[432] in I/T Delivery
02/02 Print Delivery Project Status Report
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David F Lambert)
Fri Feb 2 19:24:11 2001
Message-Id: <200102030024.TAA11912@fort-point-station.mit.edu>
Date: Fri, 02 Feb 01 19:22:18 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>,
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: 02/02/2001
Project Notebook: http://web.mit.edu/is/delivery/enterprint/
Accomplishments for the past period:
- worked with Jody & Garry on infrastructure/LPRng with a successful
initial installation of LPRng thanks to Jody's investigative work
- held a successful check-in with JDB to review proposed business &
financial models; Angie & Roger attended too
- worked with DOST on "how to" documentation; created draft of
service overview documentation for DOST; drafted v.3 of the Business
Model including new Financial Model section
- successfully printed PDF files on an IBM printer without a
Postscript driver
- produced mainframe based print usage report to help establish
usage/cost baseline
- negotiated a home for IPM application maintenance in ASST after
ASO expressed concerns; will negotiate with ASO for LPRng support
- successfully tested IPM/Appletalk printer sharing
- held site visit at TJX to evaluate IBM 6400 impact printer
- received feedback on initial Web interface from usability folks
- decided to have IBM develop the accounting interface (team resource
limitation issue)
- Worked with Jody and Dan to resolve problems with the command
authorizations required by the web interface
Goals for the coming period:
- submit IPM accounting enhancement requirements to IBM
- finalize operations documentation (carry over)
- present business & financial models to ISFT, VM-SST & ASST for
feedback; get Support EFT costs & include in model; document project
costs (carry forward); establish print line & page rates; finalize
"at this time costs"; complete BM & FM
- finish the Web interface
- finish IPM accounting interface (carryover)
- work with ASST to get KLPR running on Plunder and Pillage (carryover)
- test VM PSF APAR functionality after its installation by VM-SST
(carryover)
- work with ASST to get SSL and certificates working on Plunder and
Pillage
- submit new PCR to IBM for print distribution and accounting work
- set up for production work
- review updated WBS (continue to update as needed)
Issues:
none
Key learnings:
Organizational fit issues took much longer to resolve than anticipated.
Team dynamics:
Just fine.
Additional comments:
none
