RE: [gnso-wpm-dt] WPM: KB Thoughts on How to Finish by 13 April 2010!

["Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I will respond.  I think that it is wrong to suggest that Ken was a contributor 
to the delays.  He suggested an idea that the rest of us liked and then we 
spent a lot of time on that of our own choosing.  In hindsight, it would have 
been good if we didn't do that, but that was a group decision and it wasn't 
driven by Ken.  Ken has saved all of us tremendous hours of work.  I firmly 
believe that, without his support, we would not be nearly as far along as we 
are.
 
Adrian - You may disagree and I respect your right to do that, but I suggest 
that you do so in a more professional manner in the future.  If you sincerely 
think this is an issue, then it should have been handled privately.
 
Chuck
 
 


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        From: owner-gnso-wpm-dt@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-wpm-dt@xxxxxxxxx] 
On Behalf Of Liz Gasster
        Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 8:56 AM
        To: Stéphane Van Gelder; gnso-wpm-dt@xxxxxxxxx
        Cc: Ken Bour; Adrian Kinderis
        Subject: RE: [gnso-wpm-dt] WPM: KB Thoughts on How to Finish by 13 
April 2010!
        
        

        Hi Adrian,

         

        Respectfully, I do not think the question is a fair one or one that 
should be answered directly.  I do appreciate your concern about the duration  
of this effort, and suggest that you discuss your concern about the state of 
progress of the group with the Working Group chair.

         

        If you have a concern about the work or performance of a GNSO staff 
member (or our consultants), please contact me directly, or our Vice President, 
David Olive.  David's email is  david.olive@xxxxxxxxx.

         

        Thanks, Liz

         

        From: owner-gnso-wpm-dt@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-wpm-dt@xxxxxxxxx] 
On Behalf Of Stéphane Van Gelder
        Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 4:47 PM
        To: gnso-wpm-dt@xxxxxxxxx
        Cc: Ken Bour; Adrian Kinderis
        Subject: Re: [gnso-wpm-dt] WPM: KB Thoughts on How to Finish by 13 
April 2010!

         

        Group.

         

        Please note the message I am forwarding from Adrian Kinderis.

         

        Adrian would like to ask: "How is Ken Bour remunerated? If I understand 
correctly, he is a contractor for ICANN. Does this mean he is on an hourly 
rate? If so, it is no surprise to me that this work prioritisation has taken 6 
months and is still not concluded."

         

        As Adrian has withdrawn from this group, he asked that I pass his 
question along.

         

        Thanks,

         

        Stéphane

         

        Le 6 mars 2010 à 14:42, <KnobenW@xxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :

        
        
        

        Thanks Ken. please see my comments below. I did not yet have a chance 
to go through your draft GOP doc.

         

        Best regards
        Wolf-Ulrich  

         

                 

                
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                Von: owner-gnso-wpm-dt@xxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:owner-gnso-wpm-dt@xxxxxxxxx] Im Auftrag von Ken Bour
                Gesendet: Freitag, 5. März 2010 23:06
                An: gnso-wpm-dt@xxxxxxxxx
                Betreff: [gnso-wpm-dt] WPM: KB Thoughts on How to Finish by 13 
April 2010!

                WPM Members:

                 

                I have been thinking hard about the team's most recent 
strategic decision to complete all of its tasks/activities and deliver its 
final product to the GNSO Council by 13 April 2010 (approx. 5 weeks)! 

                 

                As I think about this problem tactically, if we were to start 
documenting the actual deliverable, chapter by chapter, it will quickly become 
apparent where we have decisions left to make or gaps/holes in the process.  
[WUK: ] Ken, I'd like to encourage you to put all these open points on a list. 
This will bring transparency to the team regarding the work to be done.  We can 
then move expeditiously to address them individually and document those 
decisions immediately in the deliverable.   [WUK: ] This should be started 
immediately. Based largely on my experience with other teams,  if we consume 
another 3-4 weeks to continue discussing methodology options and alternatives, 
by the time we reach drafting tasks, it will be too late to finish on time.   
[WUK: ] We definitely should summarize our methodology discussion and draw the 
essence of it. 

                 

                If you generally follow and agree with this approach, my 
recommendation to the team is to move immediately to develop a document which I 
am envisioning as a new section of the GNSO Operating Procedures (GOP).   To 
start the ball rolling in this direction, I have begun to compile a set of 
procedural material, copied/pasted from previous meeting summaries, that I 
propose to become: Section 6. Work Prioritization.  [Note:  for those familiar 
with the GOP, Section 5 has been tentatively reserved for SOI/DOI procedures 
being developed by the GCOT.]   

                 

                Attached, then, is my very first DRAFT in which I outlined many 
(and I hope most) of the topics/sections that should be covered in a set of 
GNSO Work Prioritization procedures.   I will continue working on it as time 
permits; but, since our meeting is Sunday morning (for me), I may not be able 
to progress much further before that session.   

                 

                DISCLAIMER:  Please note that there are several sections which 
are extremely rough and are not meant to be anything more (at this time) than 
content placeholders.   In many cases (especially in the methodology section), 
I simply dropped in raw unedited text with the intent to rewrite it later.   
For starters, I just wanted to make sure that we have the major section buckets 
identified so that I/we can begin filling in the material and editing/polishing 
for clarity, accuracy, and completeness. 

                 

                In my humble view, if we work our way systematically through 
writing/editing each section, one at a time, we might be able to finish it in 5 
weeks' time although we will have to proceed diligently and maybe on a rigorous 
timeline.   Of course, I expect to perform the heavy lifting when it comes to 
drafting content utilizing the team, primarily, to critique and edit. 

                 

                I welcome your thoughts.  While I am not panicking just yet, I 
see it as a very ambitious goal and, once it occurred to me as a potential way 
out of the thicket, I wanted to get started right away...  Perhaps we can begin 
working on the overall outline and maybe even tackle one or more sections in 
Nairobi. 

                 

                I look forward to our working session on Sunday.   I plan on 
being at the remote hub location in Reston, Virginia for this and other 
meetings on Sunday.    

                 

                Ken Bour