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:

1 Human Capital & Workforce Issues

Over half are concerned

about the upcoming retirement

of Baby Boomers.

indicate this area

is a challenge.

79% say their agency is not

competitive with the private
sector in hiring talent.

say it is the top

challenge.

Developing todays workforce requires anticipating the skills gaps, core competencies, and expertise needed for
mission sustainability. Grant Thorntons analytics solutions can help uncover and address human capital challenges.

2 Budget Planning Process

3 IT & Technology Management

Only 2 out of 5

Just 44% say their

organization has a sufficient
budget for IT modernization.

respondents working in
Executive Offices say they
have accurate and
complete data for
budget decisions.
Successful budgeting involves aligning limited resources
to important strategic objectives. Grant Thornton helps
organizations integrate budget and performance information
for efficient but effective decision making.

As IT requirements become more complex, projects can fail due

to a lack of sophisticated project management. Grant Thorntons
agile approach employs short bursts of project implementations
to help organizations achieve.

& Respondents also report challenges in other areas:

79%
Collaboration

(internal and with other government entities)

76%

Data-driven
decision making

66%
Acquisition
& Procurement

Collaboration within and across government is no longer a luxury; its essential to success. Grant Thornton assists public sector organizations
by bridging data across silos to improve its accessibility and reliability, helping leaders to make informed decisions with greater results.

Grant Thorntons 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

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