Re: [council] GNSO Work Prioritization Effort: STEP 2

[Olga Cavalli <olgacavalli@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ken,
these are my ratings.
Regards and have a nice weekend.
Olga

2010/5/21 Ken Bour <ken.bour@xxxxxxxxxxx>

> GNSO Council Members and Liaisons:
>
>
>
> In accordance with the Work Prioritization timeline approved by the Council
> on 21 April 2010, four major steps were identified as follows:
>
>
>
> *Step*
>
> *Dates*
>
> *Activity*
>
> *Status*
>
> Step 1
>
> 30 April – 20 May
>
> Staff recommend and Council approve a set of Eligible Projects for the 1st
> Work Prioritization effort
>
> *Completed*
>
> Step 2
>
> 21 May – 7 June
>
> Individual Councilor ratings completed and delivered to Staff for
> commonality analysis (18 days)
>
> In Progress
>
> Step 3
>
> 19 June (Brussels)
>
> Group Session (2 hours) to determine Value ratings
>
> Scheduled
>
> Step 4
>
> 23 June (Brussels)
>
> Approve final ratings/priorities and direct that results be published at
> gnso.icann.org
>
> Scheduled
>
>
>
> The purpose of this email is to formally launch Step 2, which is to solicit
> from each GNSO Council member and participating Liaison individual 
> *Value*ratings for each of the Eligible Projects approved in Step 1.
>
>
>
> The definition of *Value*, as provided in the proposed Work Prioritization
> Model Drafting Team (WPM-DT) procedures (Chapter 6 and 
> ANNEX<http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/wpmg-section-6-and-annex-09apr10-en.pdf>),
> is quoted below:
>
> *“Value* … this factor relates to perceptions of overall value, benefit,
> importance, and criticality primarily for the GNSO, but also considering
> ICANN’s stakeholders and the global Internet community.  Components of this
> dimension may include, but are not limited to:  new opportunities for
> Internet growth/expansion, enhanced competitiveness, resolution/improvement
> of serious performance or infrastructure problems, increased
> security/stability, and improved user experience. “
>
>
>
> In this task, each Councilor is asked to rate the above *Value* component
> for each of the 15 Eligible Projects (see attached spreadsheet) using the
> following 7-point scale.   [*Note:  the scale is also duplicated in the
> attachment for ease of reference].  *
>
>
>
> *Scale*
>
> *Interpretation*
>
> 1
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> Far Below
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> 2
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> Moderately Below
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> 3
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> Slightly Below
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> 4
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> Average
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> 5
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> Slightly Above
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> 6
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> Moderately Above
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> 7
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> Far Above
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>
>
> *Scale Guideline:*
>
>
>
> As provided in the proposed WPM-DT procedures (ANNEX, Section 
> 2.2<http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/wpmg-section-6-and-annex-09apr10-en.pdf>),
> the following guidelines are intended to assist Council members in
> developing *Value* ratings.
>
> “Thinking about all Eligible Projects taken together, which one (or more)
> represents your *best perception* of AVERAGE in terms of Value as defined
> in Section 6.3.2.  For example, suppose that you happen to think that
> Project “X” is an AVERAGE project in terms of Value compared to all the
> others.  Once you have “anchored” your perceptual scale in this way, then it
> is a matter of deciding whether the other projects are Far Below, Moderately
> Below, Slightly Below, Slightly Above, Moderately Above, or Far Above that
> “average” project in terms of this factor.
>
> If you find it challenging to decide on an AVERAGE project, consider
> anchoring at either of the scale extremes, that is, determine which project
> you think is FAR ABOVE or FAR BELOW all of the others in terms of Value.
>
> In this rating process, there are no absolute or independent scale
> referents -- you are being asked to assess projects RELATIVE to each other.“
>
>
>
> Note:  Councilors are encouraged to consult with their organizations to
> ensure that the ratings reflect the priorities of their groups as much as
> possible.
>
>
>
> *Instructions:*
>
>
>
> Attached is an Excel Template (GNSO Project Prioritization Rating Template)
> that you will use to rate each Eligible Project according to your perception
> of relative *Value*.   Directions are contained inside the template.
> Please enter your Name in the space provided and the Date you complete the
> form.   Please do not forget to <Save As> the completed form to another name
> as explained and illustrated inside the spreadsheet.
>
>
>
> ****Please note that all unshaded cells are protected (i.e. locked)
> against accidental mistyping; it is also important that the project and
> value rating sequence be maintained to facilitate data aggregation****
>
>
>
> *Expected Output:*
>
>
>
> The outcome of this activity, once Staff receives and processes all of your
> individual ratings, will be an initial statistical assessment of Councilor
> agreement on the *Value* ratings.   The data will be used as input to the
> Step 3 group discussion that is scheduled to take place in Brussels on 19
> June.
>
>
>
> If you have questions about any of this material, please feel free to email
> or call me.   I will provide periodic updates to the Council (e.g. 28 May
> and 4 June) outlining the progress of this activity.
>
>
>
> Good luck with your ratings!
>
>
>
> Ken Bour
>
> Policy Staff Consultant
>
>
>
> Email:  ken.bour@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Office:  703-430-4059 (USA-Virginia EST)
>
>
>

Attachment: OCC-GNSO Project Ratings.cls.xls
Description: MS-Excel spreadsheet