Title: IS Priority Projects Progress Review
1IS Priority Projects Progress Review
2IS Priority Projects in progress
3IS Priority Projects in progress
4IS Priority Projects not due to start/ delayed
51001 - Laptop Scheme For Students
Objectives To provide students with the option
to purchase a competitively priced, UoP
recommended laptop with warranty that covers
their time at University. Project Leader Stuart
Graves
Status In Progress Forecast End Date December
2007
61001 - Laptop Scheme For Students - Key Risks and
Issues
71002 - Victory
Objectives To upgrade WebCT Ce4 to WebCT Vista
To enhance e-learning
throughout the university Leader Peter Datchens
Status Test infrastructure set up, Interface at
spec stage, Migration, Test and Training Strategy
definition Forecast End Date September 2009
81002 - Victory - Key Risks and Issues
91005 - Open Access
Objectives To enhance student facing IT
provision via a process of consolidation,
centralized management of resources and
standardized resource provision. Leader Dorothy
Corrick
Status on schedule Forecast End Date Sept 07
101005 - Open Access - Key Risks and Issues
111006 - EPayments
Objectives To provide an online payments system
for student printing Leader Julian Lintell-Smith
Status Scoping document has been completed with
Salford Software and Terminal Four . Approval
from finance now received. Scheduling when the
work will be carried out. Forecast End Date
August 2007
121006 - Epayments - Key Risks and Issues
131009 - Managed Service (Laptops)
Objectives To expand the current Managed Service
to include 2 Models of Laptop. Leader Barrie
Miles
Status User testing complete Imaged laptop
arrived on the on the 31st. Forecast End Date
End of May
141009 - Managed Service (Laptops) Key Risks and
Issues
151007 - Re-engineering IS Web Site
Objectives To launch a clear and usable web
site, with the emphasis on our user requirements.
Provide support maintenance, structure and
policies to ensure site remains current and
future development is consistent. To provide
highly utilised resource Leader Les Black
Status Requirement in, homepage designed and
being created in CMS. Folder structure in
progress. Forecast End Date June 2007
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171007 - Re-engineering IS Web Site Key Risks and
Issues
181008 - GroupWise Mobile Server
Objectives Implement GroupWise Mobile
Server Project Manager Martin McNaught
Status Complete Forecast End Date Mar 07
191011 - COMPEL / Payroll Replacement
ObjectivesTo ensure that a new fit-for-purpose
Personnel/HR system Is implemented in a timeframe
that minimises the risk to the University of
continual reliance on the current unsupported
system. The project will extend to the
implementation of a new payroll system where
integration of this with the new Personnel/HR
system makes sound economic sense. Leader Dave
Rowen
Status Following project board approval on 25th
April, Invitations to Tender were sent to 6
vendors on 4th May. Interim Project Board held
23rd May. Forecast end date September 2008 for
Personnel and May 2009 for Payroll
201011 - COMPEL / Payroll Replacement
211012 - Campus Card
- Objectives
- Single infrastructure to issue multi-function
cards - Issue Proximity cards
- Leader Ian Troise
Status started late Nov, first stage
planned. Forecast End Date infrastructure and
processes in place July 2007 full card
replacement 2008
221012 - Campus Card Key Risks and Issues
231018 - Backup and Storage Project
Objectives Increased Disk Storage with
appropriate backups Leader Julian Lintell-Smith
Status On site testing of supplier solution is
in progress Target End Date August 2007
No risks or issues identified at this stage
24P2 Project Jupiter
Objective To complete the implementation of
student records Leader Sara MacDonald
Status BOE, Graduation, Admissions, HESA in
progress, Registration planning begun
Forecast End Date October 2007
25P2 Project Jupiter cont.
26P2 Project Jupiter Key Risks and Issues
27P3 - Implementation of XP Phase 2
Objectives Phase 2 - To implement Microsoft
Windows XP on all appropriate University staff
computer equipment and to an agreed minimum
specification. Leader Brian Greenwood
Status Rollout team disbanded, monitoring
imaging of remaining PCs and Laptops Forecast End
Date February 2007
28P3 - Implementation of XP Key Risks and Issues
29P4 - Voice Strategy
Objectives Define voice strategy for replacement
of TDM exchanges Leader Ian Troise
Status In progress Forecast End Date proposal
complete by July 07
30P4 - Voice Strategy
31P5 - Software Licensing
Objectives Set up comprehensive license database
for core software Leader Julian Lintell-Smith
Status Database set up, Software purchases since
2004 being entered, taking longer than
expected Forecast End Date May 2007
No risks or issues identified at this stage
32P6 - Resilience Migrating Databases to SAN
Objectives Migrate Oracle Databases to the
SAN Leader Martin McNaught
Status Behind Target Target End Date 05 June
2007
33P6 - Resilience - Migrating Databases to SAN Key
Risks and Issues
34P6 - Resilience - Migrating Databases to SAN
Issues
35P9 - Backup and Storage Strategy
Objectives Produce backup and storage
strategy Leader Julian Lintell-Smith
Status Storage Strategy complete. Forecast End
Date May 2007
No risks or issues identified at this stage
36 1017 Server Consolidation
Objectives Implement VMware Infrastructure Projec
t Manager Martin McNaught
Status Revised Target On Schedule Forecast End
Date August 07
37Server Consolidation - Issues
381020 - Policy Based NW Authentication
Objectives To provide a controlled, standards
based, authentication compliancy and remediation
service for accessing the Universitys
networks Leader Ian Troise
Status In progress Forecast End Date proposal
complete by July 08
391020 - Policy Based NW Authentication
401023 Freewire Triple Play Services
Objectives Rollout Triple Play Services
including Internet Television in Halls/On Campus,
Voice Over IP to all Students, and Home
Broadband. Leader Robert Cox
Status On Target Forecast End Date 24th
September 2007
411023 Freewire Triple Play Services
421023 Freewire Triple Play Services
431023 Freewire Triple Play Services
441023 Freewire Triple Play Services
451024 Firewall Replacement
Objectives To provide a firewall capable of
supporting new technologies, such as multicast.
Leader James Holland
Status Forecast End Date September 2007
461024 Firewall Replacement
471025 RESNET Upgrade
Objectives To redesign and implement changes to
ResNET to support multicast, SIP phones and to
provide a plug n play environment for the
students, removing the necessity for
registration. Leader James Holland
Status Forecast End Date September 2007
481025 RESNET Upgrade