Intranet queries
Dear The Victoria and Albert Museum,
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to make a request for all the information to which I am entitled under Freedom of Information Act 2000. My requests are outlined below as specifically as possible to help you retrieve the information required. However, if any of the below is unclear, I would appreciate if you could contact me as I understand that under the act, you are required to assist requesters.
Please could you provide the following information:
1) How many employees are working for your organisation, including full-time, part-time, and contracted staff?
2) What is your annual intranet budget?
3) What is your current intranet solution? (e.g. Invotra, Sharepoint, Kahootz, Umbraco)
4) How long have you been using this solution, and when does your contract expire?
5) Do you work with an external partner to supply your intranet? If not, do you develop your intranet internally?
6) Which team/individual is responsible for managing your intranet internally?
7) Which other organisations have access to your intranet?
8) Do you share IT services with other organisations?
9) Are you using the Office 365 suite? If so, which applications from the suite are in use?
10) Who is responsible for your intranet’s procurement within the organisation?
11) Do you use Microsoft’s Active Directory to manage your people data? If so, is your Active Directory (AD) managed on-premise or in the cloud?
12) Do you use any other Software as a Service (SaaS) applications? (e.g. Atlassian/Jira, Slack, Trello, Xero)
If possible, please could you present the information via a Microsoft Word or Excel document, sent to me via email. I understand that under the act, I should be entitled to a response within 20 days and therefore I would appreciate if you could confirm receipt of my request.
Yours faithfully,
Miller Yuraszek
This is an auto-reply from the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) 2000. We will process your request under the terms
of the FOIA and you will receive a response within 20 working days.
Details of how we will process your request are available on our website
at: [1]https://www.vam.ac.uk/info/reports-strat...
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
South Kensington
London SW7 2RL
[2]Mary Quant | Until 16 February 2020 | V&A South Kensington
[3]Explore, discover and learn through play | every day | V&A Museum of
Childhood
[4]vam.ac.uk
The world's leading museum of art, design and performance
This message is intended solely for the use of the individual or
organisation to whom it is addressed. It may contain privileged or
confidential information.
If you have received this message in error, please notify the originator
immediately. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not use,
copy, alter, or disclose the contents of this message.
All information or opinions expressed in this message and/or any
attachments are those of the author and are not necessarily those of The
Victoria and Albert Museum or its affiliates.
The Victoria and Albert Museum accepts no responsibility for loss or
damage arising from its use, including damage from virus. Victoria and
Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL, Tel: 0207 942 2000
References
Visible links
1. https://www.vam.ac.uk/info/reports-strat...
2. file:///tmp/vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/mary-quant
3. file:///tmp/vam.ac.uk/moc/whats-on
4. file:///tmp/vam.ac.uk
Dear Miller Yuraszek,
Thank you for your information request. Taking your questions in order:
1) How many employees are working for your organisation, including
full-time, part-time, and contracted staff? 1071
2) What is your annual intranet budget? £5,500 support and maintenance
3) What is your current intranet solution? (e.g. Invotra, Sharepoint,
Kahootz, Umbraco) WordPress
4) How long have you been using this solution, and when does your contract
expire? 2 years old and contracted on an annual basis
5) Do you work with an external partner to supply your intranet? If not,
do you develop your intranet internally? Yes
6) Which team/individual is responsible for managing your intranet
internally? IT manage from a technical perspective but HR own the platform
7) Which other organisations have access to your intranet? None
8) Do you share IT services with other organisations? No
9) Are you using the Office 365 suite? If so, which applications from the
suite are in use? Yes. We use the whole Office 365 suite
10) Who is responsible for your intranet’s procurement within the
organisation? IT and HR
11) Do you use Microsoft’s Active Directory to manage your people data? If
so, is your Active Directory (AD) managed on-premise or in the cloud? Yes
we have AD, it is on-premise
12) Do you use any other Software as a Service (SaaS) applications? (e.g.
Atlassian/Jira, Slack, Trello, Xero) Hornbill Service Manager, Cascade HR,
Alcumus Sypol, Dynamics CRM, Blackbaud Gifts, OCLC WorldShare Management
Services, Ascertia SigningHub, Limited use of Slack, Jira
I hope that this information will be helpful to you. In accordance with
the Freedom of Information Act, the V&A does operate a complaints
procedure and if you are dissatisfied with our response to your request
you may make a complaint, in the first instance to myself as the V&A's
Freedom of Information Officer. If your complaint is not handled to your
satisfaction you also have the right to refer the matter to the
Information Commissioner.
