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6/30/2000 Enterprise Printing Delivery Project Status Report
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David F Lambert)
Fri Jun 30 16:18:55 2000
Message-Id: <10006302019.AA11383@MIT.EDU>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 00 16:17:28 EDT
From: David F Lambert <LAMBERT@MITVMA.MIT.Edu>
To: delivery@MIT.EDU
Cc: Enterprise Printing Delivery Project Team <printdel@MIT.EDU>,
Roger A Roach <RAR@MIT.EDU>
Project Name: Enterprise Printing Delivery Project
Team Members: Kip Bruggeman, Mary Ellen Bushnell, Rocklyn Clarke,
Lynne Durland, Dave Lambert & Cecilia Talamantes
Report Date: 06/30/2000
Project Notebook: http://web.mit.edu/is/delivery/enterprint/
Accomplishments for the past period:
- finalized the software and hardware configurations and received
pricing proposals from IBM; met with Kelley re H/W acquisition
- held a successful meeting to resolve the issues of replacing the 3827
printer with a 3160; ordered and received an IBM 3160 Model 2 printer
- received agreement for interim IPM support from ASST; met with Fortoul
to discuss same, and she plans for a longer range solution will be
identified in July
- held successful check-in with ASPCC
- held check-ins with FSS Infrastructure Team and R3-Admin
- (almost) completed the current service business model document
- held initial heads-up for BLT with Carol Wood
- obtained agreement with VM-SST to install the VM/PSF enhancement
for ethernet printing when it's available later this calendar
- completed initial IPM testing with loaner system
- began developing a detailed phased rollout plan
- drafted a preliminary support plan
- met with Tom Yu to discuss kerberized AIX and IPM; participated in
conference call with IBM reps re kerberizing IPM; updated Susan
Minai-Azary on current IPM security plans
Goals for the coming period:
- order hardware and software (carry over)
- complete final edit of the current service business modeling description
(carry over)
- research answers to questions raised by FSS and R3-Admin
- develop detailed service and support plan first drafts
- complete the detailed phased rollout plan
- create initial draft of the Business Model for the new service
- work with ITIT to "ratify" the proposed security position paper
(carry over)
- install the IBM 3160 printer with ethernet and mainframe attachments
- update project's WBS
- understand implications of using DCE to secure IPM at MIT
- resolve IPM browser interface issues
- finalize plans for operator workstation access to IPM server
Issues:
Lots of work was accomplished during the reporting period. We
were successful in gaining several service agreements for the initial
rollout and subsequent timeframes.
Key learnings:
none
Team dynamics:
We'll need to roll the sleeves up as summer vacations are upon us.
We are doing fine, and the team wishes to congratulate Lynne Durland
on the purchase of her first home. :)
Additional comments:
Cooperation from several standing service teams feels great.
