myUWE Management Group

The myUWE Management Group (MMG) supersedes the Portal Management Group and held its inaugural meeting in September 2007. The group is responsible for managing the continuing development of the Portal across the University and overseeing the prioritisation of emerging new requirements.

Membership:

  • Steve Grive, Chair (Director of IT Services)
  • Rich Egan (Assistant Director of IT Services)
  • Sid Baldwin (ITS, Web Services Manager)
  • Margaret Needles (ITS, Faculty Liaison for the Portal)
  • Jonathan Barton (ITS, Senior Applications Developer, Business Systems Team)
  • Richard Norman (Manager, Central Timetabling)
  • Olly Reid (UWESU Vice-President)
  • Neil Porritt (Faculty of Environment and Technology)
  • Jon Hallett (Library)
  • Polly Smith (Centre for Student Affairs)
  • Richard Dewfall (Finance)
  • Valerie Watson (Faculty of Health and Life Sciences)

Terms of Reference

  1. To manage, within the agreed policy framework, the continuing development of the Portal across the University and, as necessary from time to time, to develop further the policy framework through which the Portal is managed.
  2. To advise the Information Systems Co-ordination Group (ISCG) about changes to the policy framework.
  3. To refer to the ISCG for approval, or receive for consideration from the ISCG, new Portal requirements of a strategic nature.
  4. As appropriate, to advise the ISCG on the feasibility, cost and risk of implementing these requirements.
  5. To oversee the prioritisation, within the resource available, of the requirements emerging from the consultative process.
  6. To bring any emerging risk and resource issues relating to the Portal to the attention of the ISCG.
  7. To report to the ISCG as required.

Minutes of Previous MMG Meetings (PDF format)

Please note: the following files are only accessible from UWE computers.

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Portal Elicitation Consultative Groups

Please note that the Portal Elicitation Consultative Groups have been stood down.

myUWE Academic Group (MAG)

  • Barry Cawthorne (Chair)
  • Rich Egan (IT Services)
  • Sarah Mackie (Bristol Business School)
  • Jason Briddon (Library)
  • Kevin Burnside (Faculty of Environment & Technology)
  • Richard Edwards (Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities)

myUWE Business Group (MBG)

  • Margaret Needles (Chair)
  • Kath Jago (Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities)
  • Jan Richardson (Faculty of Environment & Technology)
  • Andrew Cameron (Faculty of Creative Arts)
  • Cynthia Garland (Faculty of Health & Life Sciences)
  • Maddie Sandall (Bristol Business School)
  • Esther Williams (Admissions and International Recruitment)
  • Julia Weston (Marketing & Communications)
  • Karen West (House Services, CETTS)
  • Chris Griffiths (Academic Registry)
  • Richard Dewfall (Finance)
  • Lesley Donnithorne (Human Resources)
  • Steve Grive (IT Services)

myUWE Student Forum

Becca Danes (Chair), membership comprising Student Representatives.

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Core Development Team

The myUWE development team are responsible for building, deploying and day-to-day management of the portal and associated web services.

  • Sid Baldwin (Web Services Team Leader, ATG)
  • Sean Reed (Senior Applications Developer, ATG)
  • Sarah Sloan (Senior Applications Developer, ATG)
  • Jonathon Barton (ISIS Developer, Business Systems Team)
  • Bryan Mitchell (Database Administrator, Business Systems Team)
  • Abby Dashty (Database Administrator, Business Systems Team)
  • John Shyne (ISIS Developer, Business Systems Team)

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Portal Project Board

The project board oversaw the myUWE project. It was responsible for ensuring that the project met its objectives and delivered the projected benefits, that resources were appropriate to the project needs, that the project maintained its business focus and that the context, including risks, was actively managed.

Membership:

  • John Rushforth, Chair (Deputy Vice Chancellor)
  • Barry Cawthorne (Academic Development Co-ordinator)
  • Rich Egan (ITS, Project Manager)
  • Steve Grive (Head of IT Services)
  • Tessa Harrison (Academic Registrar)
  • Warwick Jones (Associate Dean, Bristol Business School)
  • Margaret Needles (Academic Registry)

The Portal Project Board has concluded its business. For the 2007/08 academic year, the myUWE Management Group (MMG) has been established.

Minutes of Previous PPB Meetings (PDF format)

Please note: the following files are only accessible from UWE computers.

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Portal Management Group

The Management Group was responsible for strategic management of the project. The group specified functionality, ensured that the project met requirements and managed scope.

Membership:

  • Barry Cawthorne, Chair (Academic Development Co-ordinator)
  • Debra Campbell (Administrator, Faculty of Applied Sciences)
  • Simon Ramsden (ITS, Acting Business Systems Manager)
  • Rich Egan (ITS, Academic Technologies Manager)
  • Kevin Foreman (Associate Dean, Faculty of Health and Social Care)
  • Margaret Needles (Academic Registry)
  • Karen West (Central Examinations, Timetabling & Technical Services Manager)

Co-options:

  • Sid Baldwin (Web Services Team Leader)
  • Nick Coates (Business Systems Analyst)

The Portal Management Group has been superseded by the myUWE Management Group.

Minutes of Previous PMG Meetings (PDF format)

Please note: the following files are only accessible from UWE computers.