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2. Abstract As industry adoption of grid computing accelerates, GGF must rise to a new level of leadership based on a foundation of clear a clear mission, strategic imperatives and objectives supported by improvements to the way in which we communicate, collaborate, and operate. To that end, the GGF Steering Group embarked on an extensive 10 week process to review the GGF strategy and operating model. This document outlines the recommended changes to the GGF mission and operating model resulting from the 10-week strategy process. The analysis of the data along with the recommended action were discussed and agreed to during the January 2005 GFSG face-to-face meeting.

3. As industry adoption of grid computing accelerates, GGF must rise to a new level of leadership Improve communication Increase collaboration with other areas of the ecosystem GGF Accelerate decision making & standards development Continue to foster an international grid community Refine our mission and objectives

4. To determine our leadership strategy, the GFSG embarked on an intensive 10 week process to understand stakeholder requirements and GGF future directions Workstreams / Activities Oct-22 Oct-29 Nov-5 Nov-12 Nov-19 Nov-26 Dec-3 Dec-10 Dec-17 Dec-24 • Current State Assessment • Interview Stakeholders • Understand Existing GGF Strategy • Understand Stakeholder Landscape • Vision/Mission & Value Proposition Definition • Analyze other Standards Organizations • Understand Grid Ecosystem • Define and Validate GGF Strategic Direction • Operating and Governance Model Definition • Assess Current GGF Operating Model • Identify Opportunities and Gaps • Define To-Be Operating Model • Implementation Plan Development Validation Sessions Holiday Operating model Workshop (Face-to-Face)2 Mission / Objectives Workshop (Face-to-Face)1 Validation Sessions Jan 2005 3 day GFSG f2f Discuss & Decide Feb/Mar 2005 Validation & Public Comment • Approximately 20 members of the GFSG and GFAC met with the external consulting team at SC2004 for a day long workshop • Mark Linesch, Charlie Catlett, Bill Nitzberg, Steve Crumb and David Martin met with the external consulting team to discuss alternatives and develop a proposed operating model

5. An analysis of the external environment highlighted the complex ecosystem associated with GGF GGF Ecosystem Grid Installs Media Other Standards Orgs Academia Researchers Government Commercial Vendor Industry Users Other Consortia Japan Grid HPC Users e.g.: Pharma Computer Science Research Labs Government Labs Software /Hardware Vendors Grid Publications Globus SNIA Korean Grid IETF Applied Science Economic Development Programs Industry Solution Providers SOA Apps e.g. Transactions Industry / Technology Publications Internet2 European Grid OASIS Academic Labs Communications Vendors Analyst Publications Other Consortia TeraGrid W3C Government Funding Programs Service Providers National Publications Other Grid Efforts DMTF Online Publications / Bloggers Partners Researchers Present / Future Users KEY HPC = High Performance Computing SOA = Services Oriented Architecture

6. Community interviews provided clarity regarding the key value drivers of our diverse stakeholders Stakeholder Value Drivers • Commercialization of nascent technology • Development for scientific applications Government Academia:Computer Science • Open exchange of ideas • Evolvement of grid standards • Open exchange of ideas • Implementable standards • Reference implementations Academia:Applied Sciences • Implementable standards • Reference implementations • Use case / ROI models • Collaborate with and bring value to users Vendors • Implementable standards • Reference Implementations • Use cases / ROI models • Open exchange of ideas Industry Note: Based on average interview responses from 38 interviewees across GGF stakeholder groups

7. Interviews indicated that GGF must evolve to meet the changing needs of stakeholders as grid technology matures Overall Findings • The vast majority of stakeholders view GGF as the critical focal point for grid technology, and believe it has the potential for widespread influence • Despite its recognized potential, GGF needs to more clearly define its mission and communicate more effectively internally and externally • GGF’s is also challenged to define its role in a complex ecosystem that includes diverse stakeholders • Effective partnerships with research and industry along with standards, software and consortia organizations are required. • Finally, the current GGF operating model and processes need evolutionary improvement in order to meet these challenges Note: Based on average interview responses from 38 interviewees across GGF stakeholder groups

8. Standards Community Operations Stakeholder requirements led to the refinement of the GGF mission Leading the pervasive adoption of grid computing for research and industry Defining grid specifications that lead to broadly adopted standards and interoperable software Building a broad international community for the exchange of ideas, experiences, requirements, and best practices Ensuring ongoing support of our mission and communication of our progress

9. Community Standards Operations The GGF Mission is enabled by strategic imperatives that focus on community and standards supported by efficient operations Strategic Imperatives Foster and manage unique communities of interest to capture requirements, share best practices, further research, and accelerate adoption + Develop architectures and specifications in collaboration with industry stakeholders that lead to broadly adopted standards with interoperable software implementations + Communicate GGF value to our community, key partners, sponsors, industry analysts and press, while ensuring funding to accomplish our mission through sponsorship, grants, and event management

10. GGF’s operating model is designed to support our mission and strategic imperatives while continuing to foster a growing international community • Maintain a volunteer-based and community-oriented culture. • Define clear roles and responsibilities for GGF leadership functions that enable accountability and oversight • Ensure success and effectiveness measures are developed and visible to the community • Improve the alignment of international interests to ensure balanced decision making • Ensure sufficient funding to execute the GGF mission. Operating Model Design Points

11. Board of Directors Financial Oversight, Strategic Guidance (Expanded Board of ~10 members, plus GGF Chair) International Development1 Advisory Council1 Management Committee Strategic Planning, Technical & Operational Oversight (Composed of the GGF Chair, Executive Director, Community and Standards Leaders, and a GGF staff member as acting secretary) GFSG Community Council Standards Council Operations Council Community Standards Operations Groups Sponsorship Marketing Committee Research Communities Finance Events Liaison Industry Communities = GGF Staff Representative (Employee) IT Committee Key: = GGF Chair = Area Director (NOMCOM) = Editor = Indicates Vice Chairs = Full-time community volunteer = GGF Staff Admin Support (Employee) • Future structure and role TBD 2. Area Directors = 2x number of areas The organization will evolve to enable more focused leadership and accountability

12. Board of Directors Board of Directors Advisory Council1 Advisory Council1 GFSG GFSG Management Committee Management Committee Community Council Community Council Standards Council Standards Council Operations Council Operations Council Oversight and strategic guidance is provided by a new BOD structure

13. Board of Directors Board of Directors Board of Directors Board of Directors Advisory Council1 Advisory Council1 Advisory Council1 Advisory Council1 GFSG GFSG GFSG GFSG Management Committee Management Committee Management Committee Management Committee Community Council Community Council Community Council Community Council Standards Council Standards Council Standards Council Standards Council Operations Council Operations Council Operations Council Operations Council The current GFSG will evolve to provide more focused leadership and support to accomplish our mission

14. Each leadership function will have defined metrics that can be used to measure GGF’s effectiveness in meeting its mission and objectives Primary GGF Metrics Community Community Satisfaction % Active Community Participation Community Growth Stakeholder Value Standards Defined Standards # of Reference Implementations Community Satisfaction GGF Standards Adoption vs. Alternatives Deliverables / Working Group Age Adoption of Grid Standards Operations Event Attendance E/R Positive Press References Sponsorship Growth Key Metric Category Metric Priority Metric

15. Objectives & Measures - Community Measures Objectives

16. Objectives & Measures - Standards Objectives Measures

17. Objectives & Measures - Operations Objectives Measures

18. GGF areas/workgroups are being aligned with the new operating model and existing GFSG Area Directors have in some cases volunteered to assume new responsibilities Users, Applications, Business Process Communities Community Affairs Grid Operations Grid Mega-Projects Industry Applications Research Applications Technology Innovations Standards Distributed Services Standards Liaisons Application Architecture Security Management Data Compute Resources Infrastructure

