Independent Project Oversight Report (IPOR) Rating

5225-180 BIS Migration to S4 HANA (BIS-2-S4)

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), an augmentation to the General Fund of $8.1 million in 2023-24, $9.0 million in 2024-25 and $7.5 million in 2025-26 to move CDCR’s current Enterprise Resource Platform system (ERP),SAP/Business Information System (BIS) to SAP’s new ERP system/platform offering called S4 HANA. The requested funding includes all the normal phases required during a system migration: Blueprinting, Unit Testing, Integration Testing, Training, Cutover Processes and Post Go Live Support.

Project Details

Agency / State Entity Corrections and Rehabilitation / Corrections and Rehabilitation, Department of
Total Cost $68,289,406
Last Approved Start Date 06/28/2024
Last Approved Finish Date 09/25/2026
Criticality Rating High
IPOR Reporting Period Overall IPOR Rating
05/01/2025 - 05/31/2025
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
The overall health of the project is Green, as the project is progressing according to timeline. Budget and scope are in alignment with approved baseline.
Focus Area/Rating Comments
Governance

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• Project roles and responsibilities are established and documented. • Executive Steering Committee (ESC) is expected to receive third quarter status update in July 2025. • Decisions are being made timely and at the right levels. • Governance Management Plan is in place and processes are being followed.
Time Management

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• Project activities are progressing in accordance with the approved timeline. • Project has two (2) separate schedules to track project activities. • Issue existed as oversight did not have visibility to cutover schedule until May 30, 2025. • One (1) schedule review meeting was held. • Schedule Management Plan is in place.
Cost & Contract Management

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• Current project costs are in alignment with approved budget. • Deliverable Expectation Documents (DED’s) were completed and signed prior to work starting. • Contract and Cost Management Plans are in place and processes are being followed.
Scope Management

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• Scope is in alignment with the approved baseline. • No change to project scope during this reporting period. • No change requests (CRs) were approved. • Project completed ITC1 and initiated ITC2 testing. • Scope and Requirements Management Plans are in place and processes are being followed.
Resources

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• Project team appears to be working well together. • Resources have the tools necessary to complete tasks as assigned. • Resource Management Plan is in place and processes are being followed.
Quality

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• Presentations and demos created and delivered by contractor have been clean, neat, and well organized. • One (1) deliverable was approved and of high quality. • Defects were evaluated, prioritized and corrected. • Quality Management Plan is in place and processes are being followed.
Risk And Issues

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• Risk and issues are being identified and tracked. • Project risks and issues are discussed regularly in bi-weekly Riks/Issue meetings. • Risk and Issue Management Plans are in place and process are being followed.
Transition Readiness

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• Organization Change Management (OCM) is appropriate for this stage of the project. • Development activities continued on training materials. • Project completed Content Server Migration and initiated Migration 4.
Conditions For Approval

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• The condition of providing updated project management plans from PAL within 90 days of contract start and an updated Master Project Schedule within 60 days of contract start has been satisfied.
Corrective Action

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• There are no corrective action plans in place.
Project Approval Documents
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