Gerry Clancy

Deepti Kochhar

Esri Best Practices: How to Drive a

Successful GIS Project

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What makes a Successful Project?

Global FoundationGeospatial Management (FGM)

NGA

Predicted Non-Responseto Mail Out Census

US Census BureauDistrict of Columbia

Sustainable Development Goals

Ordnance Survey IrelandIreland

Community Engagement

Los Angeles GeoHubCalifornia

Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data (HIFLD)

Ebola Response

International Medical CorpsAfrica

Hurricane Michael

FEMAFlorida

Hurricane Michael

NOAA NESDISSoutheast US

Citizen ScienceBird Observation

Audubon SocietyNew York

California Wildfires

NASA

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Project Management is Both Science and Art

It is science in that it relies on proven and repeatable processes and techniques to

achieve project success.

It is an art because it also involves managing and relating to people and requires the

project manager to apply intuitive skills in situations that are totally unique for each

project.

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…to Maximize Impact

How to drive a successful project….

Revisit

ActUnderstand Plan

Prepare1 Implement2

Operate3Review4

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Successful GIS Projects

Clear Business focus

Agile approach

Solid Requirements gathering

The right team

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Do you UNDERSTAND the business objectives?

What

WhoWhy

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Do you UNDERSTAND the business objectives?

• What is the mission of my organization?

• What are my business goals and objectives?

• What business problem am I solving?

• What will change in my organization?

• What are the organization priorities?

What?

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Do you UNDERSTAND the business objectives?

• Who is the executive sponsor/champion?

• Who are the other key stakeholders

• Who is providing the Funding $$?

• Who is going to be impacted?

Who?

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Do you UNDERSTAND the business objectives?

• Why are we building this new system/app?

• Why are we building it Now?

• Why do we need to change?

• Why are we doing this?

• How can I be successful?

Why?

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Business drives priorities…

Stay focused on the business priorities

What are the use cases that impact the business the most?

Keep reviewing the top 3-10 priorities

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…to Maximize Impact

How to drive a successful project….

Revisit

ActUnderstand Plan

Prepare1 Implement2

Operate3Review4

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Do you have a Geospatial

Strategy?

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Do you have a Geospatial

Strategy?

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…to Maximize Impact

How to drive a successful project….

Revisit

ActUnderstand Plan

Prepare1 Implement2

Operate3Review4

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Right Approach – Agile

• Planning is a team sport

• Clearly define roles and responsibilities

• Define a methodology and establish a project

rhythm

• Avoid unrealistic schedules

• Process for monitoring team performance

• Risk management plan

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Plan for Success – Smart Planning

• Planning is a team sport

• Clearly define roles and responsibilities

• Define a methodology and establish a project

rhythm

• Avoid unrealistic schedules

• Process for monitoring team performance

• Risk management plan

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Do you adopt an agile

approach?

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Stay focused on what is important…

Often20%

Infrequently30%

Hardly Ever50%

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…to Maximize Impact

How to drive a successful project….

Revisit

ActUnderstand Plan

Prepare1 Implement2

Operate3Review4

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Requirements, Requirements, RequirementsBuild the most important things first – use an agile approach

TasksWorking

Increment

Sprint Cycle

<30 Days

Daily

Review

Sprint Plan / Backlog

User Story

#3

User Story

#2

User Story

#1

Product Backlog

Requirements• Who is it for?

• What is the result?

• Why is it needed?

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Requirements, Requirements, RequirementsBuild the most important things first – use an agile approach

Model business workflow

Perform gap analysis

Move from general to specific

WHAT not HOW

Define Implementation Plan

Provide Traceability

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Technology Data Process

PEOPLE

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Right Team and Good PeopleThe key ingredient for project success

• Requires people with the right technical skills

• Set a team structure and project cadence

• Team members in the correct roles

• Clear ownership and authority

• Decision makers

• Will align to your methodology

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Right Team with Skills

Right Team Right Skills

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Successful GIS Projects

Clear Business focus

Agile approach

Solid Requirements gathering

The right team

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Related Technical Workshops @ the Fed Conference 2020

Session Date/Time Room

Introduction to Geospatial Strategy Tuesday 1:45 – 2:15 PM Expo: Spotlight

Theatre

Evangelizing GIS in your Organization Tuesday 3:00-3:30 PM Expo: Spotlight

Theatre

Get the C-Suite’s Attention with Strategic

Workforce Planning Tuesday 3:00-4:00 PM 150B

Getting Started with Geospatial Strategy Tuesday 4:15-5:15 PM 150B

The Strategic Impact of a Training Plan Tuesday 4:15-5:15 PM Expo: Spotlight

Theatre

How to Run an AGILE project Wednesday 8:30-9:30 AM 150B

Geospatial Strategy: Panel Session Wednesday 11–12 PM 150B

Helping the Workforce Survive and Thrive in

Times of Technology Change

Wednesday 1:30–2:30 PM 150B

Workforce Development Planning in Three

Simple Steps

Wednesday 2:45–3:45 PM 150B

Additional Resources

• Software Requirements (3rd Edition) by Karl Wiegers, Microsoft Press, 2013

• Agile and Iterative Development: A Managers Guide by Craig Larman, 2004

• The One-Page Project Manager: 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, Prentice-Hall, 2001

• Use Case Driven Object Modeling with UML by Doug Rosenberg and Matt Stephens,

Apress, 2008

• Agile Development with ICONIX Process by Doug Rosenberg, Matt Stephens, and Mark

Collins, Apress, 2005

• iconixsw.com

• Software Project Survival Guide by Steve McConnell, Microsoft Press, 1997

• Writing Effective Use Cases by Alistair Cockburn, Addison-Wesley, 2001

• The Standish Group – standishgroup.com

Additional Resources

https://www.productplan.com/glossary/agile-framework/

http://www.scaledagileframework.com/

https://www.prosci.com/

http://www.iconixsw.com/

http://www.pmi.org/

http://www.thoughtworks.com/insights

https://scrumalliance.org/

Additional Resources

https://community.esri.com/

Launching Your Location Platform: The Esri Guide

Promoting Your Location Platform: A Change Management Kit

Administering Your Location Platform: Best Practices and Resources

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