Modeling and Simulation Information Analysis Center

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Modeling and Simulation Information Analysis
Center Recommend Practices for Organizing MS
Standards Activities within a nation Standard
Product Proposal to SISO International Session 1
Apr 2003
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Overview

• Proposal Develop as a SISO Product a
  recommendation practices guide for organizing an
  MS standards activity for a specific nation.
• Process
• Organize a product development group to work this
  effort and include all nations represented at
  SISO.
• MSIAC has a need to have such a product in our
  assistance to other countries and would develop
  drafts in coordination with members of the PDG
  and work issues at SIWs.
• Final product would go before SISO for approval
  as an official SISO product.

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Product Concept

• Product would be a recommended practices guide
  for nations who are just beginning to
  develop/establish an MS capability and MS
  Standard process.
• Would take into account the SISO chapter process
  and have those countries assist newly developing
  countries.
• Would assist in maintaining affiliation with SISO.

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Six Step Process
SISO BPDP SISO-ADM-003-2002
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Step 1 Activity Approval

• Complete SISO Product Nomination (PN)
• Review PN to assess impact on SISO
• Approve Product Nomination

SISO BPDP SISO-ADM-003-2002
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Step 2 Product Development

• Appoint TAD and interim PDG Chair
• Launch development activity
• Elect Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, DGs
• Establish development schedule
• Produce the product or product component
• Monitor PDG activities
• Submit draft product to SAC and EXCOM for
  'Approval to Ballot'

SISO BPDP SISO-ADM-003-2002
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Step 3 Product Balloting

• Send initial balloting announcement
• Establish balloting pool
• Send second balloting announcement
• Prepare product and balloting package
• Conduct ballot
• Determine ballot results
• Resolve ballot group member comments
• Conduct re-circulation ballot (if required)
• Close balloting process
• Announce ballot results

SISO BPDP SISO-ADM-003-2002
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Step 4 Product Approval

• Submit balloted product(s) and supporting
  material to the SAC for review
• Review balloted product(s) and supporting
  material for compliance with PDG charter and SISO
  Product development procedures
• Approve product(s) and recommend product(s)
  disposition
• Forward package to the EXCOM for approval
• Accept product(s) as a SISO Product
• Notify SAC that product is ready for distribution
• Post announcement to the SISO community via the
  SISO ADMIN reflector

SISO BPDP SISO-ADM-003-2002
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Step 5 Distribution and CM

• Conduct initial CM on new SISO Product (log
  product and provide appropriate number according
  to the SISO Product Numbering Guide)
• Store approved SISO Product(s) in the SISO
  Document Library
• Distribute new SISO Product
• Maintain revisions as required

SISO BPDP SISO-ADM-003-2002
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Step 6 Periodic Review

• Conduct Periodic Reviews
• Determine course of action for SISO Product(s)
  (Reaffirm, Revise or Withdraw)
• If periodic review decision is to revise, then
  identify current sponsor/proponent (after 5 years
  could have changed) willing to revise if
  necessary
• If periodic review decision is to revise, then
  revise SISO Product(s)

SISO BPDP SISO-ADM-003-2002
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Role of PDGs

• PDGs develop the product (step 2)
• The PDG guides the product through balloting
  (step 3)
• The PDG presents the product to the SAC for
  approval (step 4)
• Any SISO member may join a PDG
• PDGs have elected officers

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Product Nomination

• The SISO Product Nomination form is available
  on-line at
• http//www.sisostds.org/stdsdev/tracking/ProposeAb
  stract.cfm
• The PN form has fields for the data required by
  the PP and BPDP
• Downloadable forms are also available

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Study Groups

• SISO Study Groups are chartered to answer
  question of interest to the MS community
• SGs can be a first step to a PDG
• Discuss requirements for a product
• Explore existing material related to the proposed
  product
• Create a Product Nomination

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Contact Information

• Modeling and Simulation Information Analysis
  Center
• Harry Thompson hthompson_at_msiac.dmso.mil
• Ph [phone] Fax [phone]
• John Wrigley jwrigley_at_msiac.dmso.mil
• Klaus Mullinex kmullinex_at_msiac.dmso.mil
• 1901 N Beauregard St. Suite 400
• Alexandria, Va. 22311-1705
• Ph (703)-933-3351/3310 Fax [phone]

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