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.
8570-089 Emerging Threats 2 (ET2)
The California Department of Food and Agriculture, Animal Health and Food Safety Services (AHFSS) Division, is proposing to replace their existing Emerging Threats system to correct and eliminate multiple deficiencies that have arisen over the maintenance and operations life cycle of the system and to provide an enterprise-wide solution for all programs within the AHFSS Division.
Project Details
| Agency / State Entity | General Government / Food and Agriculture, Department of |
|---|---|
| Total Cost | $50,178,609 |
| Last Approved Start Date | 12/04/2025 |
| Last Approved Finish Date | 12/29/2028 |
| Criticality Rating | High |
| IPOR Reporting Period | Overall IPOR Rating |
|---|---|
| 12/01/2025 - 12/31/2025 |
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 kick-off was on 11 December 2025, and the project health for this period is GREEN. • A draft version of the Project Management Plan is being reviewed by the CDFA. |
| Focus Area/Rating | Comments |
|---|---|
| Governance Green
|
• A Governance Structure has been agreed to and documented in the project planning process. IPO will be observing the plan in action to validate its effectiveness. • The Project Team is working through Project Team onboarding activities and is expected to schedule on-going Executive Steering Committee (ESC) Meetings with internal stakeholders and external stakeholders that includes the CDT and the DOF in the near future. |
| Time Management Green
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• A high-level Roadmap was drafted. The schedule will be drafted and baselined after requirements are finalized. • 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 approved Cost Management Plan and Contract Management Plan. • There have not been any vendor invoices paid to date. • IPO will monitor the Project’s execution and adherence to these plans as the Project progresses. |
| Scope Management Green
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• The Project has an approved 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 approved Resource Management Plan. • The project team is staffed with resources and currently no vacancies or resource gaps exist. |
| Quality Green
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• The Independent Verification and Validation (IV & V) contract was awarded with a start date of December 11, 2025. • The Project Management Services and Quality Assurance and Testing Services contracts were awarded with a start date of December 11, 2025. • 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 approved Risk and Issues Management Plan. • The Project Team has begun using a Risk and Issue Log to track risks and issues identified. |
| Transition Readiness Blue
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• The Project is in the beginning of the execution stage, and it is too early to evaluate the transition readiness of the organization. |
| Conditions For Approval Green
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• Within 90 calendar days after November 21, 2025, Approval Letter, which is February 21, 2026, the CDFA shall develop and submit to the CDT an Integrated Master Project Schedule that incorporates both State and System Integrator (SI) deliverables, milestones, and activities. The schedule shall reflect a clearly defined and logical critical path and adhere to the Project Management Institute (PMI) Schedule Management best practices and California Project Management Framework (CA-PMF) standards. The schedule shall be developed and maintained using Microsoft Project. • No later than 60 calendar days prior to the initiation of testing activities by the SI, the CDFA shall submit the approved ET2 Project Test Management Plan to the CDT. |
| Corrective Action Green
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• There are no corrective action plans in place. |
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