PRJ-2026-003At risk4ExecutionWaterfallIn progressDelivered by:Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Government Backup Data Centre, Homs — Phase 2
Add to watchlistA Tier III standby site in Homs, away from the capital, that keeps the government e-services platform and the ministries’ systems running after a major outage at the main Damascus data centre.
Project managerEng. George HaddadProject sponsorEng. Khaled Al-KayyaliProgrammeDigital Infrastructure & Cybersecurity Programme
Early warning: 63% chance of slipping within 45 days
Budget (BAC)
SYP 3.7B
Actual cost
SYP 2.9B
79% of budget
Progress
72%Awaiting acceptance 8%
Estimate at completion
SYP 4.1B
+SYP 365.9M
SPI · CPI
0.90Schedule performance index · 0.900.91Cost performance index · 0.91
Forecast finish
2027-01-07
38 days behind baseline
ExecutionStage 4 of 5
Next gate:Closure13 October 2026
- Pre-start · CompletePre-start · Complete
- Gate into «Initiation»DecisionGoDate5 February 2025Initiation · CompleteInitiation · Complete
- Gate into «Planning»DecisionConditional goDate6 April 2025Planning · CompletePlanning · Complete
- Gate into «Execution»DecisionConditional goDate11 July 2025Execution · Current stageExecution · Current stage
- Gate into «Closure»DecisionNot held yetDate13 October 2026Closure · Not startedClosure · Not started
Periodic update cards
Filled by the project manager every period — progress, status, risks and support requested — prefilled from the previous card and the live data, then approved.
Periodic update cards
| Period | Status | Progress | Current step | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026UPD-003-2026-10 | Draft | 72% | — | 2026-10-26 |
| September 2026UPD-003-2026-09 | Approved | 68% | — | 2026-10-02 |
| August 2026UPD-003-2026-08 | Approved | 64% | — | 2026-09-02 |