Top 2016 Challenges for State and Local Government

Top 2016 Challenges for State and Local Government

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  2016 Top Management Challenges for State& Local Government Route Fifty recently conducted a survey of state and local government employees. In this study underwritten by Grant Thornton, more than 900 leaders identify the top challenges facing their organizations: Human Capital & Workforce Issues Budget Planning Process Respondents also report challenges in other areas: IT & Technology Management indicate this area is a challenge. say it is the top challenge. Only 2 out of 5 respondents working in Executive Offices say they have accurate and complete data for budget decisions. 79%Collaboration (internal and with other government entities) 76%Data-driven decision making 66%Acquisition & Procurement Just 44% say their organization has a sufficient budget for IT modernization. Over half are concerned about the upcoming retirement of Baby Boomers. 79% say their agency is not competitive with the private sector in hiring talent. Developingtoday’sworkforcerequiresanticipatingtheskillsgaps,corecompetencies,andexpertiseneededfor missionsustainability.GrantThornton’sanalyticssolutionscanhelpuncoverandaddresshumancapitalchallenges. Successfulbudgetinginvolvesaligninglimitedresources toimportantstrategicobjectives.GrantThorntonhelps organizationsintegratebudgetandperformanceinformation forefficientbuteffectivedecisionmaking. Collaborationwithinandacrossgovernmentisnolongeraluxury;it’sessentialtosuccess.GrantThorntonassistspublicsectororganizations bybridgingdataacrosssilostoimproveitsaccessibilityandreliability,helpingleaderstomakeinformeddecisionswithgreaterresults. Methodology Route Fifty and Government Business Council released a survey on October 20, 2015 to Route Fifty subscribers and other state and local government leaders. 928 respondents participated in the survey, 16% of whom are state employees and 84% are local, county, municipal or township employees. View the survey results Grant Thornton’s Global Public Sector helps executives and managers at all levels of government maximize their performance and efficiency in the face of ever tightening budgets and increased demand for services. We give clients creative, cost-effective solutions that enhance their acquisition, financial, human capital, information technology, and performance management. For more information, visit grantthornton.com/publicsector AsITrequirementsbecomemorecomplex,projectscanfaildue toalackofsophisticatedprojectmanagement.GrantThornton’s agileapproachemploysshortburstsofprojectimplementations tohelporganizationsachieve. 1 2 & 3