Re: IG charter: modification suggestion

Hi Charles,

I completely agree with you :)

We don't have to define how to form which task forces in the charter
but can form them later once the IG is launched.

Also I agree we're getting close to the *doing phase*.

Thanks,

Kazuyuki


On 09/30/2010 09:43 AM, Charles McCathieNevile wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Sep 2010 01:57:23 +0200, FUNAHASHI Yosuke
> <yfuna@tomo-digi.co.jp> wrote:
>
> Hi Yosuke,
>
>> What do you think about creating task forces by matter of concern and
>> interest? (as needed)
>
> I think doing this is essential to make progress.
>
> The real question is how much we need to formally make a task force, and
> how much it is a case of identifying the people who are working on a
> particular topic on the home page (so we know who was *meant* to be at
> the meetings or sending comments ;) ).
>
> It isn't an exact science to get volunteers to do spadework. If a task
> force is run wholly as part of the IG, I believe we can create them
> without having it in the charter - the requirement is to set ourselves a
> task, and name ourselves as the people responsible for it, then do it.
>
>> In other words, I would like to discuss, hum... said a certain way,
>> recruiting and human resources management on the IG. (of course,
>> volunteers) ... But with no spadework, we will proceed very slowly.
>> ... I would like to discuss the possibility for the task forces to be
>> responsible for the preparatory work regarding given topics. Do you
>> think it will work?
>
> There's a delicate balance between having lots of process (which can end
> up meaning people who are not named contribute less than they might
> because they think it is someone else's job) and not enough clarity
> (which means they contribute less than they might because they are not
> sure when and how they should be getting involved.
>
> I think that managing this is really what the chairs and staff contact
> do in the way that they run the group, interact with participants, and
> publish information on the home page. If there were something magic I
> knew of to add to the charter to help, I would propose it, but in my
> experience it is more a matter of people working hard and efficiently,
> and I don't know of any wording that makes that happen for a group like
> this. Of course, if you have anything that you think can help, please
> propose it.
>
> Actually I think we are nearing the limits of what we can do by editing
> the charter. This is good - it means we are getting ready to start the
> *doing* phase (after charter review ...)
>
> cheers
>
> Chaals
>

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