POST-IMPLEMENTATION EVALUATION REPORT-CONTENT AND FORMAT - 4947.2

The Post Implementation Evaluation Reports (PIERs) must be submitted in a format specified by the California Department of Technology (Department of Technology) and signed by the Agency/state entity director or his/her designee, see SIMM Section 50. The level of detail included in the PIER must be commensurate with the scope and complexity of the project and its anticipated benefits. The narrative portion of the PIER for a minor project can be as brief as one or two pages. However, it must provide sufficient information for Agency/state entity management, executive branch control agencies, and the Legislature to assess the success of the project. In particular, the PIER must contain a comparison of the timelines, costs and benefits forecast by the approved FSR or Project Approval Lifecycle Stage/Gate deliverables with the actual timelines, costs and benefits of the project. If the project was a limited success or involved significant differences between expectations and results, the Agency/state entity must present the actions it intends to take to improve the outcome. If the project was a failure and the problem or opportunity that led to the project still exists, the Agency/state entity must present the actions it intends to take to address that problem or opportunity.