1. IEEE-CS VP of Standards Report to Standards Activity Board (SAB)
IEEE CS SAB, 8 Feb 2007
IEEE-CS VP of Standards Report to Standards Activity Board (SAB)
John Walz
Prepared for IEEE CS SAB, 28 Mar 2009
28-Mar-08
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2. SAB Chair Agenda Welcome new EASC Sponsor, Wayne Rifer
Welcome re-elected DASC Chair, Victor Berman
Welcome re-elected LMSC Chair, Paul Nikolich
SAB Chair report to CS ExCom & BoG
SAB Chair report to IEEE TA Ad Hoc Standards
SAB Chair inputs to IEEE-CS Strategic Plan
SAB Chair comments
IEEE membership Technical Interest Profile update
SAB Group on IEEE-CS Community
28-Mar-08

3. IEEE CS SAB, 8 Feb 2007
IEEE-CS President’s Goals for “Year of Rejuvenation” Rangachar Kasturi, 2008 President
Enhance the value of the IEEE-CS to its members, its customers, the profession, and the public.
Enhance career development
Provide relevant products & services
Focus on New Revenue
We Must Create Incremental Revenue and Profit to Eliminate Our Deficit
Incremental Advertising Revenue
28-Mar-08
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4. Importance of Standards
Standards Development is a single major value proposition of IEEE to the Industry and Humanity
Major Strengths/value add of IEEE in Standards Development is
the superb infrastructure/eco system (IEEE-SA & ISTO) and
access to the world’s best expert pool (IEEE-TA & Societies)
Thanks to Alex Gelman 15-Feb-08
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5. IEEE Products and Services Relevant to Standards
IEEE-TA/CS Products:
Publications - Magazines & Journals
Podcasts
Webinars
Videos
Tutorials, Workshops
eBooks (ReadyNotes)
Books
IEEE-TA/CS Services:
Meetings and Conferences
User Groups
Engineering Certification
Standards Sponsorship
IEEE-SA Products:
Published standards
IEEE-SA Services:
Standards development Support
Publicity of standards
IEEE-SA ISTO Services
Compliance / Interoperability Testing / certification
Corporation support
IEEE-USA Services
IEEE-EA Services
Education in Standardization
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6. Technical Support of Standards Development & Deployment
Leverage technical expertise in standards creation & deployment
CS value proposition is its access to technical expertise:
Make access to expert pool available directly to Study Groups, Working Groups, Balloting Groups, & User Groups
Create Ancillary products related to standardization projects: podcasts, videos, Chapter presentations, articles, webcasts, tutorials, workshops, ReadyNotes (eBooks), Books
Facilitate technical discussion via workshops, conference, panels, online
Stimulate academic research in relevant to standards projects areas
28-Mar-08

7. SAB Chair report to CS ExCom / BoG
Jan 2008
28-Mar-08

8. SAB Chair Agenda to CS ExCom / BoG
Who’s in SAB
What has SAB done
What will SAB do to innovate new products that would pave the way for our economic prosperity
What will SAB do to carry out the business of SAB in the new model of a single mid-year meeting
28-Mar-08

9. IEEE Organization for Standards
IEEE CS SAB, 8 Feb 2007
IEEE Board of Directors
IEEE Standards Association
(IEEE SA)
IEEE Technical Activities Board
(IEEE TA)
IEEE Computer Society (IEEE CS)
Standards Activities (SAB)
Technology & Conf. (T&C)
CS X Y Standards Committee (xySC)
Executive Committee (EC)
IEEE Std 1471 Users Group
Study Groups
Technical Advisory Groups
Working Groups
Balloting Groups
User Groups
28-Mar-08
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10. Standards Activity Board Members Officers & Functional Chairs
Chair – John Walz
Vice Chair – Robby Robson
Awards – David Schultz
Policies and Procedures – Robby Robson
Products & Services – Pam Jones
Vitality – Jack Cole
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11. Standards Activity Board Members Standards Committee Chairs
Design Automation (DASC) – Victor Berman
Environmental Assessment (EASC) – Holly Elwood & Wayne Kifer
Foundation for Intelligent Physical Agents (FIPA) – Jim Odell
Information Assurance (IASC) – Jack Cole
Learning Technology (LTSC) – Robby Robson
Local Area Networks/MAN (802) (LMSC) – Paul Nikolich
Microprocessors (MSC) – Bob Davis
Portable Applications (PASC) – Lowell Johnson
Simulation Interoperability (SISO-SAC) – Jane Bachman
Software & Systems Engineering (S2ESC) – Paul Croll
Storage Systems (SSSC) – Curtis Anderson
Test Technology (TTSC) – Rohit Kapur
SAB Sponsored Projects – Paul Eastman
28-Mar-08

