2021 Report details for project: Common Technology Services

Project name Common Technology Services - there are 4 reports for this project: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
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Report year 2021 (data is from March 2021)
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Description: The programme is nearing completion, is coming off the GMPP and transferring its delivery into an operational model. During 2020/21 there has been considerable progress towards a final deliverable, to mature, scale and improve resilience of the GovWifi service, move it to a Live status and transfer its service ownership to the Government Property Agency (GPA). Covid-19 caused some challenges in prioritising this work, especially since wifi inside government buildings was lower priority during lockdown than improving remote-working technology. However considerable progress was made and the team only narrowly failed a live assessment in March 2020. The GPA and the programme leadership remain committed to the remaining work to ensure GovWifi reaches full live status in the next six months. Aside from GovWifi, work on other aims of the CTS programme is now the responsibility of the the One-IT interoperability programme in the new government Chief Digital and Data Office.
DCA (RAG) Amber/Green
DCA text: Compared to financial year 19/20-Q2, the Infrastructure Project Authority's Delivery Confidence Assessment rating remained at Amber/Green. This is primarily due to the following factors: We are six months from finally completing the programme and live service assessment being finally achieved for GovWifi. Deviation from the original target date of March 2020 caused by prioritisation of Covid-19 objectives in 2020/21
Start date 2016-04-01
End date 2020-03-31
Schedule text Compared to financial year 19/20-Q2, the project's end-date remained scheduled to finish on 31 March 2020 This is primarily due to the following factors: We are six months from finally completing the programme and live service assessment being finally achieved for GovWifi and the programme end date. Deviation from the original target date of March 2020 caused by prioritisation of Covid-19 objectives in 2020/21. However IPA have agreed to remove the programme from the GMPP.
Baseline £0.82m
Forecast £0.61m
Variance -26.00%
Variance text: The budget variance exceeds 5%. Costs were lower due to inability to recruit people quickly enough as people were diverted to Covid-19 work during 2020/21
Whole Life Cost £45.01m
WLCost text: Compared to financial year 19/20-Q2, the projects Baseline Whole Life Cost increased from £44.19m to £45.01m. This is primarily due to the following factors: Increased estimates of the work required to make GovWifi a live service.
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Sourcefile IPA_2021.csv

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