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Analysis of DILRMP Project: Identifying the Applicability of Agile Project Management for Digital Transformation Projects in Government and Public Sector

Over the last decade, the management of large scale digital transformation projects in Government and Public Sector entities has become much more complex and challenging with increasing pressure on governments to meet exceeded citizen expectations. On one side, there are traditional challenges such as diverse stakeholder management, change management, grass root level implementation along with longer implementation lifecycle, while on the other side, these projects are also expected to help achieve effective and accountable governance ensuring speedy implementation with acceptable quality standards. An effective and efficient project management plays a key role in helping achieve the objectives of the project. This paper discusses and analyses the need for an agile project management framework which changes as per the needs of the project, especially for large scale digital transformation projects in Government and Public sector.
 The paper outlines the challenges and complexities involved in a traditional project management framework which includes work plan, risk and mitigation plan, and stakeholder management amongst others. The paper also discusses the nature of digital transformation projects in Government and Public sector as they require a constant change and modification in the project management framework, so as to accommodate changes arising due to large scale of implementation, long duration, varied expectations from multiple stakeholders and a constant resistance to change by the users. The paper emphasizes the need of agile project management with a detailed analysis of one of the ongoing large scale mission mode e-Governance projects of Government of India, the Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP).