Re: [gnso-wpm-dt] WPM: Section 6 - Draft #3

[Olga Cavalli <olgacavalli@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,
is it there a new version of the documents for our conference call tomorrow?
Regards
Olga

2010/3/18 Ken Bour <ken.bour@xxxxxxxxxxx>

> Jaime and WPM Team Members:
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> Ken
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> *From:* Jaime Plug In [mailto:jaime@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 17, 2010 7:37 PM
> *To:* 'Ken Bour'; gnso-wpm-dt@xxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* RES: [gnso-wpm-dt] WPM: Section 6 - Draft #3
> *Importance:* High
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> Thanks Ken,
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> Some comments. (I make them here for the sake of readability, but they are
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> 1.       Addition to purposes:
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> d.      Consensus Building: to have a method to reach a reasonable
> consensus on priorities among Councilors and the GNSO community.
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> [KAB] I would suggest that ‘consensus building’ is not as much a *purpose*of 
> prioritizing the GNSO’s work than a technique or approach we are
> recommending to develop the project ratings/rankings.    We could accomplish
> it by using only individual Councilor ratings which is actually the first
> stage of a multi-step method.
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> 2.       Comment on “Inplem” projects (6.2.2)
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> In view of the Purpose established on 6.1 (resource allocation) and
> considering that implementation may have a considerable resource
> consumption, I think we should review our decision to consider these as
> Non-Prioritized Projects. I already had brought this idea in one of our
> calls and as I remember I was convinced not to consider them as Prioritized
> Projects because we were dealing mainly with community resources and 
> *not*staff’s. But that is not what is stated in the Purpose.
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> [KAB] Perhaps Chuck can clarify; but, as I understand it, “Implem” projects
> occupy Staff primarily and not the community.   There is little or no
> “management” work to be done by the Council once a project reaches this
> stage of its life-cycle – it is in the hands of Staff.   As I recall the
> team’s discussion, we agreed to keep these projects in Table 2 so that the
> Council could develop an understanding of the total effort consuming Staff
> as it considers whether to initiate *new* project work.   To use an
> example, the GNSO Website project is in the implementation phase (in
> effect); therefore, the Council would not need to rate/prioritize it.   The
> Council would need to recognize that Staff resources are being consumed in
> that implementation, which might affect the GNSO’s ability to take on
> another project that would otherwise tap the same personnel.
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> 3.       Comment on status and classification (6.2.3)
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> There’s not a lack of provisions as to how a project status can be changed?
> Think that a decision by the Chair is enough. The decision would have
> immediate effect but should be validated in the next regular prioritization
> round. In the interim that decision could be challenged by any councilor, in
> which case a special prioritization session should be called upon.
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> [KAB] I’m not sure I understand this comment in its entirety.
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> I could not yet give the necessary consideration (time) to item 6.3.5 (New
> Projects). But I think the above comments already deserve team’s
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> *Jaime Wagner
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> *De:* owner-gnso-wpm-dt@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-wpm-dt@xxxxxxxxx] *Em
> nome de *Ken Bour
> *Enviada em:* quarta-feira, 17 de março de 2010 17:34
> *Para:* gnso-wpm-dt@xxxxxxxxx
> *Assunto:* [gnso-wpm-dt] WPM: Section 6 - Draft #3
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> WPM Team Members:
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> Thanks to Chuck and Wolf-Ulrich for their recent edits and comments.
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> For those who haven’t had time to review the document, I created a new
> version in which I accepted most, if not all, of the suggested changes and
> added a few more of my own (redlined).   I also attempted to address a few
> embedded comments and, in turn, added a couple more for the team’s
> consideration as we prepare for our session on Monday.  This new version is
> labeled Draft #3 (or KBv3).
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> Concerning our next two meetings, I have pinged Gisella for a Doodle poll
> on Monday, 22 & 29 March, and I expect that we will see something shortly
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> I am also working on a first draft of the Annex which I intent to submit to
> the WPM-DT email list tomorrow, Thursday.
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> Again, I hope that we can focus our time Monday perfecting Section 6 and,
> if all goes well, take up the Annex subsequently.
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> Ken Bour
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