Guidelines and Standards
Goal: To clearly distinguish between the aspects of a Risk MAP project that are required or must be performed a certain way (standards), versus those that allow for more flexibility (guidance and best practices).
Guidelines and Standards Pyramid-displaying elements of guidance and standards: (top to bottom) Program Standards, Working Standards,Technical References, Guidance, Best Practices/Lessons Learned
Master Index of Guidelines and Standards
  • Defines cross-references between guidelines and standards
  • Compiled as index document with links to guidelines and standards
Guidance Topics are organized by subject area and function.
Example include:
  • Discovery
  • Base Map
  • Flood Insurance Study Reports
  • Flood Risk Database

Click the link to view the Guidelines and Standards Master Index:

Link to Guidelines and Standards

Guidelines and Standards Maintenance
Goal: Arrange maintenance around a predictable semi-annual cycle with updates issued in May and November of each year.
  • Benefits:
  • Helps to ensure that standards and guidance stays current
  • Improves transparency for external stakeholders
  • Provides predictability to help with internal customer reviews, training, task order requirements, etc.
  • Makes sure we comply with FEMA currency requirements
Topic Updates
Generally, the timeline for introducing and updating topics by:
  • April for November cycle 
  • October for May cycle
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