Document Number: AUSTIN/319

Title: Projected Joint Revision Project Timeline

Revision Date: 2006-09-16

Source: Andrew Josey, Chair

Action: for review and planning

This is an estimated project timeline. This will be updated after each meeting.

Note that the exact dates will be adjusted to fit into the week schedules.

Notes on Approval Process

We are aiming for the Sept 2008 Standards Board meeting for IEEE Approval
For IEEE we will need to reform the ballot pool.
We need to start drafting a PAR for approval within PASC, prior to IEEE.
Suggested to submit a PAR to PASC in June 2006, for two months approval,
Suggest submit PAR to IEEE in August for attention at the Sept 2006 standards board

At ISO the PE will report at the Sept 2006 SC22 what we plan to do. We need to determine
the exact paperwork requirements.
At ISO , the document would progress through the usual 5 stage process
Draft 2 --> CD registration +
   CD Ballot (feature complete) 3 months ballot + 1 month administrative overhead
   FCD Ballot (doc freezes)   4 months
   FDIS Ballot (yes/no) 2 months
   Done

We will need to declare a cutoff date for defect report against the existing standard.

Notes on Draft Content and Timeline

Draft 1 :
Not feature complete
No new submissions incorporated but all other changes applied from interps, rdvks, sd/5
Austin Group review only
Change bars against existing standard (inc TC1+TC2)
We could limit this review to the change bar'd text only, with the next draft being open for comments on the whole text?

===> July 31 2006 new material complete

Draft 2
(cannot happen earlier than October 2006)
    New submissions incorporated
    Feature complete
    We will submit to ISO for concurrent CD registration and CD ballot (3 months)
    Announce to The Open Group membership inviting participation in the Austin Group review
    First IEEE ballot (3 months)
   Change bars against existing standard (inc TC1+TC2)
    This will be a 3 month AG review synch'd with the IEEE ballot hopefully also with ISO

===> Ballot resolution meeting (estimated Feb 2007 warm location TBD)

Draft 3
(cannot happen before April 1 2007)
    Narrowing down rules apply to Austin Group and IEEE review
    Second IEEE ballot (30 day)
    FCD ballot (4 month) (note if D2 review results anticipate a D4 we should extend the FCD ballot to 6 months)
        (FCD ballot completes no sooner than August 1 2007)
    This will be a 30 day AG review sync'd with IEEE

===> Ballot resolution meeting (face to face or telco TBD, likely to know after D2 ballot resolution complete)

Draft 4
(cannot happen before June 1 2007)
   Standby draft if needed (can be parallel to D3 FCD ballot)
   If needed this draft has to end review before the FCD ballot closes, so that comments can be fed into the FCD ballot
   This would be a 30 day IEEE ballot

Draft 5
   (cannot happen before September 1 2007)
    The Open Group company review
    IEEE final recirculation ballot
    ISO FDIS ballot (2 months)

Draft 6 Final Publication

Table 1 - Austin Group Specification Draft Schedule

Date Title of deliverable Type Probability Resources Needed Assumptions and Dependencies

People Financial

2006 March 31
1st deadline for announcement of new submissions
Email to Chair
100
1 (1 development manager) 1 staff day to manage incoming submissions

2006 June 30
Draft 1 Draft Standard 80 2 (1 development manager (40%), and one technical editor (40%)) 10 staff weeks editing + project management . Merging of interpretations, and defect report changes identifed in SD/5. The cutoff date for aardvark changes to make this draft is June 12 2006

2006 July 1 - Aug 31
Draft 1 Review Aardvark bug reports 80 1 (1 development manager) 3 staff days to manage incoming aardvark and prepare for review meeting. Assumes working group review the document.

2006 July 31

Cutoff date for submissions of new material
Text submissions plus editing plan
100
1 (1 development manager) 1 staff day to manage incoming submissions
Assumes submissions in an acceptable format with clear editing instructions for the merge

2006 Sep 12-15
Draft 1 Review Meeting (ISO Editing Group meeting)
Change Request Report 80 2 (1 development manager, and one technical editor) 6 staff days to attend Review Meeting This will either be a meeting in Reading, UK or a series of teleconferences.
IEEE PAR approved 15 Sep 2006.

2006 October 31
Draft 2 Draft Standard 80 2 (1 development manager (40%), and one technical editor (40%)) Staff time for production of drafts (10 weeks). Project management (4 days). Incorporates new submissions, options reorganization, interpretations, SD5 items and aardvark from D1 review.

