urisa proposed the gis management institute

Greg Babinski, MA, GISP Finance & Marketing Manager King County GIS Center Seattle, WA

URISA President Summit Chief Editor

URISA’s GIS Management Institute

Esri Annual User Conference San Diego, California - July 24, 2012

Origins and why focus on GIS management?

What is the business need?

What will the GMI do?

What will the GMI do in cooperation with others?

Why URISA?

Who will use the GMI and why?

How will the GMI operate?

Questions and suggestions?


URISA’s GIS Management Institute Originated with basic questions: What causes variation in municipal GIS operations?

Why do some GIS operations fail?

Each municipality is unique

City and county business focus often varies

Population

Nature and level of economic development

GIS development history and funding

GIS operational budget and staffing

GIS strategic plan

Municipality’s institutional expectations

GIS operational vision – or lack of vision?

URISA’s GIS Management Institute Originated with basic questions: What causes variation in municipal GIS operations?

Why do some GIS operations fail?

Outcome: URISA’s GIS Capability Maturity Model

Maturity for the model indicates progression of an organization towards GIS capability that maximizes:

Potential for the use of state of the art GIS technology

Commonly recognized quality data

Organizational best practices appropriate for municipal business use

The Municipal GIS Capability Maturity Model assumes two broad areas of GIS operational development:

Enabling capability

Execution process ability

See: URISA Proposes a Local Government GIS Capability Maturity Model: http://www.esri.com/news/arcnews/winter1011articles/urisa-proposes.html

http://www.esri.com/news/arcnews/winter1011articles/urisa-proposes.html





Originated with basic questions:

Is there a GIS profession?

2010 -URISA Commits to Develop Tier 9: The Geospatial Management Competency Model

URISA GMCM Core Team: David DiBiase Patrick Kennelly Greg Babinski

Coordination with USDOLETA URISA’s GMCM delivered to DOLETA June 8, 2012

http://www.urisa.org/gmcm_review




URISA’s GIS Management Institute Originated with basic questions: Is there a GIS profession? What is the GIS Profession’s Moral Imperative? Does GIS provide value to society?

Is There a GIS Profession? ArcNews, Summer 2012: Strengthening the GIS Profession, by David DiBiase What is the Moral Imperative of the GIS Profession?

The GIS profession uses geographic theory, spatial analysis, and geospatial technology to help society manage the Earth’s finite space, with its natural resources and communities, on a just and sustainable

basis for the benefit of humanity.

Does GIS Provide Value to Society? ArcNews, Summer 2012: King County Documents ROI of GIS (minimum $776 million net benefit over 18 years, $87 million in 2010) http://www.esri.com/news/arcnews/index.html

http://www.esri.com/news/arcnews/index.html

http://www.esri.com/news/arcnews/index.html

GIS operations are maturing – or they should be

GIS operations manage large capital investments

GIS operations require large operating budgets

GIS is a proven technology for effective municipal administration (standard of care)

GIS operations deliver huge returns on investment

Local agency leaders and managers must deploy GIS for cost-effective government services (and to comply with the standard of care)

Geospatial technology is complex, continues to evolve, and continues to provide new opportunities

The management of municipal GIS operations is complex, evolving, and requires a scientific, professional approach

URISA’s GIS Management Institute What is the Business Need?

Is GIS management distinct from other types of municipal management? The management of GIS requires knowledge skills and abilities that set it apart from and

above many other management domains, due to its complexity, importance for effective services, and integrative role in local government enterprise operations.

Proposals that GIS operations should be under the supervision of licensed engineers or surveyors are not supported by the breadth of knowledge domains required for GIS management.


Knowledge Domains

Management Areas

GIS Survey Engineering IT Project Mgt Geography

GIS Technology X O O

Survey O X O O

Engineering O X O

General IT X X O

PM X O X

Geography X X

Cartography X O X

GIS Science X O

Databases X X

Programming X X

Geospatial Law X

Contracting X O O X X

Governance X X O

The Ah-ha Moment:

GIS operational process maturity (aka the GIS Capability Maturity Model)

and…

GIS management capability (aka the Geospatial Management Competency Model)

Can both best be defined against…

A body of geospatial management best practices and standards, or the GIS Management Body of Knowledge


Develop the URISA GIS Management Body of Knowledge (GMBOK)

Maintain the URISA Geospatial Management Competency Model (GMCM)

Maintain the URISA GIS Capability Maturity Model (GCMM)

Accredit the capability and maturity of county, city, and regional GIS operations against the GCMM

Accredit GIS Management educational programs for alignment with the URISA GMBOK and GMCM

URISA’s GIS Management Institute What will the URISA GIS Management Institute

do?

Include an advisory council from other geospatial management professional stakeholders

Include international stakeholders

Advance the future certification of GIS Managers by developing a GIS Managers designation of the GISP in partnership with GISCI

URISA’s GIS Management Institute What will the GMI do with in cooperation with

others?

URISA developed and launched GISCI

URISA developed and manages GISCorps

URISA has 50 years of study, experience & intellectual capital related to GIS development and management

URISA has a portfolio of publications and educational offerings, including the ULA, that can be aligned to support GIS management

URISA has a history of 31 years of ESIG awards that form an initial resource for recognizing GIS management best practices

URISA has designated the development of the GIS Management Institute as a priority initiative

URISA’s GIS Management Institute Why URISA?

URISA’s GIS Management Institute Who will use the GMI, and why?

Babinski’s Theory of GIS Management: As GIS Operational Maturity Improves, ROI Increases

GIS Managers – to assess their competency against the GMCM and GMBOK and plan their professional development

Organizations with GIS Operations – to assess their capability and process maturity against peer agencies and by becoming GMI accredited against the GMBOK via the GCMM

Geospatial professionals – to assess and align their own practices against the GMBOK

GIS management educational programs – to assess and refine their curriculum by becoming GMI accredited against the GMBOK, GMCM & GCMM

GIS management consultants – to assess and refine their practices against the GMBOK, GMCM & GCMM

In the future, GIS managers will use GMI products and services to prepare for achieving a GISP manager designation through GISCI

URISA’s GIS Management Institute Who will use the GMI, and why?


How will the GMI Operate?

GMBOK:

GIS Management Body of Knowledge

Municipal GIS

Operations GCMM

Accreditation

GCMM: GIS Capability Maturity Model

URISA Education

ULA & UMA

GIS Management Educational

Program Accreditation

GISCI

GIS Managers Certification Component

GMCM: Geospatial

Management Competency

Model

Future:

ROI Services

Other

Accreditation

Benchmarking

An operational program of URISA

Possible 501(c)(6) status

Under the management of a geospatial management professional

Broad geospatial advisory council

After initial development, sustained via GMBOK subscriptions & GMI accreditation fees

URISA priority initiative


How will the GMI Operate?


Questions, Comments, Suggestions?

Q: Why an ‘Institute’?

A: An authoritative organization, based on research, for the promotion of best practices in geospatial management.

Q: Why ‘accreditation’?

A: GMI accreditation recognizes the standards and practices of organizations, while GISCI certification recognizes the skills of individuals

Greg Babinski, MA, GISP URISA President SUMMIT Chief Editor Finance & Marketing Manager King County GIS Center 201 South Jackson Street, Suite 706 Seattle, WA 98104 206-263-3753 [email protected] www.kingcounty.gov/gis

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http://www.kingcounty.gov/gis