Independent Project Oversight Report (IPOR) Rating

0511-004 Cradle-to-Career Data System (C2C)

To meet the mandates of Educational Code (Chapter 8.5, Statutes of 2021) the Office of Cradle-to-Career Data proposes to create a suite of tools that link existing education, workforce, financial aid, and social service information to better equip policymakers, educators, and the public to address disparities in opportunities and improve outcomes for students throughout the state.

Project Details

Agency / State Entity Government Operations / Secretary for Government Operations Agency
Total Cost $24,206,091
Last Approved Start Date 12/05/2022
Last Approved Finish Date 06/30/2025
Criticality Rating Medium
IPOR Reporting Period Overall IPOR Rating
09/01/2024 - 09/30/2024
Green

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
• The C2C and the primary vendor have agreed and revised the project schedule and restructured the delivery steps for implementation by the approved end date.
Focus Area/Rating Comments
Governance

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• The project’s governance practices align with the current proposed governance plan. • The program and business representatives are actively engaged and empowered to ensure that the project brings value to the program/business.
Time Management

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• Release 1 over two months late. • Release 2 start of development six months late. • Release 4 end date is now five months late. • Remaining scope has been rescheduled and is still within the overall implementation date at this time.
Cost & Contract Management

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• Project costs are in alignment with the approved baseline. • Contract and Cost Management Plans are in place and being followed.
Scope Management

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• Project scope is in alignment with the original business objectives. • Scope management processes are in place and being followed.
Resources

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• The current project team appears to work well together and is appropriate for the work that is currently planned. • The project defined roles and responsibilities utilizing a Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed (RACI) matrix.
Quality

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• The project has updated their sprint plan to include quality management metrics. • The project has adopted agreed upon quality management practices.
Risk And Issues

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• Risks and Issues are being actively monitored, managed, and tracked on the project at this time. • The project team is adhering to risk and issue monitoring practices identified in the Risk Management Plan.
Transition Readiness

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• Release 1 has been deployed and support is established. • Transition readiness for future releases is in progress.
Conditions For Approval

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• No conditions for approval at this time.
Corrective Action

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• No corrective actions at this time.
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