At the ESRI User Conference, Molly Burhans delivered a lightning talk titled A Different Way to Use GIS: Modeling Complex Budgets and Staffing. In this presentation, she shared a tool she built that leverages backend geodatabases to integrate temporal and geographic mapping with budget modeling and project management.
The tool enables organizations to perform complex operational management by visualizing and analyzing multivariable data, including staffing allocations, budget forecasts, and project timelines. Burhans demonstrated how this innovative approach allows for dynamic decision-making, operational efficiency, and strategic planning across diverse scenarios. Her talk highlighted the potential of GIS to go beyond traditional spatial analysis, offering advanced solutions for real-world challenges in financial and resource management.