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StratML: Enhancing Government Transparency and Performance

Learn about Strategy Markup Language (StratML) and its aim to improve government transparency, performance, and collaboration using structured data. Find out how StratML supports key federal initiatives and enhances public engagement through open data. Explore tools and services for strategic planning, reporting, and interoperability. Discover how organizations can leverage StratML to achieve their goals effectively and efficiently.

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StratML: Enhancing Government Transparency and Performance

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  1. Strategy Markup Language (StratML) Owen Ambur, Co-Chair AIIM StratML Committee September 30, 2009

  2. StratML Definition, Focus & Intent Related eGov Initiatives StratML Tools & Prototype Services Part 2, Performance Plans & Reports

  3. Definition, Focus & Intent Strategy Markup Language (StratML) ~ an XML vocabulary and schema for strategic plans Initial Focus ~ the strategic plans that U.S. federal agencies are required to compile and maintain under the Government Performance & Results Act (GPRA) Intent ~ establish an international voluntary consensus standard (AIIM/ANSI/ISO) for potential use by all organizations worldwide

  4. Content & Status of Part 1, Strategic Plan Core • ANSI/AIIM Standard • Announcement • Cross-promotion/marketing • Prototypes • Tools & services • >500 StratML documents Core Elements • Organization • Mission • Vision • Value • Goal • Objective • Stakeholder

  5. eGov Initiatives • President Obama’s Directive • Open Gov Brainstorming • Data.gov • eGov Act • E-FOIA • OMB Circular A-119 • W3C eGov IG Open Gov Data Working Draft

  6. Transparency/Open Government

  7. Transparency • What is government doing? • Goals & objectives • In what form can the public readily find & use information? • HTML, XML, StratML with style sheets, applications & intermediary services • E-FOIA amendments • Data.gov • How can the public provide feedback? • StratML applications/services • More mature, social networking focused on stakeholders, goals & objectives

  8. Participation • Public engagement ~ StratML applications • Effectiveness ~ Measurable results, reported to stakeholders • Input to improve public participation ~ To what end? • More efficient/effective pursuit of .gov goals & objectives

  9. Collaboration • What is the “work of government”? • Missions, goals & objectives • Innovative tools, methods & systems to cooperate ~ on What? • Goals & objectives • How better to solicit public feedback? • Mature social networking services by applying StratML

  10. Open Gov Brainstorming Wrap-Up, Beth Noveck

  11. Open Gov – 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Tax-Exempt Status

  12. Open Gov Dialogue – Erick Gonzalez, Oracle

  13. Data.gov • Access to “high-value” datasets ~ Aligned with strategic goals/objectives • Machine readable ~ CSV & XML (e.g., StratML) • Catalog ~ by Stakeholder groups, goals & objectives

  14. eGov Act “Key groups” = Stakeholders StratML = Open standard enabling queries interoperably across agencies • StratML will enable agencies to comply with the provisions of subsections 202(b)(4) & (5) and 207(d) of the eGov Act, which respectively require agencies to: • Work together to link their performance goals to key groups, including citizens, businesses, and other governments, as well as internal Federal Government operations; and • Adopt open standards (e.g., StratML) enabling the organization and categorization of Government information in a way that is searchable electronically and interoperably across agencies.

  15. E-FOIA Amendments 5 USC 552(a)(3)(B) • XML (StratML) is machine readable and readily reproducible • The StratML collection already includes the plans of • All of the cabinet-level agencies (but not the bureaus) • Most of the smaller agencies (Small Agency Council members) … an agency shall provide [records] in any form or format requested … if the record is readily reproducible by the agency in that form or format. Each agency shall make reasonable efforts to maintain its records in forms or formats that are reproducible …

  16. OMB Circular A-119 • StratML ~ • Is a voluntary consensus standard • Can be used to document/share agency missions & goals/objectives (priorities) • Is not government-unique • StratML tools/services can make it very practical to use • Participation in standards development bodies should support agency objectives (as documented in StratML format) 6. What Is The Policy For Federal Use Of Standards? All federal agencies must use voluntary consensus standards in lieu of government-unique standards … except where inconsistent with law or otherwise impractical. 7. What Is ThePolicy For Participation In Voluntary Consensus Standards Bodies? Agencies must consult with voluntary consensus standards bodies … and must participate with such bodies in the development of voluntary consensus standards when consultation and participation is in the public interest and is compatible with their missions, authorities, priorities, and budget resources

