The creation of digital resources from historical documents as a self-contained project with a separate budget and resources is still unusual (see Section 3.2). It is often undertaken as part of, or in support of, a programme of research. This chapter concentrates on this typical scenario, but many of the issues and recommendations also apply in different contexts, like the creation or improvement of teaching resources. Alternatively, the creation of digital resources 'simply happens' as a by-product of research, teaching, archiving or other activities. From a management point of view this 'by-product' scenario is not ideal, as it implies that the digital resource is not a deliverable and is potentially created or treated with less care. It is, however, entirely possible that during such a project a significant digital resource can be (or has been) created, which was not anticipated. This can be treated as an opportunity to enrich and enhance the outcomes of the project. Consequently, an attempt should be made to adjust the project plan and - if required - to re-allocate resources in order to see creation and documentation of the digital resource through to completion, and to do so according to good practice (see Chapter 3, Chapter 4 and Chapter 5). If this is successful, the project can continue as intended, but with resource creation now an explicit component of the project plan (see Section 2.4).