The Business Benefits Of GIS, An ROI Approach

This is a great new book/methodology has been published from ESRI Press. The book talks about how the return on investment can be calculated in the GIS space.

The Business Benefits of GIS: An ROI Approach is an eagerly anticipated book/methodology from ESRI Press that helps GIS practitioners complete a return on investment (ROI) process that clearly demonstrates how, when, and where the implementation of a GIS could create business value for their organization.

The original methodology was developed by PA Consulting Group, Inc., a global management consulting firm. It was customized, under license from PA, for use by GIS practitioners by the book’s authors, David Maguire, ESRI’s chief scientist and director of international activities; Victoria Kouyoumjian, IT strategy architect, ESRI; and Ross Smith, a member of PA’s management team.

The book breaks the methodology into ten steps which lead people through the whole process. Like the article mentions:

Regarding the methodology, one of the most challenging steps for most GIS professionals is estimating the benefits of GIS projects.

This is definitely shaping up to be a popular book which is being offered from ESRI Press. I am sure this will be available soon. The full write up which talks about the book in detail can be found here: http://www.gisdevelopment.net/news… with specific information from ESRI Press here: http://gis.esri.com/esripress.… On the ESRI Press web site you can also take a look at the book and have a look at the over of the ROI methodology.