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.
2660-545 Transportation System Network Replacement (TSNR)
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) proposes to implement a new Transportation System Network (TSN) solution that integrates geospatial information required by MAP-21 and the FAST Act and addresses current system performance deficiencies.
Project Details
| Agency / State Entity | Transportation / Transportation, Department of |
|---|---|
| Total Cost | $34,038,238 |
| Last Approved Start Date | 04/07/2022 |
| Last Approved Finish Date | 10/24/2025 |
| Criticality Rating | High |
| IPOR Reporting Period | Overall IPOR Rating |
|---|---|
| 08/01/2025 - 08/31/2025 |
Green
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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 Overall Project Health for this reporting period remained Green. |
| Focus Area/Rating | Comments |
|---|---|
| Governance Green
|
In the month of August, IPO attended the following TSNR Project meetings: • Project Manager Meeting – 8/8 • Safety and Investigation Module UAT – 8/4. 8/5, 8/6, 8/7,8/8 • Highway Inventory UAT – 8/18, 8/19, 8/20, 8/21, 8/22, 8/25 • Traffic Volume UAT – 8/7-Planning, 8/18, 8/19, 8/20, 8/21, 8/22,8/25, 8/26, 8/27, 8/28 • ARS UAT Weekly Planning - 8/7, 8/14 • Executive Steering Committee (ESC) – 8/27 • Risks and Issues – 8/12 Ongoing: IPO meets the Project Manager to discuss IPO observations, questions, status, and risks and issues related to Independent Project Oversight Reports. |
| Time Management Yellow
|
Per the Project’s rolled up schedule at the end of the August reporting period and dated 8/25/25, the TSNR Project was approximately 88% complete up by 3% from the July reporting period and progressing as follows: - Phase 1 - Project Planning – 100% Complete - Phase 2 - Analysis and Design – 100% Complete - Phase 3 - System Development – 94% Complete – up by 7% from the previous reporting period * Highway Inventory – 99% (an increase of 1% from the last reporting period) * Crash Coding – 97% (up from 96% complete as reported for the July reporting period) * Traffic Volume – 95% (no change) * Investigation – 97% (an increase of 5% more complete since the July reporting period) * Safety Module– 96% (a 7% increase in completion of this module since the end of July) * Authoritative Reporting System – 89% (After holding steady during the prior reporting period, the ARS had an 11% increase toward completion IPO has observed effective planning and communication around the high schedule risk area of cross-module integration, to reduce the likelihood of downstream issues . Additional details can be found on page six of this IPOR. |
| Cost & Contract Management Green
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The Cost Management Focus area remained Green for the August reporting period. The Project’s expenditure trends continue to be stable and evenly distributed across cost categories. It is IPO’s assessment that the Project is on track to remain within budget, with sufficient funds allocated to cover all remaining activities through Project completion. Per the Project Status Report (PSR) submitted by the Project to the CDT 8/29/25, the Project has expended approximately 60% of its overall budget at the end of the August reporting period, as calculated by IPO, up two percentages points from the July reporting period. Actual costs versus budgeted costs were also calculated by IPO for individual cost categories as laid out in the PSR and are reported as follows: ■ 63% of total One-Time IT project costs - up by 3% since the last reporting period ■ 51% of the budget for staff salaries - an increase of 3% since the July reporting period ■ 42% of budgeted costs for interdepartmental consulting services – up from 42% during July ■ 82% of the total costs budgeted for external consulting services up by 2% from the last reporting period and this category includes the following expenditures: o 81% of costs for the System Integrator line item- an increase of 2% since July o 84% of costs for the OCM vendor line item – an increase of 2% since the prior report o 88% of costs for the IV&V vendor line item – which also reflected a 2% increase in expenditures since the July reporting period Contract Management: Work continues in accordance with the updated contracts and re-baselined schedule. |
| Scope Management Green
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The Scope Management Focus Area remained Green for the August reporting period. There were no changes to overall Project Scope. |
| Resources Green
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Resources are currently being reported as Green. No new IPO resource risks or issues were identified for this reporting period. |
| Quality Green
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There were no observable quality issues during this reporting period. IPO has continued to observe the Project’s ongoing commitment to quality during UAT planning and implementation and is reflected in the Project’s approach to testing, and integration, reducing the risk of rework and/or post-implementation issues. More detail can be found in the Quality section on page 10. |
| Risk And Issues Green
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Issues: There are currently no open issues being tracked by the Project. No new IPO identified issues were documented in the August reporting period. Risks: Per IPO review of the Project’s Risk Log, as of 8/25/25, there are currently six open risks being monitored and tracked by the Project, Of the six, two are categorized as scheduled related, three as technology related and one as regulations/legislation related. Overall, the Project continues to actively engage the Project team in its risk and issue management processes which are consistently documented and communicated by and between team members. |
| Transition Readiness Green
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The Project submitted the updated Transition to Maintenance and Operations (M&O) Plan to the CDT on March 5, 2025. |
| Conditions For Approval Green
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Outstanding Conditions of Approval: • The Project shall submit a Transition to Maintenance and Operations Plan, including the plan for any transition of services from the System Integrator to the CDT for review and approval six (6) months before the approved project end date. This condition was met. |
| Corrective Action Green
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None at this time. |
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