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Technical Workshop
2013 Esri International User ConferenceJuly 8–12, 2013 | San Diego, California
What you Need to Know about Managing an
Enterprise GIS ProjectGerry ClancyGlenn Berger
Session ID: 1235 (Tues) and 1429 (Thurs)
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Enterprise GISSupporting a Complete System for Geographic Information
• Part of a larger system• Supporting a critical business function
• Involving multiple platforms
• Large and complex
Cloud
ServerMobile
Desktop
Web
What you need to know about managing an enterprise GIS Project
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Its All about Business Objectives
• Identify Business goals• Who are the users
Providing value through GIS technology
Delivering capabilities to support the enterprise
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Requirements, Requirements, Requirements
• Need to model business workflow• Align with overall project methodology• Describe WHAT not HOW• Provide traceability throughout the project• Critically important to tie them to releases
THE most important part of a project
ID Requirement
32 User must be able to search for images using a point buffer
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ID Type Functional Area Requirement Original Requirement
101 F Desktop Client \ Discovery \Search Filter
User must be able to specify an area of interest by selecting a point feature on the map and inputting a radius (square buffer)
User must be able to search forimages using a point buffer
102 F Desktop Client \ Discovery \Search Filter
User must be able to specify an area of interest by drawing a point on the map and inputting a radius (square buffer)
User must be able to search forimages using a point buffer
104 F Desktop Client \ Discovery \Search Filter
All coordinate entry should support both decimal degree (DD) and degrees/minutes/seconds (DMS) input
User must be able to search forimages using a point buffer
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Business processes Use cases Domain model
Customer requirements
Revised requirements
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Communicate, Communicate, Communicate
• Keep key stakeholders and teams involved through out project lifecycle
• Provide atmosphere to raise issues
Communicate…upward, downward and across teams
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Implementation is a Continuous Process
• Business process improvement• Break it into small workable phases• Measure benefits• Identify new opportunities• Plan and Communicate
Assess what is critical and focus on it
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Do Not Get Enamored with Technology
• Remember what you are trying to deliver
Focus on key business functions
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Use COTS as Much as Possible
• Reduce risk• Accelerate deployment• Configure
Packages
Desktop
Online
Server
Access, Acquire, AssembleWhat you need to know about managing an enterprise GIS Project
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Complex Systems Require Prototyping
• Identify key components that are fail points/non traditional or significant elements and PROTOTYPE
Test….Prove… Implement….
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Involve IT Team Early
• Identify who will support system• Highlight hardware and network impacts
And keep them involved
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Manage Change
• Changes happen in every project• Simple, Direct, Constant & Consistent
It will happen…get over it
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Get Outside Review of Project – Need Sanity Checks
• Do Periodic Peer Reviews• Incorporate feedback
Regroup…Review….Revise….
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Managing a Successful Enterprise GIS Project
1. Identify business objectives2. Requirements, requirements, requirements3. Communicate, communicate, communicate4. Implementation is a continuous process5. Do not get enamored with technology6. Use COTS as much as possible7. Complex systems require prototypes8. Involve IT team early9. Manage change 10. Get outside review of project – need sanity checks!
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Additional Resources• ESRI project methodology- esri.com/services/professional-services/methodology.html
• Business case resources- The Business Benefits of GIS: an ROI Approach—Outlines case
studies and general methodology for doing cost-benefit analysis - Thinking About GIS—Roger Tomlinson- esri.com/getting-started/executives/
• Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)- pmi.org
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Additional Resources: Books
• Software Requirements (2nd Edition) by Karl Wiegers, Microsoft Press, 2003
• 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
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Discussion
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Please fill out the session evaluation
First Offering ID: 1235 (Tues) Second Offering ID: 1429 (Thurs)
Online – www.esri.com/ucsessionsurveysPaper – pick up and put in drop box
Thank you…
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