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stand relative to the bigger picture and connect Program Management to Performance Management.

Status Reports also offer a method to track successes and shortcomings. The PMO archives Status

Reports on QuickPlace. As indicated in Section 4.1.2., Appendix E: Status Report Template shows an

example of a Status Report.

4.4

Knowledge Management

Knowledge Management facilitates the exchange of information, ideas, and documents by building an

accessible archive of documents, resources, schedules, and Geospatial LoB member contact information.

To support Knowledge Management, Grant Thornton selected Quick Place, an interactive online portal,

as the primary system to facilitate effective and efficient transfer of Geospatial LoB programmatic and

contractual documents and information.

As draft and final documents are produced and information shared, the PMO archives these items on

QuickPlace for quick and convenient retrieval by Geospatial LoB participants. In addition, the PMO

posts updated documents and templates as often as needed to support the activities of the Geospatial LoB

Managing Partner Team and work groups. The Managing Partner Team and each work group has its own

room in which it can directly manage the creation and posting of deliverables, group meeting schedules,

assigned activities, and independent collaborative work spaces. Appendix J: QuickPlace Screenshots

shows some main pages on the QuickPlace portal

4.5

Deliverable Quality Review and Submission

The PMO works with the Managing Partner Team, FGDC Coordination Group, and the work groups through

a structured quality review process to produce high-quality documents and deliverables. The quality review

process tracks deliverables from initial development to final submission and includes one-time deliverables

such as public reports, proposals to OMB, or memoranda of agreements among agencies. The development,

approval, and delivery of high quality geospatial products is the joint responsibility of the entire LOB

governance structure. Although the specific steps of the quality assurance process may vary depending on the

nature of the document under review, the high-level quality assurance process consists of five major stages, as

identified below in Figure 4.5.

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