch model selected Design Yes
20/12/2019 Equipment costs estimated Design Yes
20/12/2019 Switch inventory drafted for on-site audits Design Yes
24/01/2020 Draft migration plan completed Design No
07/02/2020 Purchase order drafted against EE framework Procure No
07/02/2020 Migration plan published Procure No
21/02/2020 Order for equipment placed Procure No
20/03/2020 New switch equipment delivered Procure No
23/03/2020 Installation of switches for test started Build No
03/04/2020 Migration dates published Build No
10/04/2020 Test switches installed/configured/proved Build No
13/04/2020 Full switch installations and migrations started Integrate No
05/06/2020 All switches installed/configured/operational Integrate No
03/07/2020 Project closed Close No

 

Project Status
RAG Status
Time
AMBER
Cost
GREEN
Scope
GREEN
Overall
AMBER
RAG Commentary
Issue - RSS resources are not available currently to work on the project but RSS switches are in scope Impact - Work will be delayed on RSS 1GigE switch replacement Plan - Revise plan to manage a separate RSS workstream to start in May 2020
Change Status
Time
No Change
Cost
No Change
Scope
No Change
Overall
No Change
Has formal escalation taken place?
Yes
Escalated to
David Graham
Activity
Approved budget
176.0 days
Activity this month
5.5 days
Activity this year
24.0 days
Activity to date
24.0 days
Estimate to complete current year
151.5 days
Estimate to complete future years
0.0 days

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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