County IT Roadmap

Updated: 4th January 2026

Future Developments

County:

1) Assurance Support - Adventurous Activities and those Away from Normal Meeting Place

Draft Process & App in development and testing using Microsoft 365

  1. Activity/Event Submission (via App & Form).
  2. Tracking/Management of Submitted Activities/Events (via App).
  3. Review by designated reviewers (via App & Microsoft 365).
  4. Future Provision for further Assurance Support.


2) Duke of Edinburgh's Award & Youth Awards Forms & Processes

Scoping Meeting held 5th April 2025.

  1. Priority 3 - Assessor/ Supervisor Request Form
  2. Priority 4 - Booking/Payment System for Open Expeditions
  3. Priority 5 - DofE Adult Process
  4. Priority 6 - Expedition Request Form

Website Updates to revised processes etc.


3) Smaller Event Booking Options

Investigating Microsoft Bookings for use for Small Events and Resources.


Gainsborough:

  1. Microsoft 365 Migration - Preparing
  2. PowerApps/Power Automate - Manual Migration by affected Users - By 30th October 2025.
  3. Migration - 31st October - 3rd November (E-Mail accounts unavailable from 5pm on 31st).
  4. Online Campsite Bookings


Louth:

  1. Website - Awaiting Information


Past Developments/Improvements (2025)

County:

  1. Pre-Defined E-Mailing Lists for County and District use - More information available here.
  2. Duke of Edinburgh's Award & Youth Awards Forms & Processes
  3. Priority 1 - Expedition Notification Form
  4. Priority 2 - Participant Registration/Transfer incorporating online payment


Gainsborough:

  1. New Website


Lincoln:

  1. Microsoft Licencing switch-over.


Sleaford:

  1. Microsoft Licencing switch-over.


Stamford & Bourne:

  1. Microsoft Licencing switch-over.


South Holland:

  1. New Website


Poacher:

  1. E-Mail Set-Up - Microsoft 365/Google Workspace Split Domain Routing


Past Developments/Improvements (2023/2024)

County:

  1. Microsoft 365 - Standardisation
  2. Microsoft 365 - Security Improvements
  3. Microsoft 365 - Cross-Tenant Collaboration
  4. Microsoft 365 - Inactive User Monitoring Workflow (Governance)
  5. Microsoft 365 - Non-Member System Access Workflow (Governance)
  6. Microsoft 365 - New User Workflow
  7. Microsoft 365 - Disaster Recovery Process
  8. Microsoft 365 - Local Management of Distribution Lists
  9. Website - IT Hub Development
  10. Website - County Bulletin
  11. SharePoint - Support Hub Development for Request Tracking
  12. Domains - Review & Update Details
  13. E-Mailing - County Wide Mailing List


Lincoln:

  1. Website - Refresh


Sleaford:

  1. Microsoft 365 - Migration to own Tenant


Stamford & Bourne:

  1. Microsoft 365 - Migration to own Tenant