The Business Benefits of GIS: An ROI Approach
Implementation Steps
- Getting Started
- 1. Prepare for the ROI Project
- 2. Identify Business Opportunities
- 3. Prioritize Business Benefits
- 4. Construct GIS Program
- 5. Define Project Control
- 6. Specify and Cost GIS Projects
- 7. Estimate Benefits
- 8. Create Benefits Roadmap
- 9. Calculate Financial Metrics
- 10. Build and Present Report
Reference Tools
10. Build and Present Report
Your goal is to create a compelling business proposition that will receive funding from an evaluation body. This proposal should take the form of a report that summarizes all the key information that has been created during the ROI project.
Note: This step assumes you have completed step 6 and step 9.
- Budget template
- Financial Calculations template
eBook Chapter
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Chapter 10: Build and Present a Final Report
[PDF] - updated 07/09/2008
This file contains the digital version of Chapter Ten from the book "The Business Benefits of GIS".
The ROI methodology concludes with the final tasks of authoring and presenting a compelling executive report with the purpose of convincing budget decision makers of the value of funding a program of GIS projects within an organization.
Tools and Templates
- Reformat Calculations Template [XLS] - updated 09/02/2008
If you encounter a macro problem with this Excel 2007 file please see the users guide. [PDF]
A simple spreadsheet template is provided to assist with additional calculations and reformatting the budget information for inclusion in a final report. - Final Report Template [DOC] - updated 07/28/2008
The Final Report template contains a document outline and draft text that you can use as the basis for your ROI report.
