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Project Management

The success of any GIS/AM/FM (Geographic Information System/Automated Mapping/Facilities Management) project can be attributed to a number of factors including the time dedicated to creating an appropriate plan and employing a skilled project manager. Every hour invested in developing a realistic project plan will result in several hours avoided in reworking the deliverable. An experienced project manager with an in depth knowledge of the technology and the skills to listen, communicate and guide the project team is invaluable.

Orbis Directions has the Project Management training, skills and experience to understand the dynamics of managing a project team. These strengths, when combined with an in depth knowledge of spatial technology, software development life cycle and data processing life cycle, allows Orbis Directions to reduce your risk and provide a successful GIS/AM/FM project on time and on budget.

Project Management Services

When managing any size project, ranging from two weeks to a year with any number of team players, Orbis Directions will take your project from the initial definition stage through to production implementation. Project Management Services include:

Work with the client to define and document the scope of the project.
Ensure all team members have a clear understanding of the project requirements.
Facilitate the creation of the project plan with the team, with the results being managed in a Gantt chart.
Regular status meetings with the project team for updates, to monitor the scope and risks and to identify schedule changes.
Coordinate issues that require an escalated focus of attention.
Liaison between project sponsor and GIS/AM/FM software vendor.
Oversee the quality of the deliverable.
Ensure the implementation is on time and on budget.

Depending on your situation and stage of your project, select Project Management Services or the entire sequence of services can be provided and adapted to meet your needs.

For more information and to discuss this service contact Stewart Nimmo by phone or e-mail .

Project Management Experience

The Project Management Service at Orbis Directions is based on Stewart Nimmo's formal Project Management training and years of managing large and small projects involving the design, development and implementation of GIS/AM/FM applications. He has facilitated the creation of numerous projects plans resulting in Gantt charts of a dozen tasks to more complex charts of several hundred interdependent tasks. The projects Stewart Nimmo has managed utilized a number of commercial GIS/AM/FM packages involving ESRI products, Smallworld products, Genasys, Mapinfo, GRASS, FACET, a number of CAD packages( AutoCAD, Microstation, Generic CAD), and PCI. The following is a list of sample projects managed by Stewart Nimmo in a variety of industries.

Fisheries Management

Stream Habitat Management: developed data processes which created a subset of the B.C. Watershed Atlas (an existing topologically complex stream network atlas).
Salmon Habitat Management: developed and deployed a customized corporate GIS desktop.

Watershed Management

Environmental Watershed Analysis: developed an ongoing map production service.
Landuse Planning: software and data processes were developed to produce an extensive atlas of maps for field use.

Mineral Exploration

Grass roots mineral exploration through to feasibility studies: developed a number of analysis and plotting tools.

Gas Transmission

Field Maintenance: managed the development of tools for cathodic protection, stress corrosion, emergency response, alignment sheet production and property assessment.

Gas Distribution

Facilities Management: managed the development of drafting tools and a spatially enabled Customer Information System.

Telecommunication

Outside Plant Facilities Management: managed the development of tools such as butterfly diagrams, QA/QC processes and query and reporting functions for lease management and fibre/sheath assignments.

Hydro Distribution

Hydro Distribution: managed a project involving the enhancement of a data translation process, development of QA/QC tools and customization of facility placement tools.

Project Management Client Benefits

Project Management clients of Orbis Directions receive a number of benefits including:

Leveraging years of experience in managing small to large and straight forward to complex projects.
A skilled facilitator in the design of well organized plans for even the most complex projects.
An in depth knowledge of spatial technology and its use in a variety of industries.
A management philosophy that stresses the importance of good communications with everyone involved including the project team, project sponsor and other contractors.
A desire to work closely with the client and to ensure the clients' best interests are forefront.

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