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
8. Create Benefits Roadmap
Construct a simple but communicative GIS benefits road map. The required inputs to do this are already available: the projects identified in step 4 and the Gantt chart found in the budget document created as part of the tasks in step 6.
Note: This step assumes you have completed step 4 and step 6.
- Project Definition template
- Budget template Gantt chart
eBook Chapter
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Chapter 8: Create a Benefits Roadmap
[PDF] - updated 07/09/2008
This file contains the digital version of Chapter Eight from the book "The Business Benefits of GIS".
This chapter focuses on creating a timeline for delivery of benefits that shows major milestones and realized deliverables.
Tools and Templates
- Benefits Roadmap Template [PPT] - updated 07/14/2008
Documents created from the Benefits Road Map template allow you to articulate and effectively communicate the value of the GIS projects and, most importantly, when your organization will realize the value of a portfolio of GIS projects.
Case Study
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Springfield Benefits Roadmap
[PPT] - updated 07/14/2008
An established timeline roadmap for delivering the benefits for the City of Springfield.
