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Geospatial LoB Program Management Plan

5.4

Financial and Investment Analysis

Grant Thornton assists the PMO in performing financial and investment analysis including determination

of appropriate methods for calculating present value as well as downstream costs of capital investments in

geospatial infrastructure. Proposed approaches are consistent with guidelines specified in the

governmentwide Capital Planning Investment Control (CPIC) framework, and the Federal Enterprise

Architecture guidelines for IT investments.

5.5

Technical Analysis

Grant Thornton can provide a range of technical analyses tailored to meet specific needs of the project as

the need arises. Specific areas of technical expertise include:

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Organization and governance design and assessment – The Grant Thornton team can provide

consultation to the Managing Partner Team regarding appropriate assignment of roles and

responsibilities in carrying out the responsibilities of the Geospatial LoB.

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Performance management and measurement – Grant Thornton can provide ongoing support in

enhancing the performance management architecture for the Geospatial LoB. As performance

measures are identified for each level of the performance management framework, Grant Thornton

provides expertise in precisely defining each performance measure; establishing a calculation

methodology for each measure; specify reporting protocols; and assuring vertical as well as horizontal

alignment among all measures.

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Cost and performance analysis – Grant Thornton can assist the FGDC Coordination Group in

linking budgeted resources to performance measures in order to estimate incremental performance

returns for changes in geospatial funding.

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Benchmarking – Grant Thornton can conduct research and support benchmarking efforts, as

appropriate to determine ‘best practices’ for functions that are analogous to geospatial mission and

strategies. Many of these best practices are found in public and private sector organizations that

perform parallel functions but fall outside of the geospatial community.

5.6

Advisory Guidance / Document Development Support

Grant Thornton supports the Managing Partner Team by providing expert guidance, support, and process

management pertaining to the accomplishment of tasks and development of deliverables. The Grant

Thornton team analyzes the geospatial business requirements and advise the Managing Partner Team on

the best strategic, organizational, and technical solutions to execute specific Geospatial LoB program

tasks.

Last Updated 6/19/2008

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