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Date: Monday, September 10, 2024 - 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Goals and objectives of this workshop
GIS management is a challenging profession. Effective GIS management is a critical success factor for an agency to leverage the potential of its investment in geospatial data and technology and to maximize GIS ROI.
GIS management is often seen as the culmination of a career in GIS – the opportunity to apply geospatial technology to achieve a vision for GIS within an organization, be it a government agency, non-profit, or private company. But any management position, and especially GIS management requires a systematic understanding of the many competencies required to succeed,
This workshop introduces the concept of competency models as a tool to understand the range of individual competencies that an organization needs to succeed in utilizing a specific technology and related business process. We will review a variety of published geospatial competency models.
This workshop will focus on the Geospatial Management Competency Model (GMCM) developed by the URISA GMI Committee chaired by the instructor and adopted by the US Department of Labor Employment Training Administration is 2012. We will discuss the characteristics that distinguish GIS management from IT and other domains within typical government agencies, non-profits, and private industry.
The workshop will describe how the GMCM can help GIS managers assess their own professional strengths and identify priority areas for further competency development. The GMCM can also be used to assess an entire GIS management team.
Through hands-on exercises, workshop attendees will complete an initial assessment of their own geospatial management competencies against the GMCM. Attendees will receive a report based on their input that will allow them to compare their competencies with peers and to plan their future priority competency development.
Enterprise GIS is expensive to develop, maintain, and operate. Even small-to-medium-sized cities, counties, and regional agencies have invested millions of dollars to develop their GIS capabilities, and they can have large annual operating budgets. Many recent third-party studies have proven that GIS delivers significant financial return on investment (ROI) to organizations that deploy it as an enterprise business-support tool.
However, like a sports team, symphony orchestra, or gourmet restaurant, no GIS operation can achieve its potential without effective leadership and highly competent management. GIS operational effectiveness, sustainability, and ROI varies depending on the competency of the geospatial manager.
The relationship of the GMCM to the GIS Capability Maturity Model will also be described.
Workshop attendees will receive copies of the GMCM. An exercise will be conducted during which attendees will be asked to perform an initial confidential self-assessment of their competency by applying the GMCM. This workshop will be of value to those interested in the development, implementation, and use of GIS management professional standards and best practices.
Audience
Current GIS managers, supervisors, and coordinators, and those who aspire to a successful career in GIS management. Also, HR professional and senior management interested in understanding the competencies of a highly effective GIS manager.
Topics Covered
What is a competency model?
A survey of geospatial competency models
The GIS Capability Maturity Model
Theory of GIS Management
Origins and development of the Geospatial Management Competency Model
Exercise: Applying the Geospatial Management Competency Model—Step by Step
Methods of displaying and comparing results
Exercise: Attendee discussion and feedback
Prerequisites and Recommendations
No prerequisites. Recommended for GIS managers, consultants, and academics interested in assessing and improving their GIS management competencies.
What You Will Receive
2 hours of instruction from Greg Babinski, who is a subject-matter expert and workshop author.
A copy of the workshop presentation and exercises.
Upon completion, a signed completion certificate which will indicate the CEUs (0.2) and GISCI points (0.05) earned.
An invitation to periodic GIS management Q&A sessions with the instructor and other workshop attendees.
Advance registration is required.
For more information, contact Greg Babinski at greg@gismcs.com
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Presenter
Greg Babinski is a GIS management consultant and founder of GIS Management Consulting Services LLC, located in the greater Seattle area.
He holds an MA in geography from Wayne State University. Greg is a GISP – Certified GIS Professional.
Greg is Past-President of URISA and founder and Past-Chair of URISA’s GIS Management Institute. In 2005 he founded The Summit – the Washington State GIS Newsletter. In 2019 Greg was awarded an Ethical GEO Fellowship by the American Geographical Society. In addition to GIS consulting, he is a GIS researcher, author, and instructor. He has spoken about GIS management across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Greg has taught GIS for Public Policy as an instructor with the University of Washington Evans Graduate School of Public Administration.
In his spare time Greg likes "...hiking steep, narrow and dangerous trails that lead high above the clouds to awesome views".
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