3600-081 Environmental Review and Permitting Project (ERPP)

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) proposes to update the statewide online permitting systems, Environmental Permit Information Management System (EPIMS) and Scientific Collecting Permit Portal (SCPP). The scope will also include improving operational efficiency in management of environmental permits by supporting other critical Environmental Review processes including online application and tracking of California Endangered Species Act (CESA) Take Permits whose tracking platform known as Project Tracking is no longer supported. The goal of this project is to create one system that can incorporate these systems.

Project Details

IPOR Reporting Period	Overall IPOR Rating
01/01/2025 - 01/31/2025	Green

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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
Green	• DFW began conducting onboarding activities with the vendor on January 7, 2025. • The Project conducted the Kick-off with the vendor and internal DFW management team, then a second Kick-off with the vendor and Project Team on January 22, 2025. • The Project Team is working on the project schedule, Jira framework, and project management planning deliverables.

Focus Area/Rating	Comments
Governance Blue	• While a Governance Structure has been agreed to and documented in the project planning process, IPO has not observed the plan in action to validate the effectiveness. • The Project Team is working through initial onboarding activities and is expected to schedule on-going Executive Steering Committee (ESC) Meetings with internal DFW stakeholders and external stakeholders that include the CDT and DOF in the near future.
Time Management Blue	• The Project has an acceptable Schedule Management Plan. • IPO will monitor the Project’s execution and adherence to the plan as the project progresses.
Cost & Contract Management Blue	• The Project has an acceptable Cost Management Plan and Contract Management Plan. • IPO will monitor the Project’s execution and adherence to these plans as the Project progresses.
Scope Management Blue	• The Project has an acceptable Scope Management Plan. • IPO will monitor the Project’s execution and adherence to the plan as the Project progress.
Resources Green	• The Project has an acceptable Resource Management Plan. • The Project has one vacant position that is currently in the recruitment process.
Quality Blue	• The Project’s Independent Validation and Verification Vendor (IV&V) and Quality Management contracts are in the procurement process. • IPO will monitor the Project’s execution and adherence to quality management as the project progresses
Risk And Issues Green	• The Project has an acceptable Risk Management Plan. • The Project Team has begun using a risk log to track risks identified.
Transition Readiness Blue	• The Project is in the beginning execution stage and it is too early to evaluate the transition readiness of the organization.
Conditions For Approval Green	• There are no conditions for approval in place.
Corrective Action Green	• There are no corrective action plans in place.

2025-02-07 - Release-11