Capacity

Focus on staff skill development to promote growth and career opportunities. Leverage training plans to mitigate gaps in knowledge. Prioritize continual training efforts to keep pace with evolving technology innovation and trends.

Enhance organizational productivity by introducing and integrating geospatial solutions within new and existing workflows, as well as investing in training that supports new geospatial competencies. 

Form long-term staff development and allocation of personnel across departments to support geospatial work. Generate sustainable support for business solutions through cross-training and established onboarding, training, and coaching.

Grow future geospatial leaders through training and coaching focused on geospatial culture. Extend opportunities for leaders to share insights and experiences within the organization. Leaders can model use of geospatial solutions for their teams in their own activities.

Ensure clarity when discussing geospatial concepts across all levels of your organization by using a language of common business use patterns. Use common business patterns to create understandable alignment with organizational goals and business initiatives.

Document your organization’s mission and strategic goals, the GIS workflows that support the mission and goals, and the workforce roles that support the GIS workflows.

For each role, identify the knowledge and skills required, any current skill gaps, and learning resources to fill the gaps.

Deploy your workforce development plan, and periodically review the plan to ensure its continued relevance and strategic alignment.