It was a happy surprise to be invited to a little event at my internship, equipped with snacks, addressing different aspects of Project Management within our district. Specifically, they addressed the learning outcomes through a "lessons learned" discussion. This included our department, the Mapping/GIS section of the Data Collection Bureau, because of the amount of preparation involved with tracking, organizing, and making sense of the data used by project managers to make decisions.
These are big decisions, too, as many of the projects took 5+ years and cost millions of dollars to complete. Plus, there is a lot of correspondence between the government, citizens, and organizations affected by projects that make big changes or span long periods of time. Additionally, money is implemented through more than one source, and has to be tracked to ensure the budget is met as much as possible.
Originally, I was planning to use this event for an assignment at school, but the write-up requires at least one picture of the event and I had not taken any. It was still extremely interesting, as I heard directly from the consultants, managers, and engineers involved with major projects. GIS plays such a vital role in a large number of projects, especially in the "planning" phase. Plus, once projects are completed there is a lot of post-analysis and mapping to show the results/effectiveness, when applicable.
I took a Project Management course at the beginning of my Bachelor's degree, and noticed then how it applied to almost all professional industries. I am fascinated with this form of planning and management, and want to become more proficient so that I may have the opportunity to undertake some GIS projects in the future.
Below is a map representing locations involved with a large, ongoing project here at the District called SWIM. It stood out to me as one of the more interesting projects:
These are big decisions, too, as many of the projects took 5+ years and cost millions of dollars to complete. Plus, there is a lot of correspondence between the government, citizens, and organizations affected by projects that make big changes or span long periods of time. Additionally, money is implemented through more than one source, and has to be tracked to ensure the budget is met as much as possible.
Originally, I was planning to use this event for an assignment at school, but the write-up requires at least one picture of the event and I had not taken any. It was still extremely interesting, as I heard directly from the consultants, managers, and engineers involved with major projects. GIS plays such a vital role in a large number of projects, especially in the "planning" phase. Plus, once projects are completed there is a lot of post-analysis and mapping to show the results/effectiveness, when applicable.
I took a Project Management course at the beginning of my Bachelor's degree, and noticed then how it applied to almost all professional industries. I am fascinated with this form of planning and management, and want to become more proficient so that I may have the opportunity to undertake some GIS projects in the future.
Below is a map representing locations involved with a large, ongoing project here at the District called SWIM. It stood out to me as one of the more interesting projects:
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