S-RAMP Standardization - proposed timeline

[Vince Brunssen <brunssen@us.ibm.com>]

Hello everyone,

In the last meeting I took the todo to create a proposed timeline to get our specification through the OASIS process to get an approval for OASIS standard.  Below you will find the standard track for our work product.  This is from chapter 3 of the TC Policy and Guidelines.  

Standards Track Work Products progress as follows:

1. Committee Specification Draft,
2. Committee Specification Public Review Draft,
3. Committee Specification,
4. Candidate OASIS Standard,
5. OASIS Standard,
6. Approved Errata.

Based on these guidelines I have created the proposed timeline to move the S-RAMP specification through this process.

January 30 - March 16:
Integrate resolved issues in to current committee specification draft

March 17 - March 25:
Prepare Committee Specification Public Review Draft for posting

March 26 - April 26:
Committee Specification Public Review Draft is posted for an initial 30 day public review

April 27 - June 11:
Resolve any comment that were received during public review and prepare another Committe Specification Public Review Draft for Public Review.  The Public Review Draft must undergo a review cycle where no changes were made based on comments received before it can be considered as a Committee Specification

June 12 - June 27:
Committee Specification Public Review Draft is posted for a second time for a 15 day public review cycle.  This may or may not be needed based on the first public review.

July 4:
Committee Specification goes to a vote for approval.

July 11 - September 5:
Committee specification, if approved, is submitted as a Candidate OASIS Standard to TC Admin.  The Candidate Standard undergoes a minimum of a 60 day public review and then finally a membership wide vote for approval as an OASIS Standard.

This is the proposed timeline.  Please take a look and make any comments.  We will discuss in detail at the next TC meeting.  As a reference, go to this link to see the OASIS Approval Process.

Regards,
Vince Brunssen
Senior Software Engineer
Emerging Technologies
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