RE: action-16 IG deliverable and timeline

Hi Folks:



We agree with Stephane that the roadmap is a >very< important first work product for the Web Payments IG.



Please read this message with the expectation that you will volunteer in some way to help us get the proposed work done.



If the roadmap document is done well and in the near term, it should have the following effects on people:



1) It will please them that we got our first draft out so soon.

2) It will give them confidence that we know at least one (if not every) path through this very dense topic.

3) It will motivate them to come forward and indicate what they don't like and emphasize other paths that may be beneficial.

4) It will help define scope for future discussions.



In other words, the roadmap doesn't have to be perfect, nor is it expected to be the "last word" in web payments - it should be a thoughtful straw model.



Stephane listed what is required for a roadmap document at this point:

*an individual or a set of editors for the document [1]

*content



The charter[2] lays out possible ways to approach the roadmap.  Here's a sample outline for a roadmap document, based on my interpretation of the charter:



a) Target scenarios - the [use_case] task force will provide content.

b) Relevant existing standards - at our f2f we identified several.

c) Potential sample architectures - the [payment_agent] task force will provide content.  This section can

    address both near term and far-fetched possibilities, relevant actors, etc.

d) Projections - taking a, b, and c together, provide some idea of expected progress in the industry.

e) Glossary - the Glossary Task Force will provide content.



Using this outline, I think we can cover most of the "Web Payments Roadmap" items indicated in the charter.  But it's only my idea - tear it up and come up with something else if you like.



We are looking for editors to help us move this activity forward.  Joerg Heuer has graciously volunteered for some of the work.



Let's try to get this effort underway.  We are looking for volunteers to be editors for this roadmap document.



Best regards,

David Ezell



[1] for those of you familiar with W3C work, you'll recognize that being an editor is one of the

     >few< ways you can be recognized in any meaningful way.  Chairs are in many ways subordinate to editors,

     but don't tell them that.

[2] http://www.w3.org/2014/04/payments/webpayments_charter.html#deliverables





-----Original Message-----

From: Stephane Boyera [mailto:boyera@w3.org]

Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2014 2:08 PM

To: public-webpayments-ig@w3.org<mailto:public-webpayments-ig@w3.org>

Subject: action-16 IG deliverable and timeline



Dear colleagues,



As discussed during the call last friday, I'm launching the discussion related to IG deliverables and timeline.

First of all, in order to attract attention, it is esential that the group publish regularly deliverables that summarize its work.



The charter contains a series a deliverables. see http://www.w3.org/2014/04/payments/webpayments_charter.html#deliverables



This list points as the first deliverable a "Web Payments Roadmap"

I think it is the most important one that will highlight the gaps in the technology stack, as well as clearly identify the areas where the group is planning to make a significant contribution.

I believe that if we want to use the current momentum, and use the activity in the domain to be visible, we should aim at publishing a first version of this deliverable sometime in Q1 2015. I suggest we put a data, like 1st March and do our best to deliver at this date.



What we need for a deliverable is 2 things:

*an individual or a set of editors for the document *content



What is imho more important for now is the second part, the content.

My feeling was that the 2 task forces we have on use-cases and payment-agent are working on two sides of the problem: the bottom-up approach defining a set of scenario we want to cover, and a top-down approach defining a framework with various modules.

My view after the face-to-face was that the roadmap deliverable will be the results of the encounter of the work of the two task forces: an overall architecture with relatively high level modules that are addressing a series of use-cases. A first draft could stay at a high-level identifying the modules, and perhaps the set of actors that are essential for their implementation as well as the other standards that are in the scope of the module. Such a deliverable should allow us to identify working groups (existing or new ones) to handle some of the modules.



Therefore, per my action, I wanted to write down my view on this, and see what people think about this approach, the proposed timeline etc.



cheers

steph

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