IEEECS Standards Activities Organization, Goals,

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IEEE-CS Standards Activities Organization, Goals,
Products

• John Walz
• Prepared for IEEE CS BOG, 16 May 2008

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IEEE-CS Presidents Goals for 2008 Year of
Rejuvenation Rangachar Kasturi, 2008 President

• Enhance the value of the IEEE-CS to its members,
  its customers, the profession, and the public.
• Provide relevant products services
• Ancillary products to support Standards
• Enhance career development
• Authorship opportunities for Standards experts
• Focus on New Revenue
• Create Incremental Revenue and Profit to
  Eliminate Our Deficit
• Incremental advertising revenue on Podcasts
• Subscription to webinars

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Agenda - Year of Rejuvenation

• Whats in Standards
• Whos in SAB
• What has SAB done
• What will SAB do

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Importance of Standards

• Standards Development is a single major value
  proposition of IEEE to the Industry and Humanity
• Major Strengths/value add of IEEE in Standards
  Development is
• the superb infrastructure/eco system (IEEE-SA
  ISTO) and
• access to the worlds best expert pool (IEEE-TA
  Societies)

Thanks to Alex Gelman 15-Feb-08
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IEEE Products and Services Relevant to Standards

• IEEE-TA/CS Products
• Publications - Magazines Journals
• Podcasts
• Webinars
• Videos
• Tutorials, Workshops
• eBooks (ReadyNotes)
• Books
• IEEE-TA/CS Services
• Meetings and Conferences
• User Groups
• Engineering Certification
• Standards Sponsorship

• IEEE-SA Products
• Published standards
• IEEE-SA Services
• Standards development Support
• Publicity of standards
• IEEE-SA ISTO Services
• Compliance / Interoperability Testing /
  certification
• Corporation support
• IEEE-USA Services
• Publicity of standards
• IEEE-EA Services
• Education in Standardization

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IEEE Organization for Standards
IEEE Board of Directors
IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA)
IEEE Technical Activities Board (IEEE TA)
CS X Y Standards Committee (xySC)
Executive Committee (EC)
Study Groups
Technical Advisory Groups
Working Groups
User Groups
Balloting Groups
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IEEE Organization for Standards

• IEEE-CS
• Standards Committees
• SG, WG, BG, UG, TAG
• TC Technical Committees
• Advanced Technology Executive Forum
• IEEE-SA
• Standards Board
• NesCom, RevCom, . . .
• Std. Coordinating Committees
• SCC20
• Corporate Advisory Group
• ISTO
• LETSI

• IEEE Societies
• IEEE Councils
• Systems, EDA
• ISO/ IEC JTC1
• Partner Standards Development Organization
• SC7 S2E
• IEC
• Dual Logo w/ DASC, SCC20
• Consortium
• SISO, OMG, Open Group, EDA, Accellera

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Standards Activity Board MembersOfficers
Functional Chairs

• Chair John Walz
• Vice Chair Robby Robson
• Awards David Schultz
• Policies and Procedures Robby Robson
• Products Services Pam Jones
• Vitality Jack Cole

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Standards Activity Board MembersStandards
Committee Chairs

• Design Automation (DASC) Victor Berman
• Environmental Assessment (EASC) Holly Elwood
  Wayne Kifer
• Foundation for Intelligent Physical Agents
  (FIPA) Jim Odell
• Information Assurance (IASC) Jack Cole
• Learning Technology (LTSC) Robby Robson
• Local Area Networks/MAN (802) (LMSC) Paul
  Nikolich
• Microprocessors (MSC) Bob Davis
• Portable Applications (PASC) Lowell Johnson
• Simulation Interoperability (SISO-SAC) Jane
  Bachman
• Software Systems Engineering (S2ESC) Paul
  Croll
• Storage Systems (SSSC) Curtis Anderson
• Test Technology (TTSC) Rohit Kapur
• SAB Sponsored Projects Paul Eastman

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Standards Activity Board Members Liaisons to
other CS boards

• TC Jack Cole
• New Practitioners - John Harauz
• TCSE Paul Croll
• TCTT Rohit Kapur
• EPSB Pam Jones
• CAB, EAB David Schultz
• PPC, PUB, John Harauz
• Membership, CB, History John Walz

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Standards Activity Board Members Liaisons to
other Organizations

• IEEE-SA Standards Board - Don Wright
• IEEE-SA SCC20 Test Diagnosis for Electronic
  Systems - John Sheppard
• IEEE-TA ad hoc Committee on Standards - John
  Walz
• ISO/ IEC JTC1 Joint Technical Committee 1 -
  Francois Coallier
• ISO/ IEC JTC1 SC7 Software System Engineering -
  Jim Moore

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IEEE-CS positive role in IEEE standards

• Largest active projects (100 out of 471)
• Largest of volunteers (about 5K)
• Working Groups
• Ballot Groups
• Highest median of volunteers in WG
• Highest sales of standards
• Largest portion of IEEE-SA membership revenue
• Most expensive operations
• Most Relevant standards (15 winners vs. 85
  losers)
• Best technical brands Ethernet (802.3) WiFi
  (802.11), WiMAX (802.16), Bluetooth (802.15),
  Firewire (1394), . . .
• Best boutiques where experts come to IEEE as we
  have the critical mass or franchise
• LAN-MAN/802
• Software Systems Engineering
• Strongest driver for mechanized standards
  development processes
• Most leaders represented in IEEE-SA BoG
  Standards Board (7)

