Project implementation overview project management. With northwestern for 25 years spending 16 years in accounting, enterprise risk management, and internal audit before joining the it department. The most comprehensive gis project is when an enterprise gis is fully implemented by an organization. The implementation tasks and timing described here draw on information and recommendations in previous project reports including. Best practices for implementing a successful gis project. Gis utility report project deliverable number and name report date description technology and geographic data inventory report compiled results of statewide survey on status of gis. Gis at the city of dryden grew over the years to the point where departmental awareness was high and staff began looking forward to. With northwestern for 25 years spending 16 years in accounting, enterprise risk management, and internal audit before joining. The previous gis strategic plan 2006 focused on core infrastructure building and. Recently they also added a page of helpful tips and assistance, including this getting started resource guide.
As project manager, you will need to utilize a wide variety of tools and techniques to complete your gis project. In this course, youll explore gis and the growth of knowledge industries, gis as a business and the drivers that shape business decisions and operational aspects of gis. Tomlinson is a book written for system implementation, but is useful for project implementation. Describe best practices for implementing a successful project 3.
We all know that some gis will fail, however, when failure do occur and a reappraisal is performed, the lessons can be published so that other users may profit from the experience. Cyndra fulton business applications technologist, northwestern energy materials lead for the gas transmission lam. Gis organisations may also have staff dedicated to project management. How to plan and manage an enterprise gis implementation esri uc 2006 26 strategy and planning activities. Requirements, requirements, requirements the most important part of a project model business workflow move from general to specific what not how. The urisa gis capability maturity model, the gmcm, and the gmbok provide a framework for the gmi certification division to develop the components of a program. Pdf implementing gis for land use planning and management. Esri press, 2008 project managementsoftware project secrets. The sdlc focuses on the technical gis implementation steps of, design, development, deployment, and support of the gis implementation. Basic project management practices promote implementation success. Project implementation overview after you have carefully planned your project, you will be ready to start the project implementation phase, the third phase of the project management life cycle. The tools and techniques you employ will not necessarily be included as a part of your native gis software package. Geographic information systems, project management.
Visualizations include web portals, dashboards, and interactive gis mapping applications. User needs establish a foundation for completing the design. Project design an effective pilot project will have substantial cost. Applications of gis in infrastructure project management sandip n palve1 developing countries face unique challenges with the design, construction and operations of new infrastructure. Summary of best practices identify project stakeholders and understand their criteria for success a well defined vision will help avoid scope creep at all stages of the implementation best practices. Gis implementation, costbenefit analysis, gis hardware costs, gis software costs, gis personnel costs, return on investment roi. Requirements, requirements, requirements the most important part of a project. Defining waterfall and agile gis project management styles.
In order to increase the probability of successfully implementing gis for a specific project, a strategy should be developed which takes account of all elements of the decision loop in order that data quality is maintained and decision quality optimised. Dec 08, 20 introduction gis implementation and project planning can be learned most effectively by practice. The project team ensures that all activities are carried out composed of few committed young and adult individuals 3. Both local and national governments in many developed countries. The agile approach uses a few tactics that i believe are most important in leading to enhanced gis project success. Implementing gis for land use planning and management in. The implementation phase involves putting the project plan into action. To conduct system requirement specification study for gis implementation project under pmgsy.
The urisa gis capability maturity model was developed and will be maintained in coordination with the urisa geospatial management competency model gmcm. The project manager will manage the project plan, host weekly status meetings, and manage the projects risk and issue logs. A processbased look at implementing reform from design to monitoring and evaluation. Encyclopedia of life support systems eolss governments to the small, independent gis implementations found in some areas of companies. An roi approach, by david maquire, victoria kouyoumjian, and ross smith. The plc focuses on the tasks that are necessary for a project. Using industry data and project estimates, the costs and benefits, return on investment, net present value, and cost of outsourcing the project for this gis implementation project were calculated. Pdf implementing gis for land use planning and management in. Help you plan for risks and avoid common mistakes 4. Project management and gis implementation concepts. Gis, including the characteristics and sources of spatial data. The urisa gis capability maturity model is a key component of the gis management institute.
The triple constraint of scope, schedule, and budget. The 2014 gis strategic plan is intended to establish a unified vision and to guide decisionmaking and resources of the citywide geographic information system gis for the city of tigard. This is the fifth post in our new series about managing gis. A department is responsible for implementing gis functionalities.
Nations with mature infrastructure have followed traditional technology models for planning, design, construction and operation of facilities. Individuals and groups also implement a wide variety of giss. The goal of an enterprise gis is to implement interoperable technologies, standards, and methods so that gis data and services can support core business. This article describes all phases of gis project management and specifies the. Consultants for gis implementation consultants can provide invaluable help in determining the best path for a gis implementation. About the speakers jean melton business applications consultant, northwestern energy project manager for the gas transmission lam implementation in 2018. Geographic information systems gis business plan washington enterprise gis program and shared access to geospatial services. In these cases, you will need to apply all project management resources at.
This paper appraises the gis implementation in lagos state. Project site and environment the project site and environment technological and organizational are crucial to successful implementation of any gis see speer. The agile approach is very different from the waterfall project management approach. A financial and management case study analysis christopher jon cremons. This paper presents a parsimonious framework to evaluate factors of gis project implementation. An additional gis data specialist and a senior software engineer will be included on the team to manage the gis implementation tasks. Factors influencing gis project implementation failure in. Lectures focus on gis project management, metadata documentation, impact of the internet and web on geographic information, operational aspects of gis implementation, and. For case studies on gis, esri has started a series of downloadable pdf files documenting best practices in a variety of industries. Summary of best practices identify project stakeholders and understand their criteria for success a well defined vision will help avoid scope creep. What makes a successful gis project implementation, 2017 esri user conferencepresentation, 2017. City of dryden gisasset management strategic plan implementation project status update background. The gis strategic plan sets forth a series of work efforts in the form of an implementation. System implementation gis wiki the gis encyclopedia.
