1. Seamless Flow Web Pages1

2. Seamless Flow Update Presentation to Advisory Group 16 th March 2006

3. Seamless Flow Web Pages3 Content 1.Seamless Flow Audit 2.Website 3.Programme Level progress 4.Project Level progress

4. Seamless Flow Web Pages4 Seamless Flow Audit Review agreed by Audit committee as part of Audit Plan 2005/6 Key Objectives Programme management effective All elements consider scalability and storage issues Key aspects of individual projects eg Management and security comprehensive Plans for Active preservation Robust approach to requirements gathering

5. Seamless Flow Web Pages5 Seamless Flow Audit Key Findings Day to day management good All necessary Prince 2 documents completed Management and security aspects well defined Could improve monitoring of progress against targets Actions Task progress reporting improved – updates fortnightly Critical tasks monitored Programme Critical Path

6. Seamless Flow Web Pages6 Website Updated January 2006 Shows progress to date for programme and individual projects http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/electronicrecords/seamless _flow/http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/electronicrecords/seamless _flow/ Content is updated every 3 months Welcome feedback content format

7. Seamless Flow Web Pages7 Programme Level Progress Unified Modelling Language process model - manager appointed Joint Procurement strategy agreed for Preservation & Maintenance and Technology Watch Copyright statement agreed Business Case reviewed and updated Part time Business Change manager appointed – concentrate on transfer process initially Communications plan agreed Another external member of programme board recruited

8. Seamless Flow Web Pages8 Project Level Progress - 1 Record Metadata schema defined in draft form Global Search live Electronic Records Online – new release Usage increasing despite little publicity First draft of access control model published File Plan and metadata received from selected agencies Functional Specification for sustainability of semi current records published

9. Seamless Flow Web Pages9 Project Level Progress - 2 Gateway 2 review held for Transfer project Transfer project Invitation to Tender (ITT) issued Gateway 2 preparations for Preservation and Maintenance & Technology watch Draft catalogue of requirements completed for Preservation and Maintenance and Technology Watch Looking to issue ITTs in April PRONOM unique identifier scheme launched

10. Seamless Flow Web Pages10 Close & Questions Thank You