Strategic GIS Planning and Management in Local Government 1466556501

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Product details:

• ISBN 10: 131535683X
• ISBN 13: 9781315356839 
• Author: David A. Holdstock
  

This “how-to” book on planning and managing GIS within local government describes and details the key components of a successful enterprise, sustainable and enduring GIS. It describes the strategic planning process an organization must undertake prior to GIS implementation. The heart of the book is the formula for success that offers a systematic methodology for examining and benchmarking a GIS initiative and the practical and repeatable strategy for success. There are many obstacles to successful GIS implementation, and unfortunately, the local government landscape is riddled with false starts, poorly planned implementations, and glorified mapping systems. This book documents the reason for failure and possible remedies to overcome the challenges to implementation. It discusses pathways to change, ways of improving organizational effectiveness and efficiency, and lays out the organizational approaches, management processes, and leadership actions that are required for GIS to become an indispensable part of an organization. This book is about aiming high, so you can consistently hit your mark by formulating goals and objectives that will tremendously influence the success of a GIS initiative. It details the factors crucial for building an enterprise GIS vision statement that includes governance, data and databases, procedures and workflow, GIS software, GIS training and education, and infrastructure, and how to develop performance measures related to the stated objectives of an organization. The book combines theory with real-world experience to offer guidance on the process of managing GIS implementation. Through key components, this book introduces a new way to think about GIS technology.

Table contents:

Part 1. Introduction

Part 2. Strategic Planning

Part 3. The Formula for Success

Part 4. Challenges, Barriers, and Pitfalls

Part 5. Sequential Steps to Developing a Vision, Goals, and Objectives

Part 6. Governance

Part 7. GIS Training, Education, and Knowledge Transfer

Part 8. Return on Investment

Part 9. How to Sell GIS to Local Government

Part 10. Conclusions

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