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List:       ietf
Subject:    Re: on WG milestones (was Re: I-D ACTION:draft-etal-ietf-analysis-00.txt)
From:       Scott Brim <swb () employees ! org>
Date:       2002-04-16 17:58:31
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On Tue, Apr 16, 2002 01:20:40PM -0400, Keith Moore wrote:
> Suggestions:
> 
> - limit the goals: charter most groups to only do tasks that can reasonably 
>   be completed within a year, or 18 months at the most.  allow a six month
>   extension when necessary, but expect that the group will *shut down*
>   (not be rechartered) after this period.

Yes.  Setting the goals correctly is critical in an environment like the
IETF.  Corollary: design the goals so that participants won't feel the
need for much feature creep once the working group is rolling.  

> - try to identify likely solutions to the fundamental problems *before* the 
>   group is chartered

I like the idea that a WG is chartered for either requirements or
solutions.  

> - have the chair (or the AD) periodically send out the group's charter and a 
>   status report to the mailing list, to remind people of where they are. 
> 
> - explicitly include last call and IESG review of each document in the 
>   timetables.  also include at least one document revision cycle per
>   document following such review.

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