[ispcp] WG: [council] GNSO Work Prioritization Effort: STEP 2

Fri May 21 17:39:57 UTC 2010

Dear ISPCP colleagues,

as it was suggested during our call today I forward the GNSO project prioritization template requesting you to fill in your proposed values.
Please feed back to Jaime and myself. At our next call on 31 May we'll discuss this evaluation as to get input for the council session at the ICANN Brussels meeting.

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Von: owner-council at gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council at gnso.icann.org] Im Auftrag von Ken Bour
Gesendet: Freitag, 21. Mai 2010 15:08
An: council at gnso.icann.org
Cc: GNSO; liaison6c at gnso.icann.org
Betreff: [council] GNSO Work Prioritization Effort: STEP 2

GNSO Council Members and Liaisons:

In accordance with the Work Prioritization timeline approved by the Council on 21 April 2010, four major steps were identified as follows:

Step

Dates

Activity

Status

Step 1

30 April - 20 May

Staff recommend and Council approve a set of Eligible Projects for the 1st Work Prioritization effort

Completed

Step 2

21 May - 7 June

Individual Councilor ratings completed and delivered to Staff for commonality analysis (18 days)

In Progress

Step 3

19 June (Brussels)

Group Session (2 hours) to determine Value ratings

Scheduled

Step 4

23 June (Brussels)

Approve final ratings/priorities and direct that results be published at gnso.icann.org

Scheduled

The purpose of this email is to formally launch Step 2, which is to solicit from each GNSO Council member and participating Liaison individual Value ratings for each of the Eligible Projects approved in Step 1.   

The definition of Value, as provided in the proposed Work Prioritization Model Drafting Team (WPM-DT) procedures (Chapter  <http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/wpmg-section-6-and-annex-09apr10-en.pdf> 6 and ANNEX), is quoted below:

"Value ... this factor relates to perceptions of overall value, benefit, importance, and criticality primarily for the GNSO, but also considering ICANN's stakeholders and the global Internet community.  Components of this dimension may include, but are not limited to:  new opportunities for Internet growth/expansion, enhanced competitiveness, resolution/improvement of serious performance or infrastructure problems, increased security/stability, and improved user experience. "

In this task, each Councilor is asked to rate the above Value component for each of the 15 Eligible Projects (see attached spreadsheet) using the following 7-point scale.   [Note:  the scale is also duplicated in the attachment for ease of reference].  

Scale

Interpretation

1

Far Below

2

Moderately Below

3

Slightly Below

4

Average

5

Slightly Above

6

Moderately Above

7

Far Above

Scale Guideline:

As provided in the proposed WPM-DT procedures (ANNEX,  <http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/wpmg-section-6-and-annex-09apr10-en.pdf> Section 2.2), the following guidelines are intended to assist Council members in developing Value ratings.  

"Thinking about all Eligible Projects taken together, which one (or more) represents your best perception of AVERAGE in terms of Value as defined in Section 6.3.2.  For example, suppose that you happen to think that Project "X" is an AVERAGE project in terms of Value compared to all the others.  Once you have "anchored" your perceptual scale in this way, then it is a matter of deciding whether the other projects are Far Below, Moderately Below, Slightly Below, Slightly Above, Moderately Above, or Far Above that "average" project in terms of this factor.  

If you find it challenging to decide on an AVERAGE project, consider anchoring at either of the scale extremes, that is, determine which project you think is FAR ABOVE or FAR BELOW all of the others in terms of Value.  

In this rating process, there are no absolute or independent scale referents -- you are being asked to assess projects RELATIVE to each other."

Note:  Councilors are encouraged to consult with their organizations to ensure that the ratings reflect the priorities of their groups as much as possible. 

Instructions:

Attached is an Excel Template (GNSO Project Prioritization Rating Template) that you will use to rate each Eligible Project according to your perception of relative Value.   Directions are contained inside the template.   Please enter your Name in the space provided and the Date you complete the form.   Please do not forget to <Save As> the completed form to another name as explained and illustrated inside the spreadsheet.   

***Please note that all unshaded cells are protected (i.e. locked) against accidental mistyping; it is also important that the project and value rating sequence be maintained to facilitate data aggregation***

Expected Output:

The outcome of this activity, once Staff receives and processes all of your individual ratings, will be an initial statistical assessment of Councilor agreement on the Value ratings.   The data will be used as input to the Step 3 group discussion that is scheduled to take place in Brussels on 19 June.   

If you have questions about any of this material, please feel free to email or call me.   I will provide periodic updates to the Council (e.g. 28 May and 4 June) outlining the progress of this activity.   

Good luck with your ratings!  

Ken Bour

Policy Staff Consultant

Email:  ken.bour at verizon.net

Office:  703-430-4059 (USA-Virginia EST) 

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