Stories not delivered

 

RefTitleAs a . . .I want . . .So that . . .Reason for not completing
2Input local contractsProcurement Officerto input local supplier contractsstaff see these when searching for approved suppliersNot needed as local contracts can be input into Hunter and will then automatically flow through into Buy@Ed
3Input internal providersProcurement Officerto input internal service providersstaff see these when searching for approved suppliersNot needed as internal service providers can be input into Hunter and will then automatically flow through into Buy@Ed
11Audit trailProcurement OfficerAudit trail on changes to contract detailsI can see when details were last updated and by whoNot needed as the Procurement Office team is quite small. Could perhaps be considered as a future enhancement is tracking amendments became an issue
12FAQsProcurement Officerto maintain an FAQ sectionusers can get answers to common queries without having to contact meFAQs are not generally considered to be a helpful thing to provide. Could perhaps be considered as a future enhancement
16View supplier feedbackStaff Userto view other people's feedback on suppliersI can tell if they're a reliable supplierCould perhaps be considered as a future enhancement though careful consideration would have to be given to freedom of information and careful vetting of inappropriate comments. Could be delivered in conjunction with story 37
18Contract eligibilityStaff Userto see which contracts are available to me personally or to my area (e.g. just E&B)I can take advantage of University bulk purchasing dealsThis would require the end user to be logged in so that the system recognised them. This would go against what the system is trying to achieve i.e. open access
22Product code searchStaff Userto search by product codeI can see which suppliers provide the product I wantThis would require suppliers entire catalogues to be loaded in to the system which is not practical
36Attach documentsProcurement Officerto store documents against contracts and suppliersI can keep all my documentation in one placeThe system already offers the ability to link to documents so this was not deemed necessary
37Moderate feedbackProcurement Officerto moderate feedback received from usersI can mange what comments are made public about suppliersCould perhaps be considered as a future enhancement though careful consideration would have to be given to freedom of information.  Could be delivered in conjunction with story 16
40Supplier address searchStaff Userto search by postcodeI can see which suppliers are nearbyThis was not deemed necessary. Could perhaps be considered as a future enhancement if sufficient feedback is received from users to support it
47Maintain 'how to buy'Procurement Officerto maintain the 'how to buy' datadetails can be kept up to date without IT supporteProcurement systems rarely change so this was not deemed a priority. A new system could easily be added via a support call
50Maintain contract categoriesProcurement Officerto add/edit contract categoriesI can maintain the info without IT supportThis category list rarely changes so this was not deemed a priority. Amendmants could be done via a support call
57By-pass screens if only 1 resultStaff Userto by-pass the search results screens if there is only one resultI have less clicks to get to the data I wantThis was investigated but found to be too confusing for the end users
83Analyse search statisticsProcurement Officerto analyse search statisticsI can continually improve the data/keywords in Buy@EdCould be considered as a future enhancement