IV&V contractor tells Michigan lawmakers it flagged schedule and conversion risks for myUI; committee asks for direct access to reports

CSG Government Solutions, the independent verification and validation (IV&V) contractor for Michigan's myUI unemployment insurance modernization project, told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government on the record that its monthly IV&V reports have raised schedule and data-conversion risks and that the project's governance and communications have improved following a replanning effort.

Becky Rozier, client executive for the myUI project at CSG Government Solutions, told lawmakers, "We have raised those risks from day 1." Robin Sosin, IV&V project manager, described the IV&V reports as providing "an unbiased assessment of project activities, concerns, risks and issues, and progress towards milestones."

The IV&V presenters said their work includes review of project documentation, attendance at project working sessions, and interviews with DTMB, UIA and Deloitte staff to identify observations and recommend…