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 overall health of the project continued to be Green (satisfactory) based on observations in all focus areas. • The project remained on schedule during the February 2026 reporting period. Teams continued work on tasks for Sprints 4 and 5 of Phase 2, Release 3. • Contract Amendment 3 addressing changes to the Maintenance & Operations (M&O) years remains under review by the project and the Office of Statewide Procurement (OSTP). • The IPO Manager continued to note that the project’s steady progress reflects strong team engagement, well-established operational processes, and ongoing collaboration to identify and address project needs.

Focus Area/Rating	Comments
Governance Green	This focus area remained Green (satisfactory) during this reporting period. • The meeting held on February 11, 2026, confirmed that the project is on track to achieve its objectives within the established scope, schedule, and budget. • The Governance structure continues to operate as intended, maintaining full compliance with the Change Control Management process. Decisions are consistently escalated and resolved at the appropriate authority levels, ensuring transparency and accountability. • Project team members are continuing to facilitate the decisions and approvals necessary to finalize Special Project -1 (SPR1) related Contract Amendment 3. • The IPO Manager reiterated the importance of sustaining stakeholder awareness of key project decisions and ensuring their continued involvement in project activities to support successful outcomes for ongoing development efforts.
Time Management Green	This focus area remained Green (satisfactory) during this reporting period. • The project is continuing to work on Phase 2 Release 3’s Sprints 4 and 5. • The project remains on schedule, and the teams are working diligently to ensure all tasks are completed as planned and to proactively identify any potential risks to the schedule. • The IPO Manager recommended continuing the practice of updating the project schedule to include the names of individuals for each activity to ensure accountability and keep the master schedule document updated as needed.
Cost & Contract Management Yellow	This focus area remained in Yellow (cautionary) during this reporting period due to the continued delay in completion of the Contract Amendment 3. • The project has continued to work with OSTP & CARB Contracts and Procurement teams to ensure the completion of Contract Amendment 3. • The PM is working to obtain a detailed breakdown of CDT’s Amazon Web Services (AWS) costs to identify potential opportunities for cost savings. • The IPO Manager continued to recommend CARB to implement a system for tracking project-specific costs. This will enable accurate and timely reporting of actual expenditures, supporting future requirements such as the Post Implementation and Evaluation Report (PIER).
Scope Management Green	This focus area remained Green (satisfactory) in this reporting period. • Phase 2 Release 3 Design, Development & Implementation (DD&I) Scope is at 20% completion. During this reporting period, the project worked on the scope activities for Sprints 4 and 5 of Phase 2 Release 3. • Program and business representatives are actively validating the business value of backlogged stories and refining them to prioritize them for upcoming sprints. • The IPO Manager recommends that the project continue adhering to best practices to ensure the identified scope changes are delivered incrementally and that any potential deviations are detected early, allowing for timely adjustments or additional scope changes if necessary.
Resources Green	This focus area remained Green (satisfactory) during this reporting period. • The project continued to successfully complete scheduled tasks with no concerns about resource availability in any of the project areas. • The IPO Manager continued to recommend the project review and account for the actual staffing resources being utilized in the project at a periodic cadence, and ensure the appropriate staffing resources are available to continue to support the project.
Quality Green	This focus area remained in Green (satisfactory) during this reporting period. • The project has continued to follow robust test and defect management practices throughout all sprints, leading to high test pass rates and minimal defects. • The IPO Manager observed that the project team continued to demonstrate consistent alignment with established requirements, reflecting disciplined execution and adherence to approved standards to deliver high-quality software. • The Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) team continued to remain engaged to ensure the project consistently upholds high-quality standards throughout execution.
Risk And Issues Green	This focus area remained in Green (satisfactory)during this reporting period. • The project opened Issue #26 in the last reporting period related to recurring issues causing production application restarts. The SI vendor has been working with AWS support to resolve the issue. • The project is tracking the two open risks, Risk #49 related to the project having 45 days to justify the M&O scope and cost, and the risk of timely CARB, California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA), and CDT approvals. Risk #46 is regarding the ongoing CARB Contract and Procurement team resource constraint. • The IPO Manager recommends that the project team maintain consistent follow-up with relevant stakeholders to ensure prompt resolution of concerns and support the timely completion of Amendment 3.
Transition Readiness Green	This focus area remained in Green (satisfactory) during this reporting period, as the program outreach and support activities continued to be effective in raising awareness of the SB210 regulation to bring fleets into the reporting system. • Over 784,000 vehicles are registered in the CTC-VIS database and have generated revenue of over $68 million from fee collection. • The IPO Manager reiterated the recommendation that the Program team formally document the outreach team’s best practices, performance metrics, and lessons learned, capturing both achievements and areas requiring improvement. This documentation will provide valuable input for updating the Post‑Implementation Evaluation Report (PIER) upon project completion.
Conditions For Approval Green	None
Corrective Action Green	None.

• Special Project Report (pdf)
• Stage 4 Project Readiness and Approval (pdf)
• Stage 3 Solution Analysis (pdf)
• Stage 2 Alternatives Analysis (pdf)
• Stage 1 Business Analysis (pdf)