Proposed A-16 Portfolio Metrics Lifecycle Management Workgroup Geospatial Line of Business

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Proposed A-16 Portfolio Metrics Lifecycle
Management WorkgroupGeospatial Line of Business

• For Preliminary Discussion
• FGDC Coordination Group (09/21/10)
• National Geospatial Advisory Committee (09/22/10)

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Intended Outcomes

• Manage A-16 themes and associated data as
  strategic assets within a portfolio
• Use metrics and dashboards to support setting
  development and investment priorities
• Provide development transparency and
  accountability
• Improve policy development, program decisions,
  and business outcomes
• Increase return on investment business support
  and dollars
• Achieve One Government-One Team (Federal, State,
  and Local) with Increased public/private
  partnerships

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A-16 Supplemental Guidance Document

• Approved June 2010 by FGDC Steering Committee
• Clarifies roles responsibilities
• Establishes a common lexicon
• Presents a data lifecycle management process
• Defines geospatial data theme principles
• Focuses on National Geospatial Data Assets
• Review by OMB concluded on September 8th
• Moving through the internal OMB clearance process
  for official release
• Anticipated to take a few weeks to complete
• Serves as a template for the services,
  applications, and infrastructure of the platform
  along with other appropriate OMB circulars

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National Geospatial Data Assets

• National Geospatial Data Assets (NGDA) as
  outlined in the proposed A-16 Supplemental
  Guidance

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• Dataset Lifecycle Stages In Supplemental Guidance

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• Dataset Maturity Benchmarks Metrics

Stage I - Define Documented Business
Requirements Data Needs Assessment Data
Standards (Documentation) Data Model (Logical,
Physical, Other) Privacy Act Assessment Data
Quality Documentation Certification Process
  Stage II Inventory/Evaluate Inventory/Evaluat
ion Plan Inventory Matrix   Stage III -
Obtain Data Acquisition Planning Contracting and
Purchase Agreements Metadata Standards
(Implementation Guidelines) Data Sharing
Agreement's) Data Collection Specifications   Stag
e IV - Access User Access Plan Access
Documentation (CRUD Matrix or other) Publication
Dissemination Plans  
Stage V Maintain Data Management Plan
(Maintenance Plan) Update, Version Control,
Staffing, Equipment, etc. Records Retention
Schedule   Stage VI Use/Evaluate User
Training Requirements Evaluation Data
Usage/Utilization Tracking User
Evaluation/Feedback   Stage VII
Archive Archiving Requirements Review Archiving
Plan Data Versions Provided to NARA Data
Disposal Plan
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• Dataset Maturity Evaluations - Metrics

Value Maturity Level Description
0 None No activity on benchmark identified. No past activity completed on benchmark.
1 Minimal Minimal activity on benchmark. Documentation is limited, not officially recognized or published by the organization. This would include simple guidelines, checklists, etc.
2 Full Documentation Significant activity on the benchmark. Documentation is complete, published, shared with management, stakeholders, stewards, etc. accessible via hardcopy or digital format.
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Best Management Practices
Identify Evaluate Rank Imple
ment Share Maturity Model
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• Best Management Practices Robustness Metrics

Value Robustness Level Description
0 None No activity on management practice identified. No past activity completed on management practice.
1 Some Minimal activity on management practice. Documentation is limited, not officially recognized or published by the organization. This would include simple guidelines, checklists, etc.
2 Full Documentation Significant activity on the management practice. Documentation is complete, published, shared with management, stakeholders, stewards, etc. accessible via hardcopy or digital format.
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Status and Next Steps

• Conducted 11 lifecycle evaluation walkthroughs
  and preliminary data set maturity assessments in
  winter/spring of FY 2010
• Propose undertaking a dataset maturity walk
  through for each selected NGDA as baseline
• Drafted proposed data, theme, portfolio,
  Agency-level, FDGC Secretariat level
  administrative metrics
• Posted all draft metrics and assessments on the
  Lifecycle Management Workgroup Quicker Site
• Review of metrics by full FGDC anticipated in
  FY 2011
• Anticipate collaboration with other geospatial
  metric activities in FY 2011 to leverage and
  harmonize efforts
• Complete conceptualizing Dashboards and Score
  Cards
• Determine how to integrate A-16 work into
  Geospatial Platform efforts

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Questions?
Wendy Blake-Coleman 202-566-1709 blake-coleman.we
ndy_at_epa.gov
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