4/26/2004
National Archives and Records Administration
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Development of ERA Program Office
•1998-2000   Research
–The Archivist established the ERA Program
–Research partners are formed to find solutions to electronic
– records challenges
•2001-2003  Program Development
–Contractor Team brought in to assist with program management
–Key Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) Chartered
–Key Program documents completed
–Staffing of the Project Management Office (PMO)
•2004-2007 Designing and building ERA
•When ERA was first established in 1998 by the Archivist, the focus was on finding research partners to find solutions to the electronic records challenge.

•By 2001 it was clear that to build a system that we were beginning to articulate, we would need outside support to assist with program management.  We also involved NARA staff to identify the requirements for this system by chartering key integrated product teams and we began to document decisions and needs.  Finally, the staff of 3 grew to more than 20 on the government side.

•For the next three years the emphasis will be on designing and  building the system that we have worked to hard to define.