- Prepared an outline of next stage for potential Office365 project. Requested a proposal for the initial business case element of the work for University consideration.
- Reviewed "first cut" IT budget for 2018-19 against 17-18 and identified a number of potential differences. Follow ups required over the next few weeks.
- Continued discussions with suppliers around out of hours IT support service (first level).
- Attended DAS Exec and DAS Leadership Team meetings this week.
- Further 1-2-1 sessions with team. Among other things some very useful feedback from the visit to Birmingham University regarding AV futures. Scrum meeting took place extract from rough notes:
- Discussion about Future Proofing email to all staff and MARS scheme. There is a month until closing date (March 12th).
- Submitted Software2 to Educause for review - decision June.
- Discussion about our level of oversight for IT related projects and managing pinch points for developer and integration resource. Tools available could include Planner (O365), F&G system (construct) and others.
- Budget discussions various.
- Good PR resulting from the GeTech/Lenovo framework. Opportunity to exploit others including Virgin Media, EE, Apple
- Looking to see if we can streamline GeTech order processes - still got issue of recharging so long as budgets are devolved.
- Dealt with amends for presentation of IT budget investment to VC's group.
- Went along to the first level team meeting, thanked them for contributions and briefed them on various changes.
- Met with potential supplier helping us with the initial business case for MI data centre migration. They appear to have relevant expertise in HE and NHS (case studies available).
- Mid-session review of Face-to-Face service took place. Decision to carry on through to end of session with some tweaks suggested. Going to revisit the original business case paper.
- Attended GDPR working group meeting. Systems audit data now provided. Offered IT as place to trial approaches if appropriate. Also mentioned possible records retention day (TBD), Egresso secure email, encrypted laptops and acceptable use of IT. Questions raised about (not using) USB for sensitive data. New information governance committee to be established.
- Organised Panopto Working group ahead of project board on Friday.
Good News
- IT invited to attend the student feedback group for Telford Campus.
- Dean of Faculty of Arts delighted about the upcoming Student Desktop Replacement Program and opportunity to promote to our students. Signed off this week.
- Met with Estates as they have initiated the condition survey of IT comms rooms across all the campuses. IT will be fully involved in the activity.
- No P1 incidents.
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