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Publications Project Scope and Policy Laboratory Meetings. CURRENT SITUATION. Stakeholder Reporting Costly and inaccurate data and reports Researchers Must use broken “publications wizard” process Must then re-report publications multiple times
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CURRENT SITUATION • Stakeholder Reporting • Costly and inaccurate data and reports • Researchers • Must use broken “publications wizard” process • Must then re-report publications multiple times • Maintain own private publication lists/web pages • NICTA • Different IP approval processes across NICTA • “Publication wizard” ID is not a proper TR number • No coherent view of publications on website
IDEAL SITUATATION • A simple system that works • Single source of publication status and data • Satisfy NICTA’s reporting needs • Minimize data entry burden for Researchers • Value for Researchers to ensure data quality • Enable presentation on NICTA website • Acceptable NICTA Technical Reports (ID, quality) • Standard across NICTA sites • IT system and policy and procedures
ACTION RESPONSIBILITY Project Team Development of Project Plan Sponsor Approval of Project Plan Project Team Development of Structure: Scope & Policy Meeting ProjTeam/Lab Dir/Proj Lead. Scope & Policy Decision Meeting ProjTeam/Lab Dir Review & Finalise Scope & Policy Project Team Development of User Requirements (inc Questionnaire) Project Team/Users User Requirement: Questionnaire & Interviews Project Team Review Data Project Team Summarise Results Review results in Terms of brief and with Users Project Team/Users Review External Products Review of Internal Capabilities Project Team Project Team Review Options & Obtain Costs Project Team Recommendation of Solution(s) Project Team Approval of Solution Sponsor Implementation Project Team Final Report Project Team
WANTED: AGREEMENT • Approval policy and procedures • Kinds of approvals required? • Who can approve? • Who requires approval? • Scope of Publications Project • Types of “Publications” in scope?
USING PUBLICATIONS DATA • Use publication lists in Performance Reviews • NICTA official reports • Researcher biographies/web pages • NICTA publication web pages
APPROVAL PROCESSES • What formal approvals are required? • IP approval ,Quality approval • Re-submitted papers can reuse 1st IP approval? • Who can approve publications? • Program leaders , Lab directors • Project leaders? • Can you approve your own publications? • In event of unavailable approver… • Delegation? • Researchers choose from a list of approvers?
WHO REQUIRES APPROVAL • NICTA Students • Students who have assigned IP to NICTA • NICTA-employed Researchers • Contributed NICTA Researchers • Part-contributed staff not listing NICTA affiliation • Any NICTA staff (researchers or not) writing for publication in any ICT-related area • Author with a NICTA affiliation, but with non-NICTA co-author who is primary or contact author
OTHER RELATED PROJECTS • Data and Metrics • Consolidate & simplify data collection & reporting • Publications project is a part of this, but bigger! • Web Steering Committee • New NICTA website • Need to take data from publications database to present publication information on website