Yours sincerely,
Christopher Marsden
Christopher Marsden | Senior Archivist
V&A Blythe House | 23 Blythe Road | London | W14 0QX
Email: [1][email address] | Phone: 020 7942 2319
Visit: [2]vam.ac.uk
Follow: [3]Twitter | [4]Instagram | [5]Facebook
[6]Mary Quant | Until 16 February 2020 | V&A South Kensington
[7]Explore, discover and learn through play | every day | V&A Museum of
Childhood
[8]vam.ac.uk
The world's leading museum of art, design and performance
This message is intended solely for the use of the individual or
organisation to whom it is addressed. It may contain privileged or
confidential information.
If you have received this message in error, please notify the originator
immediately. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not use,
copy, alter, or disclose the contents of this message.
All information or opinions expressed in this message and/or any
attachments are those of the author and are not necessarily those of The
Victoria and Albert Museum or its affiliates.
The Victoria and Albert Museum accepts no responsibility for loss or
damage arising from its use, including damage from virus. Victoria and
Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL, Tel: 0207 942 2000
From: Miller Yuraszek1
[[9]mailto:[FOI #618340 email]]
Sent: 08 November 2019 11:00
To: V&A Freedom of Information <[10][The Victoria and Albert Museum request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Freedom of Information request - Intranet
queries
CAUTION: This email originates outside the V&A. Do not click on links or
attachments unless you recognise the sender and are expecting the links or
attachments. If you are unsure, contact the sender to confirm that the
email is genuine.
Dear The Victoria and Albert Museum,
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to make a request for all the information to which I am
entitled under Freedom of Information Act 2000. My requests are outlined
below as specifically as possible to help you retrieve the information
required. However, if any of the below is unclear, I would appreciate if
you could contact me as I understand that under the act, you are required
to assist requesters.
Please could you provide the following information:
1) How many employees are working for your organisation, including
full-time, part-time, and contracted staff?
2) What is your annual intranet budget?
3) What is your current intranet solution? (e.g. Invotra, Sharepoint,
Kahootz, Umbraco)
4) How long have you been using this solution, and when does your contract
expire?
5) Do you work with an external partner to supply your intranet? If not,
do you develop your intranet internally?
6) Which team/individual is responsible for managing your intranet
internally?
7) Which other organisations have access to your intranet?
8) Do you share IT services with other organisations?
9) Are you using the Office 365 suite? If so, which applications from the
suite are in use?
10) Who is responsible for your intranet’s procurement within the
organisation?
11) Do you use Microsoft’s Active Directory to manage your people data? If
so, is your Active Directory (AD) managed on-premise or in the cloud?
12) Do you use any other Software as a Service (SaaS) applications? (e.g.
Atlassian/Jira, Slack, Trello, Xero)
If possible, please could you present the information via a Microsoft Word
or Excel document, sent to me via email. I understand that under the act,
I should be entitled to a response within 20 days and therefore I would
appreciate if you could confirm receipt of my request.
Yours faithfully,
Miller Yuraszek
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[11][FOI #618340 email]
Is [12][The Victoria and Albert Museum request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information requests
to The Victoria and Albert Museum? If so, please contact us using this
form:
[13]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/change_re...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[14]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/offi...
For more detailed guidance on safely disclosing information, read the
latest advice from the ICO:
[15]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/ico-...
Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
be delayed.
If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
References
Visible links
1. mailto:[email address]
2. https://vam.ac.uk/
3. https://twitter.com/V_and_A
4. https://www.instagram.com/vamuseum/
5. https://www.facebook.com/victoriaandalbe...
6. file:///tmp/vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/mary-quant
7. file:///tmp/vam.ac.uk/moc/whats-on
8. file:///tmp/vam.ac.uk
9. mailto:[FOI #618340 email]
10. mailto:[The Victoria and Albert Museum request email]
11. mailto:[FOI #618340 email]
12. mailto:[The Victoria and Albert Museum request email]
13. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/change_re...
14. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/offi...
15. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/ico-...
We work to defend the right to FOI for everyone
Help us protect your right to hold public authorities to account. Donate and support our work.
Donate Now