12. Standards Activity Board Members Liaisons to other CS boards
IEEE CS SAB, 8 Feb 2007
Standards Activity Board Members Liaisons to other CS boards
T&C – Jack Cole
New Practitioners COI - John Harauz
TCSE – Paul Croll
TCTT – Rohit Kapur
EPSB – Pam Jones
CAB & EAB – David Schultz
PPC, PUB, – John Harauz
Membership, C&B, History – John Walz
AI: get 7 SAB Liaisons to the other CS boards
28-Mar-08
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13. Standards Activity Board Members Liaisons to other Organizations
IEEE-SA Standards Board - Don Wright
IEEE-SA SCC20 Test & Diagnosis for Electronic Systems - John Sheppard
IEEE-TA ad hoc Committee on Standards - John Walz
ISO/ IEC JTC1 Joint Technical Committee 1 - Francois Coallier
ISO/ IEC JTC1 SC7 Software & System Engineering - Jim Moore
28-Mar-08

14. IEEE-CS positive role in IEEE standards
IEEE CS SAB, 8 Feb 2007
IEEE-CS positive role in IEEE standards
Largest # active projects (100 out of 471)
Largest # of volunteers (about 5K)
Working Groups
Ballot Groups
Highest median of volunteers in WG
Highest sales
Largest portion of IEEE-SA membership revenue
Most expensive operations
Most “Relevant” standards (15% “winners” vs. 85% “losers”)
Best technical brands: WiFi (802.11), WiMax (802.16), Bluetooth (802.15), & Firewire (1394)
Best “boutiques” where experts come to us as we have the critical mass or franchise:
LMSC/802
Software & Systems Engineering
Strongest driver for mechanized standards development processes
Most leaders represented in IEEE-SA BoG & Standards Board (7)
AI: What are the CS Standards sales for 2007
28-Mar-08
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15. SAB 2007 Accomplishments
IEEE Membership Survey showed good results on usage and satisfaction
Level standards initiation and production
Growth:
Added Environmental Assessments Standards Committee
Added Study Group on Gaming Technologies
Sought & received funding for LETSI foundation
Improved communications with IEEE-SA resulting in better alignment
Supported Awards & recognition for volunteers
Hans Karlsson, Standards Medallion Award, & International
Populated SAB Community Website
Solicited experts for Standards Speakers Bureau
Revised & meet 2007 budget
Created Standards Podcasts
28-Mar-08

16. SAB Goals for 2008
Work with T&C on emerging technologies to find & build another “802” brand
Bring in more GOLD industry practitioners from Top 100 R&D Spenders as volunteers in Consensus IP Life Cycle
Engage WG / TAG experts into creating Consensus IP products
Increase Consensus IP products type and quantity
Negotiate to share other IEEE functions and channels - Don’t duplicate
Engage IEEE-SA to plan and work closer with IEEE Societies
Defining the IEEE strategy in standards
Share best practices with other IEEE Societies
Improve SAB & Sponsor Vitality
Areas of Excellence
CS & SA Process Conformance
Encourage the Criteria for Standards Development
28-Mar-08

17. IEEE-CS Consensus IP Products
IEEE CS SAB, 8 Feb 2007
IEEE-CS Consensus IP Products
Podcasts, i.e. IEEE Talks Software Process
Webinars, i.e. Home Networking Standards
Video, i.e. WirelessMAN: Inside the IEEE Standard
Computer Standards Column, i.e. Safety Issues in Modern Bus Standards
White Papers, i.e. ‘Coexistence Assurance’ (CA) Document - TAG
Journal, tbd
Tutorials, i.e. IEEE
Workshop, i.e. IEEE 802 Standards: A Standards Education Workshop
ReadyNotes, i.e. IEEE Software Engineering Standards Support for the CMMI Project Planning Process Area
Books, i.e Handbook
By IEEE-CS, IEEE-SA, IEEE-ComSoc, & IEEE-EA
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18. CS inputs to IEEE-TA Technical Activities Ad Hoc on Standards
24-Mar-08
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19. Initial CS Recommendations - 1
Aim to insure “first to market” for IEEE standards
Harmonize standards portfolio planning and the TA technology road map.
Increase investment on the part of societies into the standards projects, especially in early stages
Reduce Standards Development interval
Provide IT support to Study Groups (SG) and Working Groups (WG) for both virtual meetings and attracting qualified volunteers
Reward Societies for investing their members’ IP in IEEE-SA
Implement 3-level pricing for products and services (non-IEEE, IEEE, IEEE/Society)
Resell agreements with Societies
Appeal to Sponsoring Committee members to become members of SA and member of the sponsor society
Require Sponsor Ballot Group members to be members of the sponsor society in addition to being member of IEEE-SA (or pay balloting fee)
Societies should include sponsored WGs in their awards activities
Standards Committee should have presence on Society’s BoG & representation on the IEEE-SA Standards Board
28-Mar-08

