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 project is Green; however, it is trending toward Yellow. • Due to the high complexity of this project, there is a risk that the project might not complete key requirements and fix an acceptable level of defects for the system's Go-Live. • User Acceptance Testing deployments were conducted during May 2025. The project started UAT fixes for its final Phase 3. • The remaining defects will be addressed during the “stabilization period” referred to as the “Hyper Care” Deloitte support which begins after Go-Live. o Once the Hyper Care support is completed, the Waterboards will proceed to a full-system acceptance process. • The focus now is on ensuring that all key elements are ready and in place for a Go-Live system by the end of June 2025. The IPO Manager recognizes that the project team continues to make progress and to work very diligently.

Focus Area/Rating	Comments
Governance Green	• This focus area is Green (satisfactory). • The IPO Manager does not have concerns in this area. • Decisions continue to be made at all levels of the project
Time Management Green	• This focus area is Green. • Key dates/activities have been identified in preparation for the Go-Live system (end of June / early July 2025). o Dates have been agreed upon by the State and Deloitte. • The IPO Manager recognizes that the project team is focused on achieving the project’s timeline.
Cost & Contract Management Green	• This focus area is Green. • The Waterboards has invoked a mandatory-optional year for maintenance and operations activities (post-project completion). o The IPO Manager concurs with this decision for effective continuity of system maintenance and fine-tuning after project completion.
Scope Management Green	• This focus area remains Green. • The IPO Manager acknowledges the project’s continued focus on delivering the scope to achieve the project’s objectives. • All open stories and defects that have been designated as “Must Have” and will be deployed in the Go-Live. o The remaining items will be transitioned into M&O and are being actively tracked by the Maintenance & Operations (M&O) team. o There are about 117 Open Stories in the backlog and the team is proactively addressing these.
Resources Green	• This focus area remains Green (satisfactory). • The IPO Manager does not have concerns in this area.
Quality Yellow	• This focus area is Yellow (cautionary). • Defects will continue to be addressed during the “stabilization period” referred to as the “Hyper Care” Deloitte support which begins after Go-Live. o Once the Hyper Care support is completed, the Waterboards will proceed to a full-system acceptance process. Key Summary: • Functional Unit Testing / System Integration Testing / Regression / Performance Open Defects (Phase 3 and M&O). o 58 total bugs (referred to as “defects” in this report) • 46 medium and 12 low defects. • UAT (Sprint 21 and 22) Open Defects. o 245 total bugs (referred to as “defects” in this report) • 2 critical defects. • 36 high defects. • 182 medium defects. • 25 low defects. Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) Summary (includes all open defects) o 498 total bugs (referred to as “defects” in this report) • 7 critical defects. • 55 high defects. • 367 medium defects. • 69 low defects. Non-functional requirements (NFRs) made some progress. • NFR backlog: 443 (about 94%) out of 472 have passed UAT / deployed to production / closed / canceled. • This is a risk to the project as incomplete NFRs can leave gaps in the security, reliability, or integrity of the system. • There are NFRs that, by design, will not be able to be completed until post Go-Live.
Risk And Issues Green	• This focus area remains Green (satisfactory). • The CDT manager acknowledges that the project is proactive in managing risks.
Transition Readiness Green	• This focus area remains Green (satisfactory). • As part of the Organizational Change Management (OCM) activities, the Waterboards engaged with the Advisory Board in the UAT system to collect feedback and incorporate changes, as applicable.
Conditions For Approval Green	• There are no conditions for approval.
Corrective Action Green	• There are no corrective action items.

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