IT group review timeline

September 2012: report from Welland/Dowling review circulated to IT
staff

October 2012: meeting with COs and Dowling to discuss said review
	      various changes are implemented

Feb 2015: message from James, "next stage of IT Review" with terms of
          reference

May 2015: message from James: agreed where problems lie, three areas to
          work on

15th Sept 2015: message from Paul announcing James' sick leave, Richard
                Hey's appointment to cover James and the new review
                message from Jo on behalf David Cardwell, ditto -
                promising to meet once terms of reference agreed

5th November 2015: date on terms of reference document

15th January 2016: TOR formally approved and Review formally
     	     	   commissioned

16th March 2016: we learn that terms of reference exist and head of
                 groups are already being met I email Richard and David
                 to request a meeting Richard agrees to sort something
                 out, and arranges for Jo to forward the Terms of
                 Reference

21st March 2016: IT staff, Richard, David, meeting in Board Room (Jo to
                 minute).  Unions invited but unable to attend.

24th March 2016: David sent an email apologising for us getting off to a
                 bad start, reiterating that the review was going to
                 take place, and outcomes would be decided by the
                 Academic Committee.

April/May 2016: IT surveys circulated, results will be aggregated in
	  	review report

April 2016: IT group meetings with Richard and Ronald Haynes

19th May 2016: David: James completed phased return back on management
               team, but to focus mainly on technical things, Richard to
               reamin with oversight for ITSD while review is in
               progress.  Work closely together

5th Sept 2016: Update from RH
               Complete report end July
	       Proofing and minor corrections in Aug
	       Still more to do then will submit shortly to be received
               by Academic Committee at their first meeting this term
	       AC/HoD to decide next steps
	       RH continuing involvement with ITSD

20th Oct 2016: David: announces AC received report, attaches document
     	       with link to review, outline of actions, organisational
     	       change policy, and invitation to open staff meeting

25th Oct 2016: informal meeting Will Smith present for Unite, UCU unable
     	       to attend. Rich Wareham attends on behalf of Div F, to
     	       some consternation, but permitted to remain.  Many
     	       questions and concerns.

27th Oct 2016: IT Review report announced in bulletin:
     	       http://www.hr.eng.cam.ac.uk/2016-it-review

28th Oct 2016: DC responds to complaints about his use of benchmarks,
     	       and acknowledges they don't apply in this case, and that
     	       it was not helpful to quote them, and caused anxiety.
     	       Does not apologise, or acknowledge that the figures he
     	       used were not accurate.

late Oct 2016: indivdual staff meetings with JD

4th Nov 2016: update from JD of AC meeting
    	      Did not present outline plan due to short timescale
	      Intends to present business case no later than end Jan
	      Encourage further meetings given more time

6th Dec 2016: Update from JD, assuming AC approve recommendations suggests
    	      following timetable:
	      mid March: open meeting and briefing paper
	      mid March onwards: consultation
	      mid May onwards: implementation
	      mid July: Concluding change period and next stages

31st Jan 2017: JD's resignation, AC have been briefed, and will receive the
     	       business case before he leaves on 10th Feb

2nd Feb 2017: Patrick's resignation announced, leaving 18th April

10th Feb 2017: JD, Farewell, AC are briefed, further communication "shortly"

28th Feb 2017: DC: AC have accepted business case for org change. More news
in coming days.  HR Office now point of contact.