  17. Open Gov Data – W3C eGov IG

  18. Open Gov – CTO Chopra @Gov 2.0 Conference • StratML is a structured approach for releasing the data contained in strategic • and performance plans in machine-readable format . • Eventually, more mature social networking technologies and services should facilitate engagement and feedback from stakeholders • On the plans of organizations whose missions, goals, and objectives are of interest to them.  Aneesh Chopra, U.S. Chief Technology Officer • … there must be a structured approach to open government, including a schedule for the public release of government data in machine-readable formats. • … government agencies should engage the public in developing open government plans and publish their completed plans. Information Week, September 9, 2009 ___________________________________________________________________________

  19. StratML Tools & Service Prototypes • Documentation & Transformation Services – Drybridge Technologies • CAM Interactive Documentation – David Webber • Authoring/Editing Tools • Adobe, Xopus, Business Web Software, XML <Simplicity>, Syntext & IC Tect • Tag Cloud – Strategi Consulting, Ari Knausenberger • Atom Demonstration – Joe Carmel • Basic Stylesheet – Crane Softwrights, Ken Holman • Farsi Translations & StratML Transformation Portal – Pooyan Zamanian • Search Service – Mark Logic, Shashi Mudunuri • Schema Design – Vision4Standards, Sylvia Webb

  20. Schema Documentation – Drybridge Technologies

  21. Transformation to Standard – Drybridge

  22. Drybridge Technologies

  23. CAM Interactive Documentation – David Webber

  24. StratML Forms • Thus far, during the development, piloting, proof-of-concept phase, more than 500 strategic plans have been rendered in StratML format, using (thus far) five different authoring/conversion tools, including: • Microsoft InfoPath using this form • Business Web SoftwareAchieveForms • Adobe PDF Fillable Form (Rights extended to December 31, 2010.) • XopusForm (As of June 10, 2009, now available in Spanish as well as English) • Microsoft Word, with assistance from IC Tect

  25. MS InfoPath

  26. AchieveForms - Business Web Software (Firmstep)

  27. Adobe PDF Fillable – Ed Chase

  28. Xopus – Laurens van den Oever

  29. Change.gov Plan – Raw (Plain Text) XML

  30. Altova Authentic – XML <Simplicity>

  31. StratML Search Service – XML <Simplicity>

  32. XML <Simplicity>, Keith Matthew

  33. Serna – Syntext, Timofey Furyaev & Daria Chernova

  34. Syntext

  35. MS Word – IC Tect, Pradeep Jain StratML Quick Start Guide for MS Word Users

  36. Tag Cloud - Strategi Consulting, Ari Knausenberger

  37. Atom Demo – Joe Carmel

  38. Basic Style Sheet – Crane Softwrights, Ken Holman

  39. StratML in Farsi – Pooyan Zamanian See alternate terms in StratML Glossary

  40. StratML Transformation Portal – Pooyan Zamanian

  41. Quick Search - Mark Logic, Shashi Mudunuri

  42. Advanced Search – Mark Logic

  43. Schema Design – Vision4Standards, Sylvia Webb

  44. Part 2, Performance Plans & Reports • Candidate Elements • Simplified Graphics • More Detailed Graphics

  45. Part 2, Performance Plan Candidate Elements • Stakeholder At least one Stakeholder of the performer type must be identified, although the named performer may be an organizational role rather than a particular individual. • Metric At least one Objective must be included and a Metric should be associated with it. • Outcome At least one desired Outcome should be specified, because no organization should exist solely for self-serving purposes. • Output The Outputs required to achieve the desired Outcome(s) should be specified. • Input The Inputs required to produce Outputs should be specified. • Process The Processes required to produce Outputs and Outcomes should be specified.

  46. Part 2, Simplified Graphic Performance Plans & Reports: The Value Chain

  47. Inputs, Processes, Outputs & Outcomes

  48. Metrics

  49. How You Can Help • Some Suggestions • Intended Purposes / Needed Applications

  50. How You Can Help Foster awareness of the StratML standard Help specify Parts 2 & 3 Encourage organizations to maintain their plans in StratML Convert some plans yourself Encourage social networking sites to use StratML Develop StratML applications and services

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