Re: [gnso-policyimpl-wg] RE: P&I WG Self-assessment

[Maureen Cubberley <mcubberley@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Chuck and Members of the WG and ICANN Staff,

It was with considerable hesitation that I chose to complete the survey (given 
the fact that my input was limited to only the initial efforts), however, I did 
give the survey serious thought, and responded accordingly.

Regrettably, my participation in the WG was cut short due to serious health 
concerns, nonetheless I was able to contribute a small amount to the initial 
stages of the work, and enjoyed doing so. You are all, individually and 
collectively, a pleasure to work with.

Throughout the long months that followed, I continued to monitor the WG's work 
(lurk?? :-) ...and I was repeatedly impressed with the high level of 
discussion, the constructive approach to solving the problems that emerged, and 
the positive, considerate and encouraging manner in which the WG leaders worked 
through the issues, one by one.

At the same time, the contribution by ICANN staff was exemplary: without their 
expertise and consistent and thorough follow-through I think the brilliant 
discussions would have continued, but the final report would never have been 
"brought home". Nor would many of the points of contention have been resolved 
in the positive manner in which they were.

So.....congratulations to all of you! It is work well done, and you deserve 
high praise, not just for your stick-to-it-ness (which was remarkable!), but 
most of all because together, you produced a valuable piece of work.

My very best regards to all of you!

Sincerely,
Maureen Cubberley

Sent from my iPad

> On Jul 30, 2015, at 5:59 PM, Gomes, Chuck <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Thanks to the seven WG members who have completed the self-assessment.  That 
> is very much appreciated.  But that is less than 18% of the WG members so the 
> results would not be very representative of the full WG.
>  
> I want to sincerely encourage more of you to complete the self-assessment.   
> Remember that the questionnaire is slated to be disabled at the end of 
> Monday, 3 August.
>  
> Chuck
>  
> From: Gomes, Chuck 
> Sent: Monday, July 27, 2015 6:50 PM
> To: Gomes, Chuck; gnso-policyimpl-wg@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: P&I WG Self-assessment
>  
> So far only two people have completed the self-assessment and one of those 
> was me.  I hope that all of you can find time to do this so that we have good 
> data to use to evaluate our WG.
>  
> Thanks in advance for doing this.
>  
> Chuck
>  
> From: owner-gnso-policyimpl-wg@xxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-gnso-policyimpl-wg@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gomes, Chuck
> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2015 6:00 PM
> To: gnso-policyimpl-wg@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [gnso-policyimpl-wg] P&I WG Self-assessment
> Importance: High
>  
> Policy & Implementation Working Group Members:
>  
> In 2014, the GNSO Council adopted a process and questionnaire for Working 
> Groups to conduct Self-Assessments when their work has been substantially 
> finished. The goal is to provide Chartering Organizations, such as the GNSO 
> Council, important information about how well its Working Groups are 
> functioning through an examination of their Inputs -> Processes -> Outputs 
> ultimately leading to continuing improvements.
>  
> Our Working Group has been identified to participate in this process the 
> details of which are provided below:
>  
> The survey tool is hosted by QuestionPro at this link: 
> http://policy-implem.questionpro.com. Please do not share this link with 
> anyone other than our team members.
> Background information and instructions are contained within the instrument. 
> There is no login requirement, so you will not need user credentials.
> Simply answer the questions (most use a 1-7 rating scale) on each page and, 
> when you reach the end, click “Record My Answers!” If you receive a “Thank 
> You” response, your feedback was successfully populated. There is a provision 
> to <Save and Continue Later> if you are interrupted and cannot finish the 
> survey in one session.
> Based upon previous WG experiences, the survey should take between 10-20 
> minutes depending upon the number of comments you choose to provide.
> If you would like to browse the questions in advance, they are published on 
> the ICANN Community Wiki at: https://community.icann.org/x/nTXxAg.
> The survey will be open for two weeks and will close on: 3 August 2015 (23:59 
> UTC)
>  
> An external ICANN consultant, Ken Bour (ken.bour@xxxxxxxxxxx), will monitor 
> the completion process,  provide brief status updates to us and Lars, and be 
> available to provide technical assistance if needed by any of our team 
> members. He will also be the only person who has access to your individual 
> responses according to the following clause which you will see on the 
> questionnaire welcome page: 
>  
> Confidentiality: We will be asking you for identifying information to ensure 
> that each response is valid. Your individual responses will not be accessible 
> by anyone other than the ICANN Staff Administrator and they will not be 
> disclosed, archived or published in a way that could be matched to your 
> identity.
>  
> Once the survey period has closed, Ken will produce a report summarizing the 
> findings which will be shared with our team, the GNSO Council, the 
> Stakeholder Groups, Constituencies, and other interested parties.
>  
> We appreciate your willingness to provide feedback about the Policy & 
> Implementation Working Group and your participation in it.
>  
> Regards,
> Chuck Gomes
> J. Scott Evans
>