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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear All,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please find attached the latest version of the GNSO Council’s Projects List for the meeting on <u>21 October 2020</u>. Per the agenda, the Council will not review the project list in detail. However, after your preliminary review in advance of the meeting and should you find an area that you have questions or parts that need clarification, please send your questions or comments to the mailing list.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Agenda: <o:p></o:p></b></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Final+Proposed+Agenda+21+October+2020+-+Part+1">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Final+Proposed+Agenda+21+October+2020+-+Part+1</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Final+Proposed+Agenda+21+October+2020+-+Part+2">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Final+Proposed+Agenda+21+October+2020+-+Part+2</a> <o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Key Structural Changes:</b><b><o:p></o:p></b></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'>Project List (PL):<o:p></o:p></li><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1'>The summary page has adapted to reflect the program that the project belongs to and the Programs are now color coded. The old “LINK” column was deleted and the hyperlinks are now set on the Project Code. You will also notice that the Phase of the project was shifted to the right to better align with the meta data of the project like Duration, % Complete, Status and Health. The next version, the Phase column will likely be modified to reduce its footprint, but still maintain a marker for the phase for which the project belongs.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1'>The “0 – Planning” section of the PL Summary Page is now a single line item which acts as a pointer to the PMT and ADR tools where planning is housed. The quantity of the “0 – Planning” section, as depicted on the graph, is based on an initial count of current items on the ADR delineated by non-PDP and PDP.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1'>The “1 – Issue Identification” section of the graph is a count of the GNSO <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Action+Items">Council Action Items</a> and the Transfer Policy – Issue Report. In the following months, we will release a next generation of the Action Items page, currently Wiki, to be align with these three planning tools. Stay tuned.<o:p></o:p></li></ul><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'>Action/Decision Radar (ADR):<o:p></o:p></li><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1'>As with the PL, the ADR also contains the Program color code and the Project Code to maintain continuity across the tools.<o:p></o:p></li></ul><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'>Program Management Tool (PMT):<o:p></o:p></li><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1'>The tool now contains the same Program management color coding of the PL and ADR. The first two pages of the PMT PDF are a summary view, while the remaining four are the fully expanded Program/Project/Task details.<o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Key Project Changes for this Period:<o:p></o:p></b></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1'>RPM WG Status upgraded to “Revised Schedule” after PCR adoption in September, however the Health remains “In-trouble”.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1'>The SubPro WG public comment period closed on its proposed Final Report.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1'>EPDP-Phase 2 – migrated to “6 – Board Vote” phase after adoption of the Final Report by the Council last meeting.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo1'>Action/Decision Radar:<o:p></o:p></li><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=square><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level3 lfo1'>Several items moved to the “1 Month to 3 Months” Range Marker: please review this section in detail as it covers work in front of the Council to the end of calendar year 2020.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level3 lfo1'>New item added to the “1 Month to 3 Months” Range Marker: SCBO, is scheduled to spin up in November in preparation for the FY22 Budget and Operations planning cycle.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level3 lfo1'>New item added to the “1 Month to 3 Months” Range Marker: GNSO Review3, Organizational Reviews are scheduled to start 5 years after the previous review report submitted to the ICANN Board.<o:p></o:p></li></ul></ul></ul><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>B<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;background:white'>Berry Cobb</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;background:white'>GNSO Policy Consultant</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;background:white'>Principal | <a href="http://bacinblack.com/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>BAC in Black Consulting</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;background:white'>Mob: </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;background:white'>+1 (720) 839-5735</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://twitter.com/berrycobb" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:black;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=96 height=58 style='width:1.0in;height:.6041in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcQLU_cPLRHNEaDTAD-_nDIYJGH2KbgBHnu2Sw&usqp=CAU"></span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/berrycobb/" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=96 height=31 style='width:1.0in;height:.3229in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://www.pinclipart.com/picdir/middle/180-1804091_2019-supply-chain-solutions-linkedin-email-signature-linkedin.png"></span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>