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Subject: RE: [tgf] OASIS TGF PRIMER - DRAFT
Greetings
all Notwithstanding
Peter's suggestion on line numbers, I've scanned John's comments and have a few
general ones of my own. 1)
I agree with John's comments except for the dropping of SOA from 'Figure 1'. I don't
see anything wrong in presenting the complete figure and explaining bits later
(maybe a sentence that says that would be helpful) because you take scan the
thing in its entirety. Maybe should use SOA in full words here though (at
least in the main block of the Figure). SOA and EA are pretty critical to the
overall success. We have got them the right way round in terms of subset
superset have we? (SOA is the superset, and EA the subset..right?..even in a
government context?) 2)
I find myself wanting to take the introductory (more descriptive) paras out of
the Components and putting them in Part 1, with Part1 (by the way, should Part
1 be labelled 'Primer'?). That way, Part 2 becomes very nice and tight - real
standards-speak, eh?. But it does mean that the Primer would have to walk the
reader though the whole model at a high level using those introductory paras
along with some more description, which would then lead into Part 2, where the
model is repeated, but just words in a chart form, (i.e. I would re-format the
lot, like say, the Principles and the Critical Success Factors are now). So it
would read tight and it would look tight. 3)
I find myself wanting to change the order and put the Critical Success Factors
as Component 2, 'Figure 2' (the 9 factors looks like an add-on to Component 1.
You're just trying to get your head around the Principles and you are
confronted with 'Figure 2' and then you need to go forward into the doc to get
it explained. Then I thought maybe they're not part of the core. Maybe they
belong in the Primer and then fleshed out in an Annex. …but finally
dismissed that latter notion, as I see that in Part 3 Conformance, it is in as
a MUST, and with good reason.. But
all up - looking really good, Chris and Peter. Great work! Cheers Colin From: John Borras
[mailto:johnaborras@yahoo.co.uk] All To help manage the
problem of getting Chris’ very large draft Primer through the mail
systems, and also for those of you who are not comfortable with commenting on
the PDF document that I subsequently posted, I’ve split up the Primer
into separate Word docs in the attached zip file. Sorry I can’t do
this in open doc format yet. Please feel free to use whichever method
works for you to send comments back to Chris and myself. I’m also
attaching an Issue List for you to log any issues, other than pure textual
edits. Please use this to log anything about the TGF not just this version of
the Primer. I’ve attempted to capture into it things that have been
raised with me to date but if I’ve missed anything from anybody apologies
and please log it now. We’ll review this List at each TC meeting and
determine what to do with the issues. Please post any additions to the
list back to me for co-ordination. Regards John
Borras Chair
OASIS TGF Technical Committee m.
+(0)44 7976 157745 Skype:
gov3john ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ From: John Borras
[mailto:johnaborras@yahoo.co.uk] Chris A number of suggested
edits and comments in the attached for consideration. We have
a couple of practical difficulties to address: -
This is a
very large file to handle even as a pdf and assimilating comments is going to
be hard. We cannot use a Word doc format with track changes because of
the mail box limitations. We may have to separate out the Appendices into
separate documents for ease of reviewing and posting comments. -
Do you
have the bandwidth whilst in Australia to handle the assimilation of comments
and production of a fresh version for the TC meeting next week? If not I
will take on that role. As we come across issues for discussion and
agreement then I suggest we set up an Issues register as previously
discussed. Again I’m happy to do that if you don’t have time. John From: John Borras
[mailto:johnaborras@yahoo.co.uk] Chris On a first read this
is terrific, well done. I like the whole structure and flow and if we
agree to keep all the content in then we would have a very rich Primer to show
the world. I will go through it in more detail now and post detailed comments,
as I hope everyone else will. As you say we need to think really
hard about the conformance clauses and no doubt there will be discussion around
some of those and perhaps the inclusion of some of the content. All It would be good to
get initial reactions to this draft very quickly please so we can decide
whether to pursue it and provide detailed comments or ask Chris to make
fundamental changes. Agreement on this as the way forward at the TC
meeting on 17th will be a significant step forward. If anyone
would like to have a working call to talk about this draft then let me know and
I’ll set it up. John From: Chris Parker
[mailto:chris.parker@cstransform.com] Dear all Attached is the next draft of the TGF Primer that the group agreed
on Friday should be our next step. As agreed, I have aimed at pulling all the material that seems
sensibly part of the top-level standard into a single document. The
document still uses appendices, so it would be easy to split back into a
multi-part document if that is what we decide later on. For the moment,
though it’s probably simpler to see the interconnections and to manage a
change process around a single document. I have sought to move away from the original CS Transform material
where this seemed to be getting in the way of the TGF (both in terms of
structure, and tone of voice). Changes include: - A new
intro section, which seeks to position the document: setting out context,
defining what we mean by "TG" in the first place, defining the
intended audience etc - Extra
material on leadership, governance and stakeholders (reflecting comments from
the group) - Greater
prominence to the elements dealing with third parties and intermediary delivery - A new
consistent structure for the four business/customer/channel/technology
frameworks - Some
tweaks to the various diagrams (including the top-level TGF diagram) to reflect
these changes - More
detailed Conformance Criteria. I’ve aimed to make the draft as full as possible, while
stripping out the contentious/polemical aspects of the original white paper
material. The key to this I think is the conformance section: are we
happy as a group to say that all of the criteria listed here (which, as I say,
are more detailed now than in Peter’s original outline) are mandatory
parts of any conformant Transformational Government program? I would
certainly argue for all of the criteria. But if the group as a whole
feels some of them are contentious, then we may want also to look at
“downgrading” some of the relevant sections of text out of the core
standard and into less formal advisory notes. The new paper also incorporates the contributions Nig
made on the last drafts. One question which Nig raised however was
whether it is right to include "the Concentrix". My view is
that the term itself (which we came up with in CS Transform when wewere
thinking of this as brand for potentially licensable IP) has no place in an
open standards document. But I think that the concept it represents
- basically, the idea of brand-led service delivery - is important, and that
the three ocmponents it illustrates (citizen insight management, product
management and marketing communications) are essential parts of the TGF.
So I have kept the ideas but rewritten the text to make it more neutral
and self-explanatory. I hope that the group feels all this is heading in the right
direction. If so, then the major gap that we will need to fill is the
proposed annexes on SOA, and on terminology/reference model. Chris
Parker Managing
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