Why should digitization be government orgs' top priority in 2021? Dr. Jerry Mechling explains.
People know that digital productivity has grown dramatically for the past half century. What they often don't realize, however, is how much that growth has arrived in the past 10 years and what that means for technology management, evidence-based decision-making, and institutional leadership.
Together, we look at the industry’s trends and challenges, and how they relate to process and methodologies for:
Meanwhile, serious problems have been created by the Coronavirus and its impacts on the economy -- and new challenges and approaches are emerging as the Biden administration gets organized for climate change, social equity, public trust in government, and other priorities. How should all of this impact budgets and portfolios for IT? What needs to be different about application development, portfolio management, and vendor relationships? Who needs to be involved in decision-making and what do they need to know?
Former Harvard Professor and Gartner Vice President Jerry Mechling will join his former Gartner colleague Matt Light to discuss how digital capabilities are surprisingly different in government now – and how government managers and change agents should respond to new challenges that are all too often being missed.
A short demo of the cloud-based Orchestra Project Portfolio Management solution will be followed by Q&A with Dr. Mechling and Mr. Light. Orchestra is an easily-implemented, easily-supported, and economical system, built for and widely used in public sector agencies.