Organisation
Work/Task Breakdown
1/ Planning
- Prepare project brief
- Prepare project estimate
- Plan
2/ Business Requirements
- Define requirements
3/ System Design
- Technical Architecture Document
4/ Build
- Build/Configure
- Upgrade databases to Oracle 12c
- Production Deployment Checklist
- Produce Roll Back Plan
- Agree SLA / OLAs
5/ Integration
- Integration testing
6/ Acceptance
- Undertake UAT
- Handover to Production (Prod Deployment Checklist)
7/ Deployment
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The Service will need to be switched over from the current Live service / re-pointed at the new VM's. Any parallel run will need to be confirmed (TBC)
8/ Project Closure
- Closure Report / Sign Off
Resources, Skills and Costs
The following resources will be needed for the project:
| IS Applications |
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| Business (GeoSciences) |
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Please note that this summary, broken by Team, is based on the “Most Likely” estimate:
| Team | Days (rounded up to nearest 0.5 day) |
| Project Services (inc Governance and Implementation Activities) | 33 |
| Development Technology | 22.5 |
| Production - Technology Management | 6 |
| Production - Application Management | 8.5 |
| Total (Most likely) | 70 |
| Estimate Total (95% confidence) | 84 Days |
Project Governance
Project progress will be reported in line with IS Applications monthly reporting process.
Meetings and workshops will be scheduled with the project team members but these will only be used if required.
Project Stakeholders
| Name | Business Area | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Graham | Applications Management | Applications Management Team Manager (Project Team Member) | |
| Ben Armstrong | Project Services | Programme Manager | |
| Chris Hill | School of GeoSciences - Computing Staff | Super User / Database User Support Analyst (Project Team Member) | |
| David C. Finnegan | School of GeoSciences - Computing Staff | Computing Officer (Specialist Services) (Project Team Member - tbc) | |
| Duncan Colhoun | School of GeoSciences - Computing Staff | Business Lead / IT Service Manager (Project Team Member) | |
| Ewan Scott | Development Services | Database and Systems Administrator (Project Team Member - tbc) | |
| Gillian Henderson | DevTech | Senior Database and Systems Administrator (Project Team Member - tbc) | |
| Heather Larnach | Technology Management | Production Management Lead (Project Team Member) | |
| Mark Lang | Development Services | Development Technology Team Manager | |
| Mark Ritchie | Project Services | Deputy Director and Head of Project Services | |
| Mike McMonagle | Software Development, Applications Division | Core Systems Representative | |
| Muriel Mewissen | Project Services | Portfolio Manager | |
| Richard Bailey | IS Project Services | Project Manager (Project Team Member) | |
| Shane Voss | School of GeoSciences - Computing Staff | Super User / Computing Officer (Infrastructure Services) (Project Team Member) | |
| Stefan Kaempf | Production Management | Head of Production Management, Stakeholder | view |
| Victoria Dishon | College of Science & Engineering | Project Sponsor / Portfolio Manager | |
| Victoria Weinsberg | Project Services | Former Project Manager |
Project Estimations