Creating a Workforce

Development Plan with Esri

Tamara Adamson

Justin Ogden

Agenda

• What is Esri training?

• Why is training important?

• How we engage through training

• What is a workforce development plan?

• Why is having one important?

How to Partner with Training

Training

Solution

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Training spending and project success

Source: IDC, Training's Impact on Projects Survey

Individual

-Training Recommendations

Project and Department

-Training Plan

Organization

-Workforce Development Plan

Levels of Training Engagement

Essential Patterns of a Location Strategy

Get

information

into and out of

the field

Empower all

users to

discover, use,

make and

share maps

Support

organization

decision

making

activities

Get feedback

and

communicate

with external

constituents

Location

Enablement

Field

Mobility

Location Data

Management

Collect,

organize and

exchange data

about all assets

and resources

Analytics

Describe,

predict, and

improve

business

performance

Decision

Support

Constituent

Engagement

What is a workforce development plan?

A strategy-driven learning plan that aligns training resources to your

organization’s vision and goals to ensure the roles in your workforce have

the skills to execute on leveraging the ArcGIS Platform.

Workforce development planning is a people-centric approach to achieving

business objectives.

Workforce Development Planning

Alignment

AnalysisAction

• Implement

• Strategy

• Modify as needed

• Skills requirements

• Timelines, priorities and budgets

• Delivery methods (training plan)

• Organizational objectives

• Geo-discovery

• Workforce roles

Mission and Goals

Applications of GIS

Roles Discovery

Alignment

Workforce Development Process

Training Resources

Identify Delivery Method

Budget Planning

Analysis

Workforce Development Process

Execute Plan

Review Plan

Action

Workforce Development Process

Workforce Survey

Alignment: Connecting Patterns to Strategic Goals

Geospatial Roles Identified

Workforce Development Plan

University

Agriculture and

Natural Resources

City Enterprise

(in development)

State Dept. of Transportation

Sample Plans - Customized

Training Plan - Scorecard

Customized Training Plans

Defined GIS roles and

responsibilities

Training aligned with goals and

objectives

Deploy training resources effectively

Goalsidentification

Business case for GIS

investment

Easy access to training

materials and information

Benefits of a Workforce Development Plan

Justification: Clear business justification and focus on organization’s goals.

Relevance: How does GIS contribute to these goals?

Timeliness: Long term planning both with your GIS and developing your

staff leads to timely skill development and staff who are more confident with

their ability to begin a new project. Focus on being proactive rather than

reactive.

Benefits of Workforce Development Planning

Benefits:

Interactive

Peer-to-peer learning

Hands on exercises

Delivery:

In a Esri Training Facility (14 in the U.S.)

Online (virtual classroom)

Your facility (on your infrastructure or mobile lab)

Training | Instructor-led

Coaching

Best practices

Agency tasks & specific workflows

Student application using a copy of client data

Full Custom Class

Unique and specific to organizational needs

Can include pieces from existing courses

Change in delivery method (remove exercises)

Training | Coaching/Custom

e-Learning

ArcGIS Online

Mobile GIS

Cartography

Technical Certification

Working with

Raster & Lidar

Location Analytics

Python

Cadastral Data

CityEngine and 3D

Web Courses Training Seminars

The Location Advantage : April 12, 2017 - May 22, 2017

Going Places with Spatial Analysis: April 12, 2017 - May 23, 2017

Do-It-Yourself Geo Apps: Sept 6 – Oct 3, 2017

Earth Imagery at Work: Sept 6 – Oct 17, 2017

Next Steps