Conquering the 3 Biggest Challenges in Government Digitization Projects

Conquering the 3 Biggest Challenges in Government Digitization Projects

A technology background photoDigitizing is difficult even under the best circumstances. Federal records managers may be facing an even steeper challenge. They’re also having to comply with the aggressive schedule set by the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration and the Office of Management and Budget in memorandum M-19-21 in an environment that is notorious for scheduling and budgeting issues. Advisory group McKinsey & Co. has found that government IT projects face project delays 20% higher and cost overruns six times greater than private sector firms.

What’s a federal records manager to do? Fortunately, the difficulties inherent in any digitization project can be conquered, if you know the challenges you need to overcome. McKinsey has helpfully identified three foundational challenges facing public sector digitization efforts.

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