Wolverhampton weekly newsletter #29

Weekly Update

• Our new IT Director started at the University this week - we were able to get together on a number of occasions including a tour of MI Building server room and a couple of handover sessions.  I have produced some materials, and from this week we agreed that any new requests coming to me, would be forwarded as part of our handover.

• The air conditioning systems remained operational and temperatures stable at 23-24 degrees all week despite the heatwave continuing.  Over the weekend the temporary backup units were turned back on for further resilience.
• Held further 1-2-1s with team members this week including a morning at Telford campus.
• Offer made and accepted for one of the BA posts.
• We held a final scrum meeting.  Notes were circulated:
  • Update provided on MI air conditioning status and next steps.  Estates are progressing short term and medium term actions - we await updates.
  • Photos of air con screening on roof/balcony circulated
  • Hold The Date - July 11th after work - for potential departure event(s) we have 8 staff leaving including MARS before end July.
  • Received resignation last week from a second line support team member.
  • Nominations have gone into HR/OD for the Future Leaders programme
  • Feedback from GDPR Working Group meeting - various actions on Egress in progress. Noted that the system integration query is also a strand on the IT Action Plan and fits with Enterprise Architecture approach.  Discussion on USB and external hard drive encryption.
  • New process for reporting breaches requires test and sign off this week ahead of all staff comms
  • Noted SOABE/Springfield update and meeting on AV/IT program - Salford exemplar (virtual Chernobyl?)
  • Involvement requested in e-portfolio project.
• Shadow IT workshop took place with FOSS. We have one more Faculty to go (Arts).
• Held a meeting to brief the team on Modern.Gov implementation and provided paper and electronic copies of all supplier documentation relating to the set-up and training stages.
• Attended the SUMO event with the rest of the DAS team - very enjoyable and useful session as well as a relaxed and informal way to meet others in the team.

Good News

• No P1s
• We survived the hot weather with no interruption of service.