The purpose of this paper is to assess the project management approach of a gis implementation as a central function for a planning organization. Rapid technological advancements have made oncedaunting spatial problems easy to solve, and arcgis pros intuitive design makes gis accessible for people in more diverse industries than ever before. Note that sections of this gis implementation plan are to be used directly with project management information system pmis and various grant proposals submission. Further, the existence of a collaboratively developed commons. Mar 29, 2020 as the covid19 resources build and grow, esri canada has done a good job maintaining their public page. The first is the sense of a defined project team with roles for the client and delivery team with a defined product owner on the client side. Saint marys university of minnesota central services. These kinds of projects typically involve data conversionmigration, applications development, database design and development, user and administrators training, and technical support that may include staff augmentation. Oregon gis utility implementation planpreliminary final 39. This process builds on your existing information technology it infrastructure and provides specific recommendations for hardware and network solutions based on existing and projected business user needs.
Abstract this report presents a comprehensive and practical implementation plan of using gis to enhance the pavement management practice in txdot. Working with the customers project coordinatormanager, the gis hireright project manager will draft the mutually agreed upon project plan. Management of pilot project objectives must by clearly defined. Introduction gis implementation and project planning can be learned most effectively by practice.
The activity team a smaller group managed by someone from the project team tasked to carry out specific activity composed of few committed young and adult individuals there can be more than one. All projects are constrained by their scope, timeline, and budget. Project management project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements identify requirements establish clear and achievable objectives balance competing demands for quality, scope, time and cost adapt specifications, plans and approach to. What makes a successful gis project implementation, 2017. Pdf portable document format cots commercial offtheshelf. Encyclopedia of life support systems eolss figure 1.
This report focuses on the following aspects of planning to implementation of gis at the city of hood river. The gis project implementation lifecycle is a system development lifecycle sdlc with a set of processes that are executed mainly by the technical staff on the project. The city of dryden public works department implemented gis technology in 1996. Describe best practices for implementing a successful. System implementation 38th edition gis wiki the gis. The arcgis online implementation guide from esri canada. Project teams should be established, individuals should be assigned specific responsibilities, a task plan should be developed to support implementation planning, a configuration control plan and change control process should be established, and an implementation schedule should. The figure below shows a series of typical system deployment stages for building and maintaining successful enterprise gis operations. Consultants for gis implementation consultants can provide invaluable help in determining the best path for a.
Department of resource analysis, saint marys university of minnesota, winona, mn, 55987. System architecture design is a process developed by esri to promote successful gis enterprise operations. A typical gis project management progression might be as follows. System design implementation strategy moves through several steps that require planning and implementation management. Communicate and manage any project with a single sheet of paper by clark a campbell, 2006 applying uml and patterns 2nd edition by craig larman, prenticehall, 2001 use case driven object modeling with uml by doug rosenberg and matt stephens, apress, 2008. Ii gis project planning and implementation somers r. Geographic information systems in developing countries. This will provide flexibility to meet these needs without the necessity of continuously rewriting this plan. The purpose of this gis geographic information system strategic plan is to define a comm on.
Geographic information system gis, gis implementation, gis management, geospatial information and technology. Project management best practices for successful gis. Project manager for the gas transmission lam implementation in 2018. Penbay media provides gis services using esri gis software to turn vast amounts of geographical data into meaningful visual summaries that can assist in decision making and analysis. Rural road management gets on fast track with gis, india geospatial digest october 20 10. The gis manager, gis technical expert, and business representatives will normally transition to the implementation team. Its here that the project manager will coordinate and direct project.
Even if a gis implementation project is completed successfully, it does not mean that an agency has a mature gis, or even a costeffective gis operation. Pilot project must justify this cost as well as the major project it precedes. Department of transportation, federal highway administration, and the texas department of transportation. Issues in data collection, implementation and management abstract decision making at the national level in both developing and developed countries requires the integrated use of information from a multitude of sources. Business geoinfo summit 2007 3 goals for this session 1. Project management project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements identify requirements establish clear and achievable objectives balance competing demands for quality, scope, time and cost. Management systems to deeper levels in the organization. The high performance equation proposed by schermerhorn management for productivity, wiley, new york, 1984 is used to encapsulate the nature of ability, effort and support in successful implementation. Trying to build a gis without completing a proper system architecture design can lead to system deployment failure. This guide is useful to anyone whos just received an arcgis online subscription. A guide for managers of areawide pest management programmes. Implementation guide essential tasks for getting your organization started with arcgis pro.
Steps in a gis project identify you objectives create a project database analyze the data present the result planning a gis project identify your objectives problem statement greenvalley is growing and needs a new wastewater treatment and recycling plant identify the spatial components in the problem statement. Developing and evaluating an opensource gisproject. Scope of this session includes project management perspective best practices for project lifecycle planning. After a brief flurry of monographs on business and organizational aspects of gis in the 1990s, little attention has been paid to a systematic approach in support of gis project management. Provide information on available project planning resources. Pdf this research paper examines the implementation and use of gis in planning organizations, as well as the project management of. As shown in figure 1, this triple constraint defines the qualities of the final products that are delivered as part of the project. How to plan and manage an enterprise gis implementation esri uc 2006 28 strategy and planning activities.
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