2006 Oct 31 - 2007 Jan 31
Draft 2 review
Aardvark bug reports
80
1 (1 development manager)
3 staff days to manage incoming aardvark and prepare for review meeting. This is a 90 day review.First IEEE ballot. Submit to ISO for concurrent CD registration and CD ballot

2007 Feb 26-Mar 2 (week of)
Draft 2 Face to face review meeting
Change Request Report
80
2 (1 development manager, and one technical editor) 10 staff days plus travel and living costs to attend Review Meeting To be confirmed, Bay Area or Austin Texas. Week of Feb 26-Mar2, assumes meeting room with external phone line, internet link and pc projector.

2007 May 15
Draft 3
Draft Standard 80 2 (1 development manager (40%), and one technical editor (40%)) Staff time for production of drafts (6 weeks). Project management (4 days). Merges in aardvark from D2 review

2007 May 15 - June 15
Draft 3 Review Aardvark bug reports 80 1 (1 development manager) 3 staff days to manage incoming aardvark and prepare for review meeting. Assumes working group review the document. 2nd IEEE ballot. ISO FCD ballot.

2007 Jun ??
Draft 3 Review Meeting Change Request Report 80 2 (1 development manager, and one technical editor) TBD Maybe telco or f2f, TBD.Meeting to be hosted by TBD, assumes meeting room with external phone line, internet link and pc projector.

2007 Aug 1
Draft 4 Draft Standard 80 2 (1 development manager (40%), and one technical editor (40%)) Staff time for production of drafts (6 weeks). Project Management (4 days). This is standby draft depending on the amount of change being proposed to the standard.

2007 Aug 1 - Sep 15
Draft 4 Review Aardvark bug reports 80 1 (1 development manager) 3 staff days to manage incoming aardvark and prepare for review meeting. Assumes working group review the document

2007 Oct ??
Draft 4 Review Meeting Change Request Report 80 2 (1 development manager, and one technical editor) TBD Maybe telco or f2f, TBD.Meeting to be hosted by TBD, assumes meeting room with external phone line, internet link and pc projector.

2007 Dec 15
Draft 5 Draft Standard 80 2 (1 development manager (40%), and one technical editor (40%)) Staff time for production of drafts (6 weeks). Project management (4 days). The Open Group Company review draft, and IEEE recirculation ballot

2007 Dec 15 - 2008 Jan 31
Draft 5 Review Aardvark bug reports 80 1 (1 development manager) 3 staff days to manage incoming aardvark and prepare for review meeting. Assumes working group review the document

2008 Feb ??
Draft 5 Review Meeting
Change Request Report 80 2 (1 development manager, and one technical editor) TBD Maybe telco or f2f, TBD.Meeting to be hosted by TBD, assumes meeting room with external phone line, internet link and pc projector.

2008 March 1
Sanity Draft 6
Draft Standard 80 2 (1 development manager (40%), and one technical editor (40%)) Staff time for production of drafts (4 weeks). Project management (4 days)

2008 March 1-15
Sanity Review Aardvark bug reports 80 1 (1 development manager) 3 staff days to manage incoming aardvark and prepare for review meeting. Assumes working group review the document

2008 March 22
Sanity Review telco if needed
Change Request Report 80 2 (1 development manager, and one technical editor) 2 staff hours Telco meeting to resolve final issues arising from the Sanity Review

2008 April ?? Final Draft 6.1
Recirculation Draft Standard 80 2 (1 development manager (40%), and one technical editor (40%)) Staff time for production of drafts (2 week per draft) Enter final approval process. If recirculations are needed they iterate at one month intervals. Editorial work expected on frontmatter for publication.