20. Initial CS Recommendations - 2
Conferences should offer standards-related program tracks
Publications should include Standards relevant issues or series
Technical Committees
should offer their global expert pool access to WGs
should be required to have active links to their Standards Subcommittees
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21. Initial CS Recommendations - 3
Sponsoring Committees (SC) should practice expert reviews in their Standards Development process
SC Criteria for Standards Development
Broad Market Potential
Compatibility
Distinct Identity
Technical Feasibility
Economic Feasibility
Coexistence with other standards, specifications, or licenses
SC Technology Roadmap for standards
SC Standards alignment with other SDO: ISO,IEC, JTC1
SC Vitality measures for recognition and assistance from CS & SA
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22. Proposed SAB inputs to IEEE-CS Strategic Plan
April 2008
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23. IEEE-CS Strategic Plan - Proposed SAB inputs 1
CS SAB & Sponsors work with IEEE-SA Staff on to create joint CS/SA projects that meet the needs of our joint stakeholders and for the betterment of IEEE brand
Emerging technologies (e.g. Gaming Technologies)
New / proposed consortia (e.g. LETSI)
Ancillary Products on Standards (e.g. SA/EA 802 Workshop)
Guidance from IEEE-SA Corporate Advisory Group
28-Mar-08

24. IEEE-CS Strategic Plan - Proposed SAB inputs 2
Create Sponsor vitality measures and reward excellence in areas of:
Architecture road map of Standards (e.g. LMSC/802)
Conformance Testing (e.g. POSIX IEEE )
Conformity Assessment (e.g. EPEAT IEEE 1680)
Implementation support (e.g. S2ESC book series)
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25. IEEE-CS Strategic Plan - Proposed SAB inputs 3
Strategy to engage Top companies with CS members
Trace IEEE-CS Sponsor Working Group and Ballot Group members’ affiliations to the top CS companies
Assign volunteer liaisons to top ten CS companies
Focus groups to articulate value statement and their members need for continual professional development
Plan new services
Promote membership to top CS companies
Top Org’s of CS Members
IBM
Lockheed Martin
Northup Grumman
Intel Corp.
Raytheon
Microsoft HP
Motorola
Alcatel-Lucent
Cisco Systems
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26. IEEE-CS Strategic Plan - Proposed SAB inputs 4
Identify emerging technologies
Start SAB / Sponsor formal planning and communications with CS Technical Committees (TC) / Technical Forums (TF) to identify emerging technologies ready for standards
Initiate Study Groups
Address Criteria for Standards Development
Draft PAR for either IEEE-SA or SDO who already hold that “franchise”
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27. Industrial Competitive Research
Markets
IEEE
Technical Comm. & Publications & Conferences
Pre-competitive Research - Emerging technologies
Competitive Research
- Mature technologies
Spectrum
Business Model
Business Model
Standards Development
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28. IEEE-CS Strategic Plan - Proposed SAB inputs 5
Standards Life Cycle
Industry issues on inter-operability or waste
Research matches problem definition
Proposed solutions
Standards Study Group
Standards Working Group
Standards Balloting Group
Standards published
Revision
Reaffirmation
Stabilized
Withdrawn
Users Group formed
Ancillary Products on Standards
Need
Usage
Implementation
White papers
Conformance
Self declaration
Test / audit
Assistance / consultants
Body of Knowledge updated
Consensus Intellectual Property
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29. IEEE-CS Strategic Plan - Proposed SAB inputs 6
IEEE 8 Core Values relating to Standards in Computer Society
Service to Humanity: Standards benefit end-users along with vendors
Global Focus: Standards development requires world-wide volunteer involvement for excellent products with inter-operability
Trust and Respect: Standards development within CS & SA is seamless as they work together
Growth and Nurturing of the Profession: Standards development supports all levels of professional maturation
Collaboration and Community Building: Standards development that is open following due process that encourage others participation and contributions
Professionalism: Standards development that values the knowledge of individual professionals
Intellectual Activity: Standards development for both mature and emerging technologies
Peer Review: Standards development that produce excellent standards for the benefit of the end-user
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30. Other IEEE-CS Standards Goals
Play a critical role in defining the IEEE strategy in standards
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