PLN 350: Conducting a Needs Assessment or a BPA Workshop
Records management is concerned with records control, under the well-founded belief that strong controls, if thoughtfully designed, can save money and time. One of the essential controls that records management promotes is careful planning before implementation of new recordkeeping systems. This workshop focuses on the necessary steps for establishment of any new records management system, from an inactive storage facility to a complex electronic recordkeeping system. This workshop will examine needs assessments and BPAs in general, rather than discuss specific technological solutions to records management problems. This workshop is typically offered in the spring.
Handouts
Workshop workbook (PDF)
Related publications
#59 Archival Needs Assessment Guidelines
and Template 
#64 Conducting Needs
Assessments for New Recordkeeping Systems
#GIS03 Geographic Information System Development Guides
Related webpages
- Starting a records program
- Guidelines for Developing an RFP for a GIS Needs Assessment
- Needs assessments and the LGRMIF grant program
Related workshops
Registration
To register, check our schedule first. To request that we offer this workshop at another time, please contact the training unit at ARCHTRAIN@mail.nysed.gov.
Questions?
Consult our collected list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) or contact the Archives' training unit at ARCHTRAIN@mail.nysed.gov.
