Next Steps toward an RPR Draft Standard

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As we plan to meet our aggressive RPR Standards development

schedule, we need to be taking our first steps developing the draft.

One critical first step is generating a comprehensive list of issues

that need to be solved before the draft goes out for Working Group ballot.

They say "A problem well defined is half solved".

For some of our problems it will likely not be that easy. However, until

the problems are defined we will have almost no hope of solving them.

The issues list we will develop as a result of this input will be a living

document, complete with issue description, an estimate of what it will

take to resolve (i.e. presentation of technical data, agreement from

competing proposals, etc.) along with a time frame for resolution.

Some of the issues will require a leader to be named to drive the issue

and develop a recommended resolution for the working group to consider.

For others, we may need a small ad-hoc group composed of the

competing factions. They will either develop a recommendation

for the working group to consider, or, if unable to do so, develop a

proposed set of criteria for the working group to assign weights to

in rating the competing proposals.

As a working group we will need to evaluate the issues to decide if

the group believes they are relevant, and if so, when we should be in a

position to resolve them.

Ideally, we should have a fairly comprehensive set of issues by the start

of the November meeting. If the group does not already have an issues

list and owner, I volunteer to develop and maintain the list based on

concerns expressed by anyone in the group.

Here is a suggested format for that list:

#	Description	Status
	Short Title: Detailed description including problem statement, plans for resolution, decisions and approval level (Editor, Ad-Hoc Group, Task Force, or Working Group) with plans, checkpoints, responsibility, and planned closing date.	Date opened, short status, Close date - planned and actual

Initially, issues should be submitted with an abbreviated title and a description of the problem in sufficient detail for us to begin to develop plans to resolve it. As the issues come in, they will be assigned a number and placed in the table of issues, which should be prominently posted on our web site. As we progress on the issues we will update the chart.

I request of each of you to begin compiling your own issues lists - areas that need addressing. Please send them to the reflector. I will create a "master" table with all issues on it. At the November meeting we should have some time to scrub the table, combining some of the issues and dropping others. Following November meeting we will be in a position to publish on the web our first issues list.Best regards,

Best regards,