Building Bridges: GIS Engagement Across Departments

GIS programs thrive when they co-create solutions with business owners. This hands-on workshop equips GIS leaders and practitioners to engage departmental stakeholders, uncover pain points, and translate them into geospatial capabilities with measurable outcomes. Through a structured conversation framework and short, guided exercises, participants will practice stakeholder/value mapping, needs discovery (mission, metrics, workflows), and prioritization techniques that lead to actionable roadmaps. We’ll share reusable artifacts - question banks, engagement canvases, and a lightweight governance checklist - and demonstrate how to turn findings into initiatives that improve adoption, data trust, and service delivery. By the end, attendees will be ready to host focused interviews across departments, align GIS with operational goals, and build momentum with quick wins that scale.