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DNR reports testing backlog and integration risks for LAMS; budget $9.56M, go-live still to be validated
Summary
The Department of Natural Resources told the Technology Services Board that the Land Agreement Management System (LAMS) is in regression and end-to-end testing, faces potential scope changes after recent releases, and has a planned budget of $9,563,000 with $7,478,000 spent to date.
DNR presented an update on LAMS (Land Agreement Management System), the agencys multi-year effort to replace the legacy Nature ES platform. CIO Liz Lewis Lee told the board the project began in September 2021 with a planned completion date of December 2026, a planned budget of $9,563,000 and expenses to date of $7,478,000.
DNR said it received the latest release and is performing regression testing; testers flagged scenarios (for example a batching/printing tool) that may require code changes or additional vendor work and could affect go-live timing. Project leads reported 68 reports that will be used to validate data accuracy against Nature ES and downstream endpoints (Salesforce, Oracle, Datamart) and said acceptance criteria for end-to-end testing have been finalized and will be used for formal business acceptance.
DNR staff highlighted vendor and contract management changes intended to increase accountability: Amendment 6 clarifies deliverables and acceptance criteria, the project will emphasize deliverable-based invoicing and a vendor scorecard, and the team has instituted weekly meetings between the DNR project director and ENCON leadership. The board asked for the most pressing guidance; DNR requested clearer off-ramps on long-standing QA findings and more definition around what constitutes a formal acceptance.
Next steps: DNR will complete regression and end-to-end testing, resolve outstanding change requests and produce documented business acceptance against the 68 validation reports before continuing toward a go-live target.
