Edinburgh's Telford College
| Contact Details: | Ray Harris, Principal, ray.harris@ed-coll.ac.uk Michael Turpie, Associate Principal Information Services, Michael.Turpie@ed-coll.ac.uk |
| Type of Project: | New build on new site. |
| Start/End Date: | The building opened in summer 2006. From start to finish the project took 5 years (2001-2006). 12-18 months was spent on raising the funds. |
What Are Your Top Tips..
...For a successful new build? For embedding IT? For installing technology?
Share the burden by using third party to support wherever practically possible.
Use the correct people in the correct roles in order to ensure project success. A Clerk of Works, and an IT Project Manager should be full time and employed by the College so that you hold the purse strings. That ownership is vital.
Think through ICLT in advance so that it can be fully integrated in the architect's plans.
Opt for 'Resilience, not redundancy' when it comes to the provision of IT equipment.
Maintain a Risk Register and have contingency plans for all major risks. Keep good documentation especially with regard to procurement decisions and consider what may be needed for FOI requests.
Set up of core functions in the new building involved the moving of legacy systems. This was done with help from JISC and negotiation with Edinburgh University. The college was temporarily granted two JANET connections to enable the systems migration to work seamlessly The scenario was risky but it worked.