Date	Title of deliverable	Type	Probability	Resources Needed		Assumptions and Dependencies
Date	Title of deliverable	Type	Probability	People	Financial	Assumptions and Dependencies
2006 March 31	1st deadline for announcement of new submissions	Email to Chair	100	1 (1 development manager)	1 staff day to manage incoming submissions
2006 June 30	Draft 1	Draft Standard	80	2 (1 development manager (40%), and one technical editor (40%))	10 staff weeks editing + project management .	Merging of interpretations, and defect report changes identifed in SD/5. The cutoff date for aardvark changes to make this draft is June 12 2006
2006 July 1 - Aug 31	Draft 1 Review	Aardvark bug reports	80	1 (1 development manager)	3 staff days to manage incoming aardvark and prepare for review meeting.	Assumes working group review the document.
2006 July 31	Cutoff date for submissions of new material	Text submissions plus editing plan	100	1 (1 development manager)	1 staff day to manage incoming submissions	Assumes submissions in an acceptable format with clear editing instructions for the merge
2006 Sep 12-15	Draft 1 Review Meeting (ISO Editing Group meeting)	Change Request Report	80	2 (1 development manager, and one technical editor)	6 staff days to attend Review Meeting	This will either be a meeting in Reading, UK or a series of teleconferences. IEEE PAR approved 15 Sep 2006.
2006 October 31	Draft 2	Draft Standard	80	2 (1 development manager (40%), and one technical editor (40%))	Staff time for production of drafts (10 weeks). Project management (4 days).	Incorporates new submissions, options reorganization, interpretations, SD5 items and aardvark from D1 review.
2006 Oct 31 - 2007 Jan 31	Draft 2 review	Aardvark bug reports	80	1 (1 development manager)	3 staff days to manage incoming aardvark and prepare for review meeting.	This is a 90 day review.First IEEE ballot. Submit to ISO for concurrent CD registration and CD ballot
2007 Feb 26-Mar 2 (week of)	Draft 2 Face to face review meeting	Change Request Report	80	2 (1 development manager, and one technical editor)	10 staff days plus travel and living costs to attend Review Meeting	To be confirmed, Bay Area or Austin Texas. Week of Feb 26-Mar2, assumes meeting room with external phone line, internet link and pc projector.
2007 May 15	Draft 3	Draft Standard	80	2 (1 development manager (40%), and one technical editor (40%))	Staff time for production of drafts (6 weeks). Project management (4 days).	Merges in aardvark from D2 review
2007 May 15 - June 15	Draft 3 Review	Aardvark bug reports	80	1 (1 development manager)	3 staff days to manage incoming aardvark and prepare for review meeting.	Assumes working group review the document. 2nd IEEE ballot. ISO FCD ballot.
2007 Jun ??	Draft 3 Review Meeting	Change Request Report	80	2 (1 development manager, and one technical editor)	TBD	Maybe telco or f2f, TBD.Meeting to be hosted by TBD, assumes meeting room with external phone line, internet link and pc projector.
2007 Aug 1	Draft 4	Draft Standard	80	2 (1 development manager (40%), and one technical editor (40%))	Staff time for production of drafts (6 weeks). Project Management (4 days).	This is standby draft depending on the amount of change being proposed to the standard.
2007 Aug 1 - Sep 15	Draft 4 Review	Aardvark bug reports	80	1 (1 development manager)	3 staff days to manage incoming aardvark and prepare for review meeting.	Assumes working group review the document
2007 Oct ??	Draft 4 Review Meeting	Change Request Report	80	2 (1 development manager, and one technical editor)	TBD	Maybe telco or f2f, TBD.Meeting to be hosted by TBD, assumes meeting room with external phone line, internet link and pc projector.
2007 Dec 15	Draft 5	Draft Standard	80	2 (1 development manager (40%), and one technical editor (40%))	Staff time for production of drafts (6 weeks). Project management (4 days).	The Open Group Company review draft, and IEEE recirculation ballot
2007 Dec 15 - 2008 Jan 31	Draft 5 Review	Aardvark bug reports	80	1 (1 development manager)	3 staff days to manage incoming aardvark and prepare for review meeting.	Assumes working group review the document
2008 Feb ??	Draft 5 Review Meeting	Change Request Report	80	2 (1 development manager, and one technical editor)	TBD	Maybe telco or f2f, TBD.Meeting to be hosted by TBD, assumes meeting room with external phone line, internet link and pc projector.
2008 March 1	Sanity Draft 6	Draft Standard	80	2 (1 development manager (40%), and one technical editor (40%))	Staff time for production of drafts (4 weeks). Project management (4 days)
2008 March 1-15	Sanity Review	Aardvark bug reports	80	1 (1 development manager)	3 staff days to manage incoming aardvark and prepare for review meeting.	Assumes working group review the document
2008 March 22	Sanity Review telco if needed	Change Request Report	80	2 (1 development manager, and one technical editor)	2 staff hours	Telco meeting to resolve final issues arising from the Sanity Review
2008 April ??	Final Draft 6.1	Recirculation Draft Standard	80	2 (1 development manager (40%), and one technical editor (40%))	Staff time for production of drafts (2 week per draft)	Enter final approval process. If recirculations are needed they iterate at one month intervals. Editorial work expected on frontmatter for publication.