Re: Silver Design Process goals survey

Mike,

Thanks for asking. We agree -- all these goals are important. This 
survey is based on the principal of "For a project, you can have 
quality, speed or low cost. Pick any two. "  We want to see what is more 
important to the working group, because we realistically know that we 
can't maximize everything.

jeanne

On 8/29/2016 12:54 PM, Mike Elledge wrote:
> Hi Jeanne--
>
> I know that we discussed this recently on the call, but I wanted to be 
> sure I was clear about the intent. Was priority setting needed because 
> of limited resources? These all seem to be necessary goals for Silver, 
> and beneficial. So why not include them all within the Silver process?
>
> Mike
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> On Monday, August 29, 2016 12:49 PM, Jeanne Spellman 
> <jspellman@spellmanconsulting.com> wrote:
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> In last Tuesday's meeting (23 August) I was asked to extend the Silver 
> Design Process goals survey and send out more explanation of each of 
> the goals.  Unfortunately, it languished in my Drafts folder without 
> being sent out.  But there is still time to answer the survey, or to 
> change your answers based on the explanation.
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> The survey for the Silver subgroup goals has been extended until 31 
> August.
> All of the goals are important.  We want to get *relative *ideas of 
> importance, to help us decide what the different options for designing 
> Silver should be and what should be in them.  We are currently 
> planning to present the WCAG WG 3-4 options with various methods of 
> achieving that option.  For example, if WCAG WG indicates that 
> "evidence and data" is a "higher" priority goal, we will present an 
> option where all the methods are oriented toward research and 
> usability data.
> https://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/35422/silversurvey2016/
> Goal 1: *Perspectives*.  Include as many perspectives as possible in 
> the process, to make Silver as effective as possible to each perspective.
> Explanation:  The perspectives goal will focus on methods for looking 
> for a broader range of stakeholders -- going beyond the usual policy 
> makers, accessibility consultants and consultancies.  This option 
> would focus on outreach to smaller disability groups that are 
> overlooked, more non-accessibility developers, QA testers, designers, 
> and other individuals or groups that are not usually involved in 
> standards development.
> Goal 2: *Broad communication*. Broadly communicate our efforts, to 
> keep the community informed and supportive of the Silver activities.
> Explanation: While this is important in any W3C project, this goal 
> would go beyond the usual "post to a W3C email list", and focus on 
> methods to broaden our outreach.
> Goal 3: *Open Communication*.  Have easy and open communication 
> channels, to be as inclusive as possible of different perspectives.
> Explanation: While this is related to Goal #2 Broad Communication, 
> Open communication is a two-way process where there would be easier 
> channels for input into Silver.
> Goal 4: *Evidence & Data.* Use evidence and data to make decisions, to 
> ensure the outcome addresses real needs.
> Explanation: This goal means that Silver subteam will do more research 
> and collect more data, especially user research, in determining both 
> the Silver structure and the content of Silver.
> Goal 5. *Lifecycle*.  Attend to the lifecycle of Silver, so the 
> outcome is effective over time.
> Explanation: This Lifecycle goal puts an emphasis on a design of 
> Silver that will be easier to maintain and update over time.  This 
> goal came from a discussion about our desire to avoid repeating the 
> situation where it took 8 years before an update to WCAG 2 was 
> started. An emphasis on this goal will result in a Silver that has a 
> structure for continuous maintenance, whatever that will look like.
> Goal 6: *Scope*. Broaden the scope of applicability, so Silver is 
> inclusive of more disabilities and technologies.
> Explanation:  This Scope goal is related to Perspectives goal, but is 
> specifically related toward identifying more groups of people with 
> disabilities which have not be directly included by WCAG in the past, 
> and insuring that their needs are served.
> Goal 7: *Define & Engage*. Define and engage stakeholders, so people 
> are committed to the success of the effort.
> Explanation: In this goal, we are considering involving more 
> stakeholders in the process of creating Silver than the active 
> participants in WCAG WG.
> Goal 8. *Milestones*. Establish clear milestones, so we can track 
> progress throughout the effort.
> Explanation: While milestones are important for all aspects of the 
> Silver project, this goal is really concerned with accomplishing the 
> Silver update with the best possible speed (that also meets the 
> requirements of W3C Process and the requirements of the WCAG WG).
>
>
>
> On 8/22/2016 10:27 AM, Jeanne Spellman wrote:
>> Please advise the Silver subgroup with your opinion on the relative 
>> importance of the goals the subgroup has set. You may also add goals 
>> that we missed.  Keep in mind that these are not goals for Silver 
>> itself, just for designing the process.
>>
>> https://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/35422/silversurvey2016/
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>> What is this survey?
>>
>> For  those who are unfamiliar with Silver, it is the "codename" of 
>> the future WCAG 3/Accessibility Guidelines/WAI2020.  Since there are 
>> so many possible names for this project, it was easier to give a 
>> project name as a shortcut.  "Silver" comes from the chemistry 
>> element "Ag" which comes from Accessibility Guidelines.
>>
>> The Silver subgroup is currently working on writing proposals for 
>> designing the process for the process of Silver.  We set a list of 
>> goals for designing the process of Silver (not Silver itself). We 
>> would like feedback from the WCAG WG with your evaluation of the 
>> relative importance of the goals.  This will be used to help advise 
>> how we will categorize the different proposals for designing Silver.
>>
>> https://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/35422/silversurvey2016/
>>
>> The Silver Subgroup plans to have proposals for the WCAG WG to 
>> discuss at TPAC.  We will send the proposals to the WCAG WG email 
>> list prior to TPAC F2F, so that all members can give input even if 
>> they are not attending TPAC.
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