Independent Project Oversight Report (IPOR) Rating
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- Satisfactory, no corrective action necessary.
Green -
- Caution, risks/issues exist. There may be a need for corrective action in the near future.
Yellow -
- Escalated for immediate corrective action. There is a significant risk to the health of the project.
Red -
- Not enough data is available to make a determination about the project health.
Blue -
No Report Available - Indicates that a Report is not available for publishing for the reporting period.
3600-078 Master Observation Database System (MODS)
California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) proposes to build and maintain a new Master Observation Database System (MODS) that will provide the California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB) program with the ability to capture, store, enable updates to, and retrieval and usage of, and preserve, all special status species observation data; including all details, as/however received or input, in/as individual records, in a single database repository.
Project Details
| Agency / State Entity | Natural Resources / Fish and Wildlife, Department of |
|---|---|
| Total Cost | $14,116,832 |
| Last Approved Start Date | 06/12/2025 |
| Last Approved Finish Date | 03/22/2028 |
| Criticality Rating | High |
| IPOR Reporting Period | Overall IPOR Rating |
|---|---|
| 10/01/2025 - 10/31/2025 |
Green
|
Independent Project Oversight Dashboard
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
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• The Project Management Plan has been approved by the Project during the October 2025 reporting period. • A draft version of the Project Schedule continues to be reviewed by the DFW and vendor. • Development and test environment set up progressing. • Requirement validation activities are progressing as planned |
| Focus Area/Rating | Comments |
|---|---|
| Governance Green
|
• 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 as the scheduled monthly Executive Steering Committee (ESC) Meeting series with internal DFW stakeholders and external stakeholders that includes the CDT and DOF. The first meeting is November 19, 2025. |
| Time Management Green
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• 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 Green
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• The Project has an acceptable Cost Management Plan and Contract Management Plan. • Actual staff costs are being reported monthly in arrears and vendor invoices have just begun being paid. • IPO will monitor the Project’s execution and adherence to these plans as the Project progresses. |
| Scope Management Green
|
• The Project has an acceptable Scope Management Plan. • IPO will monitor the Project’s execution and adherence to the plan as the Project progresses. |
| Resources Green
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• The Project has an acceptable Resource Management Plan. • The Project has identified a potential knowledge gap with DFW Infrastructure staff as it relates to setting up the development and testing environments. • The Business Analyst contract was awarded with a start date of September 8, 2025. |
| Quality Green
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• The Independent Verification and Validation is attending meetings and conducting a 1:1 monthly review meeting with DFW and IPO. • IPO will monitor the Project’s execution and adherence to quality management as the project progresses |
| Risk And Issues Green
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• The Project has an acceptable Risk Management Plan. • The Project Team is tracking risks and issues in a log. |
| Transition Readiness Blue
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• 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
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• There are no conditions for approval in place. |
| Corrective Action Green
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• There are no corrective action plans in place. |
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