Research & Research Study

Previous news items - 2006

• January 2007 - User training sessions commence for researchers and research administrators.
  
• January 2007 - IRISHelp@mq.edu.au operational.
• 13th December - Commence roll out of IRIS to Researchers and Research administrators.
  
• 23rd November - Project team complete the eight awareness/training sessions for IRIS web publications.
  
• 8th November - Everyone  message sent with dates of awareness/training sessions.
  
• 6th November - ResearchMaster deliver the release of web software required for IRIS to be rolled out, allowing installation and testing to commence.
• 2nd October - IRIS live for back-office reporting of publications activity 2000-2005.
• 30th August - First successful load of 2000-2005 publications data into IRIS test system.
• 15th August - Systems administration and publications module training for project team complete.
• 7th August - Requirements specification for web pilot of internal grant schemes sent to ResearchMaster for development (MQNS and Safety Net).
• 27th July - First meeting of the IRIS Reference Group providing strategic guidance to the IRIS project team.
• 28th June - Project team start their training on the ResearchMaster product.
• 26th June - IRIS Steering Group approve Project Initiation Document, Project Scope, High Level Schedule and Communications Plan.
• 22nd June - ResearchMaster Enterprise software package is installed in the ITS data centre.
• 29th May - Contract signed with ResearchMaster for the supply of their Enterprise software package.
• 12th May - First meeting if the IRIS Project Steering Group.
• 3rd May - Realisation consultants appointed to document the ‘as is’ business processes in the HDRU and the Research Office.
• 1st May - Allyn Sayers, Semira Dautovic, Natalie Blaik and Ruth Shegog seconded full-time to the IRIS project.
• 28th April - Contract negotiations opened with preferred software supplier.
• 20th March 2006 - Mark Ellis appointed Project Manager of the IRIS project.
  

Previous news items - 2005

• 4th Decemeber - University Council approves IRIS Project budget.
• November - Needs analysis workshops and vendor presentations.
  

Senior Management Fortnightly Updates 2006

• 29th March - Check & Update Publications Data in IRIS ~ (PDF)
  
• 15th December - IRIS Help Desk ~ (PDF)
  
• 24th November - Project and grant information on the web ~ (PDF)
• 10th November - OPUS replacement ~ (PDF)
• 27th October - Reporting and security ~ (PDF
• 13th October - Training sessions ~ (PDF)
• 29th Sept - Publications roll-out, graphical reporting ~ (PDF)
• 15th September - Citations and impact ~ (PDF)
• 1st September - The RQF ~ (PDF)
• 18th August - Project management facilities on the web ~ (PDF)
• 4th August - Communications plan ~ (PDF)
• 21st July - Publications ~ (PDF)
• 7th July - Self-service facilities ~ (PDF)
• 23rd June - Scope and governance ~ (PDF)

As of April 2007, the IRIS Project is not issuing updates on a fortnightly basis.