The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) proposes to enhance the capabilities of the CPUC's existing Renewables Portfolio Standard Database.
| Agency / State Entity | General Government / Public Utilities Commission |
|---|---|
| Total Cost | $4,366,074 |
| Last Approved Start Date | 11/22/2022 |
| Last Approved Finish Date | 11/14/2025 |
| Criticality Rating | Medium |
| IPOR Reporting Period | Overall IPOR Rating |
|---|---|
| 01/01/2026 - 01/31/2026 |
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?No
Is the project on track to achieve the objectives within the approved budget?Yes
| Project Overall Health | Comments |
|---|---|
| Resource constraint and quality issues have caused the project closure to be pushed to February 2026, for project to complete required deliverables and scope before transitioning into maintenance and operations (M&O). |
| Focus Area/Rating | Comments |
|---|---|
| Governance |
• Project roles and responsibilities are established and documented. • Executive Steering Committee (ESC) meetings have not been held since April 2025. Oversight is not able to validate if key ESC members are being updated on projects status. • The Business Project Manager (PM) is actively engaged in current activities and decision-making. • Governance Plan is in place and processes are being followed. |
| Time Management |
• Project has exceeded the approved end date of November 14, 2025, by seven-point two percent (7.2%). • Project schedule has not been updated since submittal of SPR #2. • Schedule Management Plan is in place, but project is not in alignment with processes. |
| Cost & Contract Management |
• Current project costs are in alignment with approved budget. • IV&V contract ended November 20, 2025. • Contract and Cost Management Plans are in place. |
| Scope Management |
• One (1) Administrative CRs to descope requirements no longer needed, is pending approval. Project planned to keep CR opened until project closure. • Best practices and for processing CRs not being followed. • Need to ensure Change Management process continues as the project transitions to M&O. • Scope and Requirements Management Plans are in place, but processes are not being followed. |
| Resources |
• Contractor resource constraint risk has been realized, created delays to schedule. • Contractor not having resources available to review code changes impacted project schedule, pushing deployment to production into February 2026. • The current project team appears to work well together. • There has been good representation from the business lead Subject Matter Experts (SME) in meetings. • HR and Staff Management Plan is in place and being followed. |
| Quality |
• Backlog of bugs remained to be resolved pushing final production deployment to February 2026. • Additional bugs discovered with code fixes. • Presentations and demos created and delivered by contractor have been clean, neat, and well organized. • No deliverables were submitted and approved. • Quality Management Plan is in place and being followed. |
| Risk And Issues |
• Recurring bi-weekly Risk Management Meetings ended in November 2025. • Risks and issues were closed prematurely and should have remained open until project transitioned to M&O. • When not actively monitored poses greater risk to the project as delays, scope creep, quality deficiencies, cost overruns, missed opportunities, and stakeholder discontent can occur. • Risk and Issue Management Plans are in place but not being followed. |
| Transition Readiness |
• Overall project readiness is directionally positive but not yet acceptance ready. • Project started working on a M&O schedule containing key milestones for the first six (6) months. • Project continued to work on project closure activities. |
| Conditions For Approval |
• There are no conditions associated with SPR 1. |
| Corrective Action |
• There are no corrective action plans in place. |
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