Created a custom module: A simple fix for WYSIWYG making the configuration site wide. This fulfilled the initial user story requirements.

02_custom.module

<?php

/**
 * @file custom.module
 * Drupal site build.
 */

/**
 * Implements hook_wysiwyg_editor_settings_alter().
 */
function wo_custom_wysiwyg_editor_settings_alter(&$settings, $context) {
  // Ckeditor specific
  if ($context['profile']->editor == 'ckeditor') {
    // Remove formatting from pasting.
    $settings['forcePasteAsPlainText'] = '1';

    // Remove any tool bar customisation to set up our own.
    unset($settings['toolbar']);
    $settings['toolbar'][] = array(
      'Bold',
      'Italic',
      'BulletedList',
      'NumberedList',
      'Scayt',
      'Link',
    );

  }
}