19. Standards Areas/Groups • Vice Chair ( Dave Snelling) • Editor (Greg Newby) • Infrastructure (Cees DeLaat) • OGSI, IPv6, NM, DT, GHPN, NMA, OGSA +1 • Data (Dave Martin, Malcom Atkinson) • DAIS, GFS, DFDL, Grid FTP, GSM, InfoD, OREP, TM, OGSA+2 • Compute (Bill Nitzberg, Steven Pickles) • GRAAP, JSDL, GSA, OGSA +3 • Architecture (Andrew Grimshaw) • OGSA, GPA, • Applications (Dennis Gannon) • Grid RPC, GIR, DRMAA, SAGA, Grid CPR, • Management (Hiro Kishimoto, John Tollefsrud) • CMM, CGS, CDDLM, GESA, RUS, UR, Policy, OGSA +1 • Security (O. Mulmo, Dane Skow) • AuthZ, GSI, OGSA-AuthZ, ARRG, OGSA P2P Security, OGSA +1 • Liaison – (Hiro Kishimoto) • SDO, W3C, IETF, DMTF, OASIS, SNIA, EGA, WS-I • Legend • Dormant Group • Research Group • Potential OGSA Group • Acting GFSG leader

20. Standards Liaisons • Area Director: Hiro Kishimoto • Named GGF Liaisons • SDO – Hiro Kishimoto • W3C – Dave DeRoure • IETF – Cees DeLaat • DMTF - Open • OASIS – Dave Snelling • SNIA – David Martin • EGA – John Tollefsrud • WS-I – Dane Skow • Key Liaison Responsibilities • Message and GGF Approval Channel • Strategy and Planning • Critical Action Tracking • Collaboration Facilitation • Conflict Resolution Facilitation • Legend • Acting GFSG leader

21. Community Areas/Groups • Legend • Dormant Group • Research Group • Potential OGSA Group • Acting GFSG leader • Vice Chair – Community (Geoffrey Fox) • Editor (Greg Newby) • Research Applications (Satoshi Matsuoka) • APPS, Astro, HASS, LSG, PNPA, PE • Industry Applications (Craig Lee) • EGR • Grid Operations (Ken Klingenstein) • CAOPS, GUS, PGM, SAAA • Technology Innovators (David DeRoure) • ACE, GCE, UPDT, SEM, APPAGG, WFM • Major Grid Projects (Alan Blatecky, Charlie Catlett) • Community Affairs (Geoffrey Fox) • Process Working Group, GB

22. Operations Areas • Legend • TBH Staff (full, part time or outsourced) • Open Position • Vice Chair – Operations (Steve Crumb) • Marketing (Open GGF staff, Community Sourced Position) • Events (Ann Collins, Community Sourced Position) • Finance (Steve Crumb, Community Sourced Position) • Sponsorship (Open GGF Staff,Community Sourced Position) • IT – Web and Document Infrastructure (Open GGF staff, Greg Newby)

23. Understand stakeholder requirements • Develop a strategic, but practical approach • Make informed, priority-based decisions Phase I 10/04 – 1/14 • Solicit input and communicate decisions • Implement changes & empower community • Measure improvements and fine-tune Phase II 1/14 – 4/01 After completing 1-1 sessions with key stakeholders and obtaining feedback from a public comment period, GGF will transition to the new operating model Revised mission & operating model proposal 4Q’04 1-1 Stakeholder validation discussions 1Q ‘05 Announcement & Execution Mar Jan Feb Dec Nov Oct Old Model Revised Model GFSG review & decision making 1/14/05 Stakeholder interviews & requirements 4Q ‘04 Community public comment GGF13 -3/14/05

24. Proposed changes will benefit the entire GGF community - enabling improved focus and execution Revised GGF Mission • Inclusive of both Research and Industry • Clear focus on standards and community • New BOD structure provides balance representation of sponsors and community with improved oversight and long term strategy dev. • Evolution of GFSG enables increased focus on critical functions (standards, community & operations) • Accelerates standards development • Provides focus for diverse stakeholder communities • Increases collaboration with grid ecosystem • Improves communications and operational support • New objectives and measures enable greater transparency for stakeholders and a mechanism to communicate progress New GGF Operating Model