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SAB 2007 Accomplishments

• IEEE Membership Survey showed good results on
  usage and satisfaction
• Level standards initiation and production
• Growth
• Added Environmental Assessments Standards
  Committee
• Added Study Group on Gaming Technologies
• Sought received funding for LETSI foundation
• Improved communications with IEEE-SA resulting in
  better alignment
• Supported Awards recognition for volunteers
• Hans Karlsson, Standards Medallion Award,
  International
• Populated SAB Community Website
• Solicited experts for Standards Speakers Bureau
• Revised met 2007 budget
• Created trialed Standards Podcasts

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Technical Support of Standards Development
Deployment

• Leverage technical expertise in standards
  creation deployment
• CS value proposition is its access to technical
  expertise
• Make access to expert pool available directly to
  Study Groups, Working Groups, Balloting Groups,
  User Groups
• Create Ancillary products related to
  standardization projects podcasts, videos,
  Chapter presentations, articles, webcasts,
  tutorials, workshops, ReadyNotes (eBooks), Books
• Facilitate technical discussion via workshops,
  conference, panels, online
• Stimulate academic research in relevant to
  standards projects areas

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SAB Goals for 2008

• Work with TC on emerging technologies to find
  build another 802 brand
• Bring in more GOLD industry practitioners from
  Top 100 RD Spenders as volunteers in Consensus
  IP Life Cycle
• Engage WG / TAG experts into creating Consensus
  IP products
• Increase Consensus IP products type and quantity
• Negotiate to share other IEEE functions and
  channels - Dont duplicate
• Engage IEEE-SA to plan and work closer with IEEE
  Societies
• Share best practices with other IEEE Societies
• Improve SAB Sponsor Vitality
• Encourage the Criteria for Standards Development

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IEEE-CS Consensus IP Products

• Podcasts, i.e. IEEE Talks Software Process
• Webinars, i.e. Home Networking Standards
• Video, i.e. WirelessMAN Inside the IEEE 802.16
  Standard
• Computer Standards Column, i.e. Safety Issues in
  Modern Bus Standards
• White Papers, i.e. Coexistence Assurance (CA)
  Document - TAG 802.19
• Journal, tbd
• Tutorials, i.e. IEEE 802.16
• Workshop, i.e. IEEE 802 Standards A Standards
  Education Workshop
• ReadyNotes, i.e. IEEE Software Engineering
  Standards Support for the CMMI Project Planning
  Process Area
• Books, i.e. 802.11 Handbook

By IEEE-CS, IEEE-SA, IEEE-ComSoc, IEEE-EA
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Emerging Technology

• Learn from TC Technical Committees
• Engage GOLD members
• Invite membership from IT markets
• Arrangements with established Standards Setting
  Organizations

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Standard Committee Vitality

• Attributes Measuresdisplayed inRadar Chart

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Background
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Formalized Consensus IP Life Cycle

• Industry issues on inter-operability or waste
• Research matches problem definition
• Industry good practice confirms solution
• Proposed solutions at Chapters meetings IEEE-CS
  
• Proposed solutions at Technical Activities
  IEEE-CS
• Proposed solutions at Conferences IEEE-CS
• Proposed solutions in Periodicals IEEE-CS
• Standards Study Group formation IEEE-CS
• Standards Working Group (WG) IEEE-CS
• Standards Balloting Group IEEE-SA
• Standards published IEEE-SA

• Podcast by WG experts IEEE-CS
• Webcast by WG experts IEEE Expert Now!
• Tutorial by WG experts IEEE-SA SIN
• Workshop by WG experts IEEE-EA SA
• ReadyNotes by WG experts IEEE-CS
• Books by WG experts IEEE-CS

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SAB Consensus IP Products

• Offer authorship to standards experts to create
  derivative works to support IEEE standards.
  Quality Processes for
• Communications
• Priority
• Filtering
• Review
• Production
• Revenue, Advertisement, Sponsorship, Pricing
• Marketing
• Recognition, Reward, and Award

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CS inputs to IEEE-TA Technical Activities Ad Hoc
on Standards

• 24-Mar-08

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CS SAB Goals

• Aim to insure first to market for IEEE
  standards
• Harmonize standards portfolio planning and the TA
  technology road map.
• Increase investment on the part of societies into
  the standards projects, especially in early
  stages
• Reduce Standards Development interval
• Provide IT support to Study Groups (SG) and
  Working Groups (WG) for both virtual meetings and
  attracting qualified volunteers
• Reward Societies for investing their members IP
  in IEEE-SA
• Implement 3-level pricing for products and
  services (non-IEEE, IEEE, IEEE/Society)
• Resell agreements with Societies
• Appeal to Sponsoring Committee members to become
  members of SA and member of the sponsor society
• Require Sponsor Ballot Group members to be
  members of the sponsor society in addition to
  being member of IEEE-SA (or pay balloting fee)
• Societies should include sponsored WGs in their
  awards activities
• Standards Committee should have presence on
  Societys BoG representation on the IEEE-SA
  Standards Board

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CS SAB Recommendations to Standards Committees

• Sponsoring Committees (SC) should practice expert
  reviews in their Standards Development process
• SC Criteria for Standards Development
• Broad Market Potential
• Compatibility
• Distinct Identity
• Technical Feasibility
• Economic Feasibility
• Coexistence with other standards, specifications,
  or licenses
• SC create and follow Technology Roadmap for
  standards
• SC align Standards with other SDO ISO,IEC, JTC1
• SC manage Vitality measures for recognition and
  assistance from CS SA

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CS SAB Recommendations to Society Boards

• Conferences should offer standards-related
  program tracks
• Publications should include Standards relevant
  issues or series
• Technical Committees
• should offer their global expert pool access to
  WGs
• should be required to have active links to their
  Standards Subcommittees