2004 UC Proceedings Abstract
 Management and Leadership Approaches for GIS Teams Track: GIS Organization and Management Author(s): David Gadish Organizations that deploy Geographic Information Systems (GIS) may consist of a single team whose members perform a variety of GIS related activities, or multiple teams performing specialized tasks. Such organizations may include map build, map maintenance, map quality assurance, map delivery, software development, database management, and sales/marketing teams. Building and maintaining successful teams is fundamental to the success of GIS related projects. GIS teams are discussed in terms of roles, skills, goals, expectations, trust, performance, support, communications, and adaptation to change. Management as well as team members may take on different roles in their organizational activities; these roles are Manager, Leader, and Facilitator. The three roles are distinct from formal management structures within an organization. Formal organizational management, as well as GIS team members should understand each role, and use the roles selectively in their daily activities to the benefit of the team and organization. David Gadish California State University Los Angeles 5151 State University Drive Los Angeles , CA 90032 US Phone: 323-343-2924 E-mail: dgadish@calstatela.edu |
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