Status report for month ending 9th October

Report Date

October 2019

Path to Green

For the project to remain on green:

• Treasury Manager appointed by 1/11 and only two months gap to start date
• Clarity on when we will have sight of PDDs
• Issues with pensions functionality are resolved

Key activities/milestones since last report

Key activities since last report

• Ongoing support at Core system design workshops on Payroll, Pensions, Tax & Compliance
• Treasury Manager post advertised and interviews held
• PID approved by SEP QA, Project Sponsor and Programme Sponsor

Milestones achieved since last report

• N/A

Key activities/milestones planned not delivered

Activities planned not delivered

• Change management planning

Milestones planned not delivered

• N/A

Upcoming activities/milestones

Upcoming activities

• Ongoing support at Core system design workshops on Payroll, Pensions, Tax & Compliance, Treasury & Cash Management, Investments
• Data gathering on endowments/donations
• Review of current ways of working within Finance Specialist Services teams
• Change management planning

Upcoming milestones

• PID approval - 8 October 2019

Key risks and issues

Risks and issues for escalation

• None

New/changed risks and issues for information

• Automation of processes in new system changed to RED due to issues of lack of contractual enrolment and access rights

• NEW: Because we have not had sight of any PDDs for Payroll and Pensions from the Core Systems project (we should have seen first drafts of most by now), there is a risk that final PDDs will not be delivered as planned, which will lead to delays in understanding what is going to be delivered by Core in terms of the TOM and reduce the amount of time available to deliver alternative solutions if required