State of Washington Department of Corrections OMNI Project

For the State of Washington Department of Corrections, bluecrane provided independent project oversight services for the department's Offender Management Network Information (OMNI) Project. In Washington's vernacular, bluecrane was referred to as the "Quality Assurance" consultant. In our role there, we provided guidance and expertise to the Secretary of the Department and the State CIO, joint sponsors of the Project. On an ongoing basis, we provided assessments and reporting through monthly reports which included a summary of the overall Project, detailed discussion of significant issues and risks identified during the reporting period, recommendations for resolving the highest priority issues, and the potential impact to the Project if the issues were not resolved.

California State Water Resources Control Board e-WRIMS Project

bluecrane provided Independent Project Oversight Consultant (IPOC) services to the California State Water Resources Control Board for their Project to develop a new Water Rights Information Management System (e-WRIMS). Our work focused on risks and issues; quarterly reports to the Department of Finance (DOF), and monthly status reports to the Water Board; reviewing project documentation; tracking the project schedule; and communicating project issues with DOF.

California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Construction Management Project

We are providing Independent Project Oversight Consultant (IPOC) services for the State of California, Department of Transportation, Construction Management System (CMS) Project. We are assessing the Project to determine if it is managed according to the project management plan; good management practices are followed; staff responsibilities are performed; communication processes are effective; risk, issue, and change management processes are followed and integrated in project management plans; and project schedules and budget are effectively managed.

City of Los Angeles 3-1-1/E-Government Services Project

For the City of Los Angeles, bluecrane provided Quality Assurance Management services for the 3-1-1/E-Government Services Project. We were responsible for monitoring performance and providing QA oversight for the City's 3-1-1 project. bluecrane assessed project risks, evaluated the status of the project, analyzed the scope of the project, identified project successes, gauged the effectiveness of the project team, made recommendations when necessary, and prepared oral and written reports about the project to the 3-1-1 Steering Committee regularly. We monitored and reported to elected officials on the progress of all project related activities.

California Franchise Tax Board Child Support Automation System State Disbursement Project

bluecrane provided Quality Assurance services for the Child Support Automation System State Disbursement project. Our services included assisting in the development of deliverable review checklists, reviewing deliverables submitted by the implementation vendor, and supporting planning and execution of systems qualification testing, production validation, audit, and federal certification review.

Contra Costa County CalWIN Implementation

Recently, we completed a multi-year engagement with Contra Costa County, Employment and Human Services Department, to provide independent project oversight services for their CalWIN welfare system implementation project. bluecrane provided services which included an independent program of evaluating, monitoring, and reporting project progress, and recommending course changes for the CalWIN system.