Decision Support, product design, & management

Workflow performed by NatureServe Vista. Diagram by Patrick Crist

Dr. Crist has extensive experience in designing, overseeing development, product management, and support for desktop and online systems such as NatureServe Vista (which was a GIS system in use for nearly twenty years) and the LandScale.org system for measuring landscape sustainability. He also advised on many other systems such as the Esri’s Green Infrastructure planning system, the Western Governor’s Crucial Habitat Assessment Tool, and Argonne National Lab’s energy siting tool. Some services PlanIt Forward can provide include:

  • Initial tool conception including user research and use cases
  • Workflow modeling for tool functionality
  • Using the agile approach to work with or lead a software development team
  • Testing and tool refinement
  • Development of technical guidance, training and support infrastructure
  • Ongoing product management
  • Providing user support in applying systems to their applications.