topic GIS governance model in State & Local Government Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/state-local-government-questions/gis-governance-model/m-p/61339#M371 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello,</P><P>I have been reviewing other municipalities to see what type of GIS governance model is being used.&nbsp; There are 3 different models with various pro's and con's that are the most common.&nbsp; For simplicity sake, I'm curious as to the approach others are using and won't delve into the specifics of the pros and cons as I see them.</P><P></P><UL><LI>Centralized model, a fully established GIS Department with an Enterprise GIS environment that supports the entire organization and it's customers.&nbsp;</LI><LI>Decentralized model, the organization has multiple departments implementing their own strategies and maintaining data and information for their area of interest with no real single GIS governance.</LI><LI>Hybrid model, a varying degree of both centralized or decentralized.</LI></UL><P></P><P>I'd like to hear from others as to how their organization is structured.</P><P></P><P>Thanks.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 19 Nov 2018 23:45:41 GMT KB1 2018-11-19T23:45:41Z GIS governance model https://community.esri.com/t5/state-local-government-questions/gis-governance-model/m-p/61339#M371 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello,</P><P>I have been reviewing other municipalities to see what type of GIS governance model is being used.&nbsp; There are 3 different models with various pro's and con's that are the most common.&nbsp; For simplicity sake, I'm curious as to the approach others are using and won't delve into the specifics of the pros and cons as I see them.</P><P></P><UL><LI>Centralized model, a fully established GIS Department with an Enterprise GIS environment that supports the entire organization and it's customers.&nbsp;</LI><LI>Decentralized model, the organization has multiple departments implementing their own strategies and maintaining data and information for their area of interest with no real single GIS governance.</LI><LI>Hybrid model, a varying degree of both centralized or decentralized.</LI></UL><P></P><P>I'd like to hear from others as to how their organization is structured.</P><P></P><P>Thanks.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 19 Nov 2018 23:45:41 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/state-local-government-questions/gis-governance-model/m-p/61339#M371 KB1 2018-11-19T23:45:41Z