Chapter 18. Operational Aspects of GIS

1. What are the four strategic level reasons to implement a GIS? Explain each.
2. Explain each of the five steps to the analysis of requirements state of choosing a GIS.
3. How do you implement a pilot study and what are the goals of doing so?
4. Explain the difference between tangible and intangible costs and benefits.  Give examples of each.
5. Explain the two steps to the specification of requirements.
6. What is shortlisting and how do you do it?
7. What is benchmarking?
8. How do you evaluate the cost-effectiveness of an RFP?
9. What makes up an implementation plan?
10. What are some of the shortcomings of Clarke's GIS acquisition model?
11. What is prototyping?
12. What is the purpose of Reliant Energy's GIS?
13. What are some important issues when implementing a GIS?
14. What are data flow diagrams and dictionaries and when are they used?
15. What are object model diagrams and how can they be used in the implementation of GIS projects?
16. What are some of the reasons for failure of a GIS project?
17. Who is a customer of a GIS project and why is customer service so important?
18. Explain operations support of a GIS project.
19. What are the job responsibilities of a DBA?
20. What considerations are there for applications development during the implementations of a GIS project?
21. What are the key groups of GIS staff and what are their roles?