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,