Halo - Delivery and Governance
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Programme Delivery
Programme Delivery Methodology
We are using an Agile delivery methodology to allow for iterative development, continuous feedback, and the flexibility to meet evolving requirements. It ensures that we can align closely with the University's needs and objectives throughout its lifecycle. To start with, in the initial phases, there will be a focus on onboarding functions within the central university onto the new platform.
Programme Governance
Programme Board
The Programme board meet monthly to make sure the programme meets the University's needs and provides value. They report to the Information and Digital Committee (IDC) and work closely with the Portfolio Committees, other groups, and senior stakeholders.
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Liesl Elder, Development and Alumni Engagement |
Kirstine Knox, Development and Alumni Engagement |
Adrian Punaks, Development and Alumni Engagement |
Natasha Heaton, Halo |
Ricardo Goncalves, Halo |
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Marco Zhang, Oriel College |
Tess McCormick, Mansfield College |
Eleanor Sansom, Blavatnik School of Government |
Kate Foley, Said Business School |
Antony Green, Development and Alumni Engagement |
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Bethan Williams, Development and Alumni Engagement |
Holly Peterson, Development and Alumni Engagement |
Kate Lawton, Development and Alumni Engagement |
Gareth Simpson, Development and Alumni Engagement |
Executive Group
The Exec Group help the programme at various levels with strategic and policy decision making, brokering conversations between different stakeholder groups. They help to unblock and act as an escalation point and are a really helpful channel for key feedback. The group meets weekly.
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David White, Chief Digital Information Officer (CDIO) |
Kate Lawton, DAE
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Charles Alexander, Merton College |
Natasha Heaton, Halo |
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Richard Norman, Balliol College |
Nigel Clifford, Lincoln College |
Mike Fraser, IT Services |
Cathy Farrow, Halo |
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Stuart Lee, Digital Governance Unit (DGU) |
Jenny Lister Programme and Project Delivery (PPDG), IT Services |
Senior representatives of Microsoft |
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Architectural Review Board (ARB)
| Architectural Review Board (ARB) | |||
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Saffron Greenwood, Infrastructure & Platform Services |
Robin Stevens, Information Security |
John Ireland, Interim Director of Software Solutions |
Richard McDonald, Solutions Architect |
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Dave Smith, Enterprise Architect |
Benjamin Hill, Enterprise and Integration Platform Manager |
Heidi Hunt, Student Registry |
Deb Sanders, Lead Data Architect |
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Shirin Tahzib, Interim Chief Data Officer |
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Key Milestones
- Business Case Approval (October 24): Unanimous approval by Information and Digital Committee.
- Vendor selection (November 24): Microsoft selected as the preferred partner, in line with Oxford’s Microsoft first policy.
- Planning & Scoping (December 24): Agreed Statement of Work and stakeholder engagement began.
- Programme Approval (February 25): Approval from University Council
- Phase 1 Discovery (Hilary term 25): More than 20 workshops with colleagues to requirements.
- Early Adoption (2025): Initial system configuration by early adopter teams.
- Phase 2 Discovery (Trinity term 25): Colleagues from functions, divisions and departments participate in initial phase 2 workshops.
