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Standardization Management Board Decisions How They Affect Your TAG!

Standardization Management Board Decisions How They Affect Your TAG!. Jim Matthews Vice President & SMB Chairman. What Is The SMB?. Standardization Management Board (SMB) IEC Statutes & Rules Of Procedure Define SMB Management Of Technical Work Delegated By Council

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Standardization Management Board Decisions How They Affect Your TAG!

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  1. Standardization Management Board DecisionsHow They Affect Your TAG! Jim Matthews Vice President & SMB Chairman

  2. What Is The SMB? • Standardization Management Board (SMB) • IEC Statutes & Rules Of Procedure Define SMB • Management Of Technical Work • Delegated By Council • Reports To The Council Board • Chair Elected By Council • Vice President Of The Commission • 3 Year Term, Renewable Once • 15 Members Elected By Council • Members Serve Three Year Term, Renewable Once • Alternates Appointed By Member NC, No Limits

  3. Current SMB Members • US National Committee • Alec McMillan, Rockwell Automation (Primary) • Tony Zertuche, ANSI Staff (Alternate) • Canada • Mexico • France • Germany • United Kingdom • Japan • China • Brazil • Italy • Netherlands • Spain • Sweden • South Korea • Australia

  4. How Do SMB Decisions Get Communicated? • Direct E-mail To Affected TC’s • Decision List Published • Report To CB • Meeting Report • TC News • Technical Officer Training / Meeting Briefings • Rules And Procedures Are Always Found At: • ISO / IEC Directives (Part 1 & Part 2) • IEC Supplement • Administrative Circulars

  5. Recognition And Awards • Thomas Edison Award • Technical Leadership • TC / SC Officers Or CA Systems • Up To 7 TC /SC Awarded Annually • SMB Members Select Recipients • 1906 Award • Individual Experts • Up To 5 Per TC • TC Officers Select Recipients

  6. Structure & Composition – Technical Work • Technical Committees • Technical Sub-committees • Working Groups • Project Teams • Technical Areas • Advisory (Horizontal) Committees • Strategic Groups • System Groups?

  7. Structure And Leadership Of The Technical Work • Approval Of New Technical Committees • Approval Of TC Chairmen • Assignment Of Secretariat • Term Limits For Leadership Roles • Provision For Vice-chairmen And Assistant Secretaries • Approval Or New And Revised Scopes

  8. Collaboration / Access With Other Groups • Dual Logo (CIGRE And IEEE) • Joint Development (IEEE) • CENELEC • ISO Joint Work • ISO / IEC JTC-1 Collaboration • ITU Collaboration • Liaisons (Category A, Category D, Etc.)

  9. Management Of The Technical Work Portfolio • Resolve Disputes On Scopes, Jurisdiction • Encourage Groups To Work Together On A Common Problem • Resolve Procedural Issues And Disputes • Clarify Rules / Process Per Directives And Amend As Needed • Prioritize Work Based On Advisory Committee And Strategic Group Recommendations

  10. Measure TC Viability / Productivity (Under Discussion) • Amend RSMB To Reflect Key Indicators • Parameters Highlighted On RSMB Cover Sheet: • Number Of P-members • Number Of Experts • Number Of NP Submitted Over The Last 3 Years • Number Of Publications Approved In Last 5 Years • Number Of Current Active Projects • Number Of Meetings Since 5 Years • Concerns Expressed By Relevant IEC Technical Officer

  11. Raise Quality Of P-member Participation • Originally – Vote Is Only Hard Requirement • Rubber Stamp Votes • Typically 50% Of P-members Vote Yes Automatically • New! Vote + Plenary Or Expert Participation To Be P-member • Must Attend Plenary OR Appoint Experts • Still Must Vote (Less Rubber Stamp?) • Co Will Automatically Change To O-member If You Fail To Do So

  12. Procedures For Doing The Work • Trial Underway – 3 Month CDV Voting • Currently 3 Tc’s • Review In February 2012 • New Work Item Proposal Process Broken • 3 Separate “Clocks” Track From NP Approval Until FDIS Submission To CO • Work Developed In Wg’s And Then Launched As NP / Project • No Way To Seek / Identify New Players Or SME Who May Be Interested • Public Visibility Is After The Fact • SMB Will Address This Issue

  13. Current Topics Under SMB Discussion • Expectations Of E-tools – Access, Capabilities, Future Needs • Retention Of Experts And Recruiting And Engaging New Experts • Socialization Of New Work • Changing Rules And Practices To Encourage Collaboration • The Problem Of The “Self-perpetuating” Working Group

  14. Potential Future Topics • Setting WG Limits To Numbers Of P-member Experts • Use Of Convenor Developed Mailing Lists, 3rd Party FTP Servers • Convenor / Project Leader / Secretary / Chairman Kit In PDF Format • Fix / Simplify The Maintenance Process • Other Things On The Wish List?

  15. Thank You! Jim Matthews IEC Vice – President Chairman - SMB

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