[gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Re: Working Group Self-Assessment Test

Marika Konings marika.konings at icann.org
Fri Aug 9 09:08:55 UTC 2013 

Another Working Group that has just completed its tasks is the Locking of a
Domain Name subject to UDRP Proceedings. Their Final Report was approved by
the GNSO Council last week. Although the PDP officially got started under
the old rules, the WG phase itself completely ran under the revised PDP
rules.

With best regards,

Marika

From:  Mike O'Connor <mike at haven2.com>
Date:  Friday 9 August 2013 01:25
To:  "ken.bour at verizon.net" <ken.bour at verizon.net>
Cc:  "gnso-improvem-impl-sc at icann.org" <gnso-improvem-impl-sc at icann.org>,
Marika Konings <marikakonings at hotmail.com>
Subject:  Re: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Re: Working Group Self-Assessment Test

i'm game to go ahead w/the Thick Whois WG -- if Avri (fellow member) concurs
that we're "done enough."

m

On Aug 8, 2013, at 5:54 PM, "Ken Bour" <ken.bour at verizon.net> wrote:

> SCI Members:
>  
> As your guest consultant on this project, I would like to weigh-in on Mikey¹s
> inquiryŠ
>  
> Given that we have made a lot of progress recently and the concepts,
> rationale, design, and questionnaire are fresh on our minds, I recommend that
> we move to the next phase as soon as practicable.
>  
> I agree with Mikey¹s observation that there is an advantage to being ³done²
> with the work plan before undertaking the assessment, but I hope that we do
> not have to postpone forward progress until October-November unless there is
> no other reasonable course of action available.
>  
> If the ³Thick WHOIS² WG is not quite ready, may I suggest that we identify
> another WG for testing that has recently closed? Perhaps Marika could offer a
> recommendation. It would take me just a few minutes to customize the letter
> and the questionnaire for another team.
>  
> Regards,
>  
> Ken Bour
>  
> From: owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc at icann.org
> [mailto:owner-gnso-improvem-impl-sc at icann.org] On Behalf Of Mike O'Connor
> Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2013 8:56 AM
> To: Ron Andruff
> Cc: gnso-improvem-impl-sc at icann.org; 'Ken Bour'
> Subject: [gnso-improvem-impl-sc] Re: Working Group Self-Assessment Test
>  
> thanks all,
>  
> this looks great.  here's a choice for you.  i could either forward this *now*
> or i could wait until the Thick Whois WG is done (we're likely to wrap up well
> before Argentina).
>  
> the advantage of "now" is that we get feedback sooner.
>  
> the advantage of "done" is that's when the evaluation fits in the workplan.
>  
> i'm very much on the fence.  either way would be fine with me.  Avri, you're
> in that WG.  i'm especially looking to you for preferences/thoughts here.
>  
> mikey
>  
>  
> On Aug 7, 2013, at 1:39 PM, Ron Andruff <randruff at rnapartners.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Dear Mikey,
>  
> As a member of the Standing Committee on Improvements Implementation (SCI),
> you have been intimately involved in helping develop a new instrument that we
> are calling ³Working Group Self-Assessment.² Delving back into the history of
> the GNSO Improvements initiative (2008-2012), it had always been envisioned
> that there would be team member evaluations of Working Group processes;
> however, no prescription for such an instrument had been undertaken until now.
> The purpose of these assessments 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
> and ultimately leading to continuing process improvements.
>  
> As the Chair of the ³Thick WHOIS² Working Group, we appreciate your
> willingness to ask your team members if they would help us test the latest
> version of the questionnaire that has been customized at this link:
> http://thickwhois.questionpro.com <http://thickwhois.questionpro.com> . All of
> the background information and instructions are contained within the
> instrument, so there is little more that you need to do other than provide an
> invitation and, say, a 2-3 week timeframe to complete it.
>  
> Our consultant, Ken Bour, will monitor the completion process, provide status
> updates to the SCI, and be available to provide technical assistance if needed
> by any of your team members.
>  
> It would be most helpful if your members would complete the questionnaire as
> though it were a real self-assessment for the ³Thick WHOIS² Working Group,
> despite it being a test at this time. That approach will ensure that the
> instrument is thoroughly and exhaustively tested.
>  
> How to Provide Further Feedback to the SCI
> The questionnaire is designed, of course, to ask about Working Group members¹
> experiences ­ not the Working Group itself. To provide your team members with
> a place where they can provide feedback about the instrument, we created a
> separate page in the ³Thick WHOIS² ICANN Wiki space (Link:
> https://community.icann.org/x/pVZ-Ag <https://community.icann.org/x/pVZ-Ag> )
> where that type of information can be aggregated. We are also set up to accept
> emails if any of your members would prefer that method. Please ask them to
> submit any feedback to our Consultant on this project: Ken Bour at
> ken.bour at verizon.net <mailto:ken.bour at verizon.net> .
>  
> In particular, we are interested in learning:
> ·         Are the questions intelligible and is the wording clear as to
> intent?
> ·         Are the design and format straightforward?
> ·         Does the scaling (1-7) make sense?
> ·         Are the instructions clear?
> ·         Is the online presentation (QuestionPro) easy to complete?
> ·         Can the entire questionnaire be completed within 30 minutes?
> ·         Are there any important elements of the Working Group¹s operations
> that have been neglected?
>  
> Thank you in advance for your WG¹s involvement in testing this assessment
> instrument.
>  
> Ron Andruff, Chair, SCI
>  
>  
> Ron Andruff
> RNA Partners
> www.rnapartners.com <http://www.rnapartners.com>
>  
>  
> 
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