[417] in I/T Delivery
1/7/2001 Enterprise Print Delivery Project Status Report
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David F Lambert)
Sun Jan 7 13:30:42 2001
Message-Id: <10101071832.AA25572@MIT.EDU>
Date: Sun, 07 Jan 01 13:28:01 EST
From: David F Lambert <LAMBERT@MITVMA.MIT.Edu>
To: Roger A Roach <RAR@MIT.EDU>, delivery@MIT.EDU
Cc: Enterprise Printing Delivery Project Team <printdel@MIT.EDU>,
David G Kalenderian <DAVEK@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>,
Jody Housman <jhousman@MIT.EDU>
Project Name: Enterprise Printing Delivery Project
Team Members: Mary Ellen Bushnell, Rocklyn Clarke, Lynne Durland,
Dave Lambert & Cecilia Talamantes
Report Date: 01/07/2001
Project Notebook: http://web.mit.edu/is/delivery/enterprint/
Accomplishments for the past period:
- continued working with consultant on the Web server code development;
Statement of Work (SoW) for Apache Web Server development approval
was received by Legal & Procurement (the work was already underway)
- met with ASOP Service TLs; completed further refinements for the
Financial Model including one time rollout costs as well as ongoing
costs; requested cost info from Support TLs for training, consulting
& documentation
- backed off of DCE efforts; decided to stick with LPRng if we can
make it work with AIX & IPM; ASO and Jody have been very helpful
- scheduled site visit to evaluate IBM 6400 shuttle matrix impact
printers for possible use with IPM
- cleaned up the final accounting requirements document
- drafted "how to" operations documentation and forwarded to DOST
for review and updating
- updated WBS & timeline
- began initial accounting work
- continued Admissions testing
- finished testing initial postscript printer testing with 4050 (still
continuing to deal with appletalk)
- negotiated process for setting up printers in Moira and sap printer
information for fleagle feeds with ASST & ASO
- requested IBM to provide kerberized Admin & Ops GUIs
Goals for the coming period:
- complete the Business Model and get it approved by ISFT, RAR & JDB
(carry over); further analyze one vs. multiple rates; get Support
EFT costs & include in Finance Model; identify & document delivery
project costs; review current mainframe accounting data and set
new rate(s)
- complete full team review of the Financial & Business Models
- draft the service overview document for use by operations and others;
finalize "how to" operational documentation
- get commitment on the IS organizational fit for IPM maintenance
(carry over); see Issues below
- VM-SST is scheduled to install the VM/AFP patch which allows VM
to drive the 3160s via network connection (carry over)
- complete testing & development of the IPM prototype web server
functionality & interface with consultant
- attend 6400 site evaluation visit
- get the printers to swallow pdf and other formats directly via the web
interface
- get the accounting close to production (carry over)
- work with ASST to get KLPR running on Plunder and Pillage (carryover)
- set up for production work
Issues:
We're hoping the IPM maintenance organizational fit question is
resolved upon Roger's return from vacation. The following statement
is repeated again this month due to its importance. The team is
hoping this issue is resolved soon to begin knowledge transfer to the
standing IPM maintenance team.
Key learnings:
Double all time estimates and then build in additional fudge factors!
Team dynamics:
Peachy.
Additional comments:
none
