Report for February 2013

Report Date

February 2013

System Design completed and approved.

Estimates reviewed, with no significant changes.

The first new Developer is progressing well with the Build.

The second new Developer has been enrolled on the training course on the new software tool that will be used to redevelop the HESA forms.

Issues:

Last month, we reported that the Systems Designer / Lead Developer has a great many other demands on her time,and that her team leader had consequently advised that her booking should be reduced to only 56% fte.  This month, the demands on this key project resource have have continued to increase.  Indeed, issues with project HRS072 have resulted in the complete loss of this key resource for more than a week. 

There is currently no indication as to when HRS072 will return the Systems Designer / Lead Developer to this project.  If necessary, the project will be be re-planned, and milestones adjusted, upon her return. 

As reported last month:  "It was agreed at the Business Analysis Review meeting that there is a potential to deliver in a phased approach, with the changes to the HR database and application being released ahead of the rest of the deliverables.  This would allow HR more time to input data into the new HR fields."   The above-mentioned loss of the Lead Developer has resulted in a delay to this key project deliverable.  An alternate resource is being sought to complete the abandoned tasks.

The project team is still unsure as to how to derive two of the required data elements (ACTSOC and ACEMPFUN). 

Next Steps:

Project team to resolve the question of how to derive ACTSOC and ACEMPFUN.

Business Area Manager to provide the logic required to derive LEVELS.

Business Area Manager to provide an initial data mapping from Level 5 Org Unit to CURACCDIS. 

PURE system owner to provide initial csv downloads for ECRSTAT and RESAST.

Second new developer to attend Apex training course in late March. 

The Build is scheduled to progress throughout March.

Remaining Milestones: