Evaluation of the Statewide Project Management Office

Dec 7, 2017 - This allowed the PMO to test the potential of the centralized project management approach and build the reputation and capacity of the office gradually, with the intention of scaling up to larger, more com plex projects once the office was more established.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3723

The 2017-18 Budget: The New IT Project Approval and Funding Process

Feb 17, 2017 - Legislative Role and Decision Points Following Project Approval. After a project has been approved and funded, the Legislature has a key oversight role regarding the state ’s IT project portfolio. It can require periodic updates regarding the status of IT projects of key interest or projects that have experienced prior challenges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3562

The 2021-22 Budget: California State Payroll System IT Project

Feb 2, 2021 - What change management efforts will be necessary to implement this proposed project? How will the project team coordinate these efforts to modernize how the state performs its payroll functions? How will the administration mitigate risks and address issues to avoid the outcome of the 21st Century Project, the predecessor to the proposed CSPS IT project?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4339

Preliminary Assessment of Significant Changes to State's Technology Project Approval and Oversight Processes

Apr 29, 2025 - While the process currently only applies to GenAI projects, the administration expects to add additional technology projects (including state IT projects) to PDL in the future. Figure  3 provides a high-level graphical representation of the new PDL process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5034

Preliminary Assessment of Significant Changes to State's Technology Project Approval and Oversight Processes [Publication Details]

Apr 29, 2025 - Preliminary Assessment of Significant Changes to State's Technology Project Approval and Oversight Processes [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5034

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Technology Project Proposals

Mar 17, 2023 - Phases of an IT Project. A state IT project goes through three distinct phases: (1)  planning, (2)  development and implementation (D &I), and (3)  maintenance and operations (M &O). Most state IT projects in the planning phase (referred to as proposed projects) are required to complete CDT ’s Project Approval Lifecycle (PAL) —the state ’s IT project approval process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4746

The 2018-19 Budget: Evaluating FI$Cal

Mar 2, 2018 - SPR 7 Removes Key Components of Project Scope. The timeline SCO suggests occurs after the project ’s completion date of July 2019. By ending the project before SCO has fully transitioned to FI$Cal, SPR 7 removes significant components of FI$Cal ’s project scope.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3768

The 2025-26 Budget: CWS-CARES [Publication Details]

Mar 5, 2025 - This post provides our analysis of the administration’s 2025-26 proposal for the Child Welfare Services-California Automated Response and Engagement System information technology project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5006

The 2025-26 Budget: CWS-CARES

Mar 5, 2025 - A month later, the project resubmitted its FFY 2025 APDU to ACF with all of the requested updates to project documents and information, including the remediated project schedule that reflects the project ’s holistic design approach.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5006

The 2026-27 Budget: Streamlining California’s Affordable Housing Funding System

Mar 6, 2026 - The state tax credits, meanwhile, serve to further enhance equity available for a subset of projects receiving federal tax credits so they, too, tend to support deeply affordable projects. A  significant benefit of using 9   percent tax credits for HDFC ‑awarded projects is that the state would have the ability to “stretch out ” its MHP (and other gap funding) among more projects than otherwise.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154