GIS Program Development

How you are using GIS today is not necessarily how your organization will use it tomorrow. A strategic plan defines your GIS program and priorities, helps get institutional buy-in, and sets expectations. We can help you develop a clear vision and road map for maturing your GIS department, all the way up to a complete GIS program. The road map we create will help you demonstrate how your department or organization will accomplish its goals. Our GIS strategic plans focus on the long-term, are custom to your organization and can include risk identification, governance, technology, staff training, and even forecasts for budgeting and staffing.

If you do not need a full GIS strategic plan but want to make sure you are on the right track, our mid-sized GIS needs assessment could be the perfect fit. We help identify your goals, objectives, stakeholders, datasets  and technologies, and how your program interacts with other departments or organizations, then generate a series of prioritized tasks and recommendations. This midterm road map to mature your GIS program development can help focus your efforts and right-size your program.

Our rapid needs assessment offers several key benefits for jump-starting your GIS program. Aimed at quickly identifying your main GIS goals and priorities through a focused review of your goals and current use of GIS, the rapid assessment generates recommendations that can be taken in the short term to close any gaps. Whether you are just getting started or trying to figure out how to make the jump to the next stage, a rapid assessment can provide both a solid foundation for a future GIS program and a project list to show the value of GIS and build internal support and stakeholder engagement.