The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) proposes to implement a new Transportation System Network (TSN) solution that integrates geospatial information required by MAP-21 and the FAST Act and addresses current system performance deficiencies.
Agency / State Entity | Transportation / Transportation, Department of |
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Total Cost | $34,038,238 |
Last Approved Start Date | 04/07/2022 |
Last Approved Finish Date | 10/24/2025 |
Criticality Rating | High |
IPOR Reporting Period | Overall IPOR Rating |
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01/01/2025 - 01/31/2025 |
Key Questions
Is the project on track to satisfy the customer's business objectives?Yes
Is the project on track to achieve the objectives in the approved timeframe?Yes
Is the project on track to achieve the objectives within the approved budget?Yes
Project Overall Health | Comments |
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The TSNR Special Project Report (SPR) was approved by the CDT on November 14, 2024. Scope, schedule and cost baselines were reset. The Overall Project Health for the month of January is now Green. |
Focus Area/Rating | Comments |
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Governance |
In the month of January, IPO attended the following TSNR Project meetings: • Project Manager Meeting – 1/10 • Daylong Crash Coding UAT – 1/9 • Executive Steering Committee (ESC) Meeting – 1/22 IPO also attended internal and external meetings in the January reporting period specific to the TSNR Special Project Report and the Maintenance and Operations Plan. In addition, IPO does an Independent Project Oversight presentation at the ESC meetings. IPO meets with the TSNR Project as needed regarding project oversight, overall project management, including scope, schedule and costs. |
Time Management |
The CDT approved Special Project Report reset the schedule baseline and pushed Project implementation out by ten months to December 24, 2025. The Project’s rolled up schedule as of 1/25/25 indicated that the Project is 68% complete and progressing as follows: - Phase 1 - Project Planning – 100% Complete - Phase 2 - Analysis and Design – 100% Complete - Phase 3 - System Development – 72% Complete * Highway Inventory – 84% * Crash Coding – 90% * Traffic Volume – 73% * Investigation – 71% * Safety Module– 61% * Authoritative Reporting System – 50% |
Cost & Contract Management |
Cost Management information is based on the CDT approved costs submitted in the November 14, 2025, Special Project Report and the January Project Status Report (PSR) submitted to the CDT. Actual costs expended in individual PSR cost categories calculated by IPO and are as follows: ■ 50% of total One-Time IT project costs ■ 37% of the budget for staff salaries ■ 36% of budgeted costs for interdepartmental consulting services ■ 70% of the total costs budgeted for external consulting services, which includes the following expenditures: o 70% of costs for the System Integrator line item o 76% of costs for the OCM vendor line item o 75% of costs for the IV&V vendor line item o .0% of costs for four IT consultants The PSR and further cost information can be found starting on page six of this IPOR. Contract Management: The Project continues to work with the State Technology Procurement Office (STP) on final approval of Non-Competitive Bid (NCB) documents to extend contracts for the System Integrator and subcontractors. In anticipation of final approval, the Project’s Stop Work Order for the Organizational Change Management Contractor has been lifted. |
Scope Management |
The overall Scope Management Focus Area continued to remain Green for the January reporting period. |
Resources |
Re-evaluation of resource availability, expertise and capacity to complete the Project on time, on budget and within scope were part of the Special Project Report (SPR) development process and Resources are currently being reported as Green. |
Quality |
There were no observable quality issues during this reporting period. |
Risk And Issues |
Issues: The Project’s one new vendor related issue which had a high impact rating that was opened in December 2024 was closed 1/25/25. No new issues were opened during this reporting period. All Project issues are currently closed. Risks: The Project is tracking three open risks: one schedule related, one product related and one resource related. The Project has regular Risk and Issue Management meetings which IPO attends. |
Transition Readiness |
The Project has begun work updating its Maintenance and Operations (M&O) Transition Management Plan. Based on the revised schedule baseline documented in the SPR, the M&O Plan must be submitted no later than April 24, 2025. The Project has expressed confidence that the deadline will be met. |
Conditions For Approval |
Outstanding Conditions of Approval: • The Project shall submit a Transition to Maintenance and Operations Plan, including the plan for any transition of services from the System Integrator to the CDT for review and approval six (6) months before the approved project end date. |
Corrective Action |
None at this time. |
2025-02-07 - Release-11