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Subject: GJXDD participation
-----Original Message----- From: Elizabeth Pearson [mailto:epearson@ncja.org] Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 5:01 PM Cc: 'ijisinstitute.org - Wormeli, Paul'; 'Cropper, Patrick'; 'Threatte, James L.' Subject: Call for Consultants: GJXDD Performance Testing Project Committee Dear IJIS Institute Member: As you are aware, the IJIS Institute has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to support its XML initiatives. A significant portion of the grant will go to support testing of the GLOBAL Justice XML Data Dictionary (GJXDD) as well the development of juvenile justice XML for inclusion in the GJXDD. I am writing to solicit nominees from your firm for the GJXDD Performance Testing Project Committee, which will participate in and oversee the activities associated with this portion of the grant. Specifically, we are seeking four (4) industry representatives for the GJXDD Performance Testing Project Committee, which will be led by Jim Threatte of SAIC. I am attaching below a brief work statement that outlines responsibilities and tentative dates for committee activities. We will shortly be sending a similar email soliciting industry representatives for the Juvenile XML Project Committee, which will be led by Stephanie Rondenelle of ACG. If you have staff/colleagues who have the appropriate skill set, are available for these project committee meetings, and can contribute to the resulting work products, please forward me their name(s) as well as a resume, bio, or some other document with information about their skill set and experience by COB Friday, November 21, 2003. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about this effort. Thanks! Liz Pearson IJIS Institute **************************************************************************** ************************************ GJXDD Performance Testing Project Committee Project Overview: Ensuring the performance and validity of the most recent XML standard is an important element of its successful implementation. A well considered and fully exercised testing protocol can help identify potential problems and establish potential solutions for improved performance of the XML data model. Such testing and tuning will foster its adoption and use in the field. At a recent IWG Executive Committee meeting, participants discussed how industry could best support and facilitate the adoption of GJXDD Version 3.0. From the discussion, it was clear that testing various elements of GJXDD Version 3.0 and identifying tools that could be used in conjunction with the GJXDD would be a helpful contribution to the effort on the part of industry. Since that meeting, the IJIS Institute has worked with GTRI to solicit some preliminary ideas on the areas in which testing would be helpful. GTRI highlighted several specific testing ideas in a number of areas, such as schema-related testing, testing miscellaneous system capabilities, conversion tools, and the identification of missing components. The IJIS Institute has already engaged many of its member firms to respond to these testing needs. Many of our member firms have agreed to donate workstations and other hardware to create a test lab in which the performance testing will be performed. In addition, the IJIS Institute has partnered with the George Washington University (GWU), to further expand the organization's ability and to provide resources to conduct research and demonstration projects. We have reached a cooperative agreement with GWU and will leverage that relationship to conducting the performance testing. As such, our specific goals in this area are to: * Work with the IJIS Institute membership, the Justice Department, GTRI, and other partner agencies to define an appropriate scope of testing; * Create an industry-staffed project committee to oversee the testing activity; * Partner with a university to assist in the development and execution of the testing protocols and to deliver the testing; and * Document and distribute written materials on the testing outcomes. Tentative Dates: First Project Committee meeting will be held in January 2004; there will be a second meeting held in Late May 2004. Description of Effort/Need: The GJXDD Performance Testing Project Committee will be charged with four primary tasks: * Creating a test plan for the GJXDD, based on input from industry, OJP, Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), and the XML Structure Task Force (XSTF); * Review the test plan established by the students and faculty at the George Washington University (GWU); * Monitoring the testing, which will be conducted by students and faculty at the George Washington University (GWU); * Reviewing test results and contributing to a final report on the project; and * Attending a briefing for OJP, GTRI, XSTF, and others on the results Time, Deliverable Expectations: The IJIS Institute is seeking four (4) individuals. We need participants that have: 1. Deep knowledge regarding XML 2. Personal experience in system testing including test planning and methodology 3. Familiarity with the GJXDD Version 3.0 4. Have conducted capacity and performance tests of similar technology, such as EDIs Since it will be unlikely that all participants will have strong skills in all of the area of need, if the candidate you are forwarding has strength in any of the required areas, please feel free to pursue participation on this team. The IJIS Institute grant will reimburse for any travel, lodging and per diem associated with this initiative. IJIS Institute participants will not be reimbursed for their time. Project Committee members will be expected to participate in the two Project Committee meetings that will be conducted in the Washington, D.C. area. They also will be expected to contribute the test plan and test results review, which will likely require intermittent teleconferences and follow up work. Overall, we expect participants will spend approximately 100 hours on this engagement during a seven (7) month period from December until the end of June. Need help with integrated justice? 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