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Geospatial LoB Program Management Plan

INTRODUCTION

The Program Management Plan herein referred to as “the Plan,” lays out the Program Management

Office’s (PMO) approach for achieving the Fiscal Year (FY) 2008-2009 milestones of the Geospatial

Line of Business (Geospatial LoB) with contracting support from Grant Thornton. Herein, the term

“PMO” represents the combined parties of Grant Thornton and the Managing Partner Team. The Plan

builds upon the Performance Management Strategy (PM Strategy), which was completed in June 2007,

and the Performance Management Plan (PM Plan), which was completed in February 2008.

The Plan provides processes and tools to measure performance dimensions as introduced in the PM Plan

as well as practical approaches and tools for initiating, executing, and monitoring tasks, and producing the

deliverables presented in the PM Plan. Appendix A: Program Management Tool Summary Matrix

provides a comprehensive summary of key program management tools discussed throughout this Plan.

1.1

Background

In September 2007, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) of the Department of the Interior selected Grant

Thornton to provide program management office support to the Geospatial LoB. As part of this two-year

contract, Grant Thornton provides program support to the Geospatial LoB PMO in the setup and

implementation of various work groups producing multiple deliverables to enhance the efficiency and

effectiveness of the acquisition and distribution of geospatial data among Federal agencies.

The Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Coordination Group oversees the Geospatial LoB and

serves as the coordination board for operational-level interagency management for the effective and

efficient prioritization, execution, and administration of the Geospatial LoB and its tasks, milestones, and

deliverables.

Figure 1.1: Geospatial LoB Governance Structure provides a graphical depiction of the specific relationships

and reporting structures associated with implementing this initiative. The green dotted box outlines the

Geospatial LoB, whose participants come from participating agencies, with additional oversight from the

FGDC Chair, and Office of Management and Budget (OMB). While this graphic is notionally accurate, the

governance model may change over time as a result of the work products and deliverables produced by the

Performance Management Work Group in association with Task 1: Review/Update FGDC Guidance

Documents.

Last Updated 6/19/2008

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