Make an Implementation Plan

The final report equips you with all the information you need to implement a successful GIS. It will become your GIS planning book to help you through the implementation process. Developing the final report should be the result of a process of communication between the GIS team and management, so that no parts of the report come as a surprise to anyone.

The report should contain a review of the organization's strategic business objectives, the information requirements study, details of the conceptual system design, recommendations for implementation, time planning issues, and funding alternatives.

The purpose of Thinking About GIS is to guide you through those stages in your thinking. It will give senior executives the context for questions they must ask about GIS in their organization, and it will tell new GIS managers how to answer those questions.