Management

Moving Forward:  Government Technology in 2012 December 07, 2011
Cloud computing, shared services, and the rapid emergence of mobile services and devices were just a few among several topics that Cartegraph forecasted as being especially relevant to the way agencies like yours will do business in the future. It turns out that we were onto something. Read More.
Citizen Engagement – The Wedding is On November 21, 2011
The idea of citizen engagement is steadily gaining momentum among citizens and governments alike. And being involved doesn't take the time and effort it used to. James Willis explains. Read More.
The Real Benefits of Public Infrastructure Maintenance or the Real Cost of Failure? October 18, 2011
As budgets tighten due to our ailing economy, governing bodies are tempted to consider cutting funds for public infrastructure maintenance activities. Due to the absence of information that would help them understand the consequences, many may make mistakes that will lead to major problems. So what are the real costs of failures. Shane Gardner explains Read More.
Inroads: Work, Asset, and Infrastructure Management in the Middle East August 16, 2011
In April, 2011, Hakim Abid, Cartegraph's Director of International Business Development, accompanied Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison on a business development mission to the U.S.–Saudi Arabian Business Council (USSABC) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Here, Abid sheds light on the worldwide commonalities that exist in approaches to work, asset, and infrastructure management. Read More.
Best Practices: Performance Measures for Public Works July 26, 2011
One of the most frequently asked questions by leaders of public works organizations is, “How should we measure performance and what should we be measuring?” Shane Gardner offers tips on measuring performance and communicating results to the public. Read More.
Return on Investment: Every Local Government Has a Story to Tell June 14, 2011
Of all the recent trends related to bringing business practices to government, return on investment — or ROI — is one of the more difficult to translate from the private to public sector. Cartegraph's Shane Gardner shares best practices for governments interested in communicating their ROI success to the public. Read More.
Implementing Success: Every Enterprise System Begins Here May 31, 2011
Cartegraph's Alyssa Thingvold explains why every successful enterprise system implementation begins with attention to detail and the right questions. Read More.
Government Technology Brings the Future Into Focus May 06, 2011
A woman working at a local government agency is busy dispatching field crews, running reports, and ordering materials. She receives an email request to approve a work order that has been automatically generated by a citizen request. She simply clicks approve, and the work order is automatically scheduled into the proper field crew’s list of to-do’s. Read More.
Three Important Questions for Every Municipal Organization May 06, 2011
In my 16 years at Cartegraph, I’ve watched many agencies build their asset/work management and GIS solutions from scratch into some of the premier systems in the country. It obviously wasn’t easy. If it were, everyone would be doing it. Too often, the day-to-day stuff just gets in the way. Read More.
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