NDIT reports 111 projects in portfolio; three schedule‑red projects flagged

Justin Dada, head of the project management office at NDIT, presented the quarterly snapshot of the state's major IT portfolio. He said the portfolio includes 111 projects with a reported aggregate cost figure and that the snapshot showed the total portfolio modestly under budget and slightly behind schedule.

Dada highlighted color‑coded 'health' metrics: most projects were green, a smaller number yellow and three were red on schedule. Two of the previously red projects had been completed and closed out; a new red project was Roadway Capital Planning (part of DOT's RIMS program) with a 32% schedule variance due to extended user testing and vendor remediation of defects. Dada said the DOT is withholding final payments until user‑testing issues are resolved and expected the work to be done in April.

Dada also summarized recent project startups (victim notification system tied to HB 1003, a Medicaid correctional facilities data exchange that uses mostly federal funds, a Highway Patrol e‑permit upgrade and RIMS projects) and a series of closeouts that finished under budget. Committee members sought clarifications on life‑cycle staging, 'in flight' counts versus closed projects, and a public‑facing RIO website project; staff agreed to follow up with additional detail.