Your Questions Answered - Resources for Executive Engagement
At the GIS Managers Summit in July, attendees were able to submit questions for our live panel. While we had some great answers, there were dozens of questions we didn’t have time for, so we’re going to answer them here!
Our panelists will be posting, Q&A-style, over the next several weeks, so check back here regularly!
This week, @AdamCarnow answered a particular question about executive engagement, and resources available to help:
Q: Could you share a list of the resources mentioned by various folks, particularly the ones on executive engagement?
A: The Path to GIS Success site has a lot of resources mentioned during the Summit and others that can be helpful for developing a successful enterprise GIS program.
The Engagement portion of the site has some resources specific to assist you with executive engagement.
Additionally, I can also offer the following resources:
- Alignment of GIS to Your Business What It Is, Why It’s Important & How To Do It
To be considered a successful enterprise GIS, you have to deliver value to the organization that is recognized by leadership. In order to do that, you have to align your GIS with your organization’s business. This presentation will show you what this alignment is, why it’s important, and how to do it, while also highlighting a real-world example of a successfully aligned enterprise GIS. - Communicating the Value of GIS
This presentation includes examples of how organizations are addressing the value of GIS to their teams, and some details on approaches. - The Path from GIS Manager to GIS Leader – a three-part series, about the transformation of the role of the GIS Manager, from managing a team of GIS practitioners that did all of the GIS work, to that of an enterprise IT system leader that focuses on enabling anyone inside, or outside the organization, to directly use GIS technology to make better decisions and do their job.
- The Underutilization of GIS & How To Cure It
When most non-GIS professionals hear "G-I-S," they think "M-A-P." Now that GIS is a location intelligence platform, the underutilization of it is critical and career-limiting. As a GIS professional, your purpose is to do more than make maps. It is vitally important that you proactively evangelize and market all the capabilities of GIS. This presentation will provide strategies on how to spread the understanding and full value of GIS across your organization.
