ISO/IEC JTC 1                                                         

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ISO/IEC  JTC 1 N 5447                   


DATE:  1998-07-29     


REPLACES                                     


DOC TYPE:

Information from JTC 1 Secretariat                                    


TITLE:

Revised Business Plan Template for JTC 1 or JTC 1/SCs                 


SOURCE:

JTC 1 Secretariat                                                     


PROJECT:                   


STATUS:

Per JTC 1 Sendai Resolution 49, this document is circulated to JTC 1  
SCs for immediate use.                                                


ACTION ID:  FYI 


DUE DATE:            


DISTRIBUTION:  P and L Members                                                                                                         


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NO. OF PAGES:  3         

Secretariat, ISO/IEC JTC 1, American National Standards Institute, 11 
West 42nd Street, New York, NY  10036; Telephone:  1 212 642 4932;    
Facsimile:  1 212 840 2298; Email:  lrajchel@ansi.org

The specific group to which this business plan relates including the full group and or subcommittee.

Note: Specific action requests identified by an SC shall be submitted separately to JTC 1 and not solely be a part of the business plan.

PERIOD COVERED:

The time frame to which this submission/update relates, indicating the month and year in full (from - to). This time frame would normally cover the period between plenary meetings of JTC 1 or of the SC to which this business plan applies.

The Business Plan should be approved by the committee to which the plan applies.

To address situations where SC plenary meetings are held out of phase with the JTC 1 Plenary, the period shall be the period between the SC Plenaries and use of the Chairman’s Remarks (Section 1a) is required. In this situation the Chairman’s Remarks may be presented as a stand alone document referencing the current Business Plan.

SUBMITTED BY:

The name of the JTC 1 or JTC 1/SC officer (Chair or Secretariat) making the submission to the Plenary meeting.

When plenary dates for an SC and for JTC 1 are out of phase, the SC chairman’s use of this section for updating JTC 1 on SC status is required as a means to reflect developments since the business plan was approved.. This section may also be used for any other remarks the chairman believes pertinent in regards to the SC’s Business Plan, its projects, opportunities, risks or new initiatives.

1.1 JTC 1 and or JTC 1 SCxx STATEMENT OF SCOPE

The current Scope of work approved for this specific group.

Should the chair wish to highlight need for a change of Scope, this is the place to make such a case followed up with the normal procedure for such action.

1.2 PROJECT REPORT

At this point incorporate the existing and most current project reports highlighting total number of projects, those active, planned withdrawals, target dates etc..

2.0 PERIOD REVIEW

This is the report from the chair of JTC 1 and or one of it’s SC’s highlighting project progress, special considerations and or needs which were or were not met. This is where generic or specific comment from the chair is to be made highlighting special items requiring visibility and action. The review shall focus on the following elements:

2.1 MARKET REQUIREMENTS

Identification of key market trends, needs (anticipatory standards or voids) and determining factors for JTC 1’s success in this area.

2.2 ACHIEVEMENTS

Highlight accomplishments reference work program, target dates, corrective action and special circumstances. .

2.3 RESOURCES

Status of resource availability/commitment and the impact on projects, completion dates and priorities for the new work period.

3.0 FOCUS NEXT WORK PERIOD

An identification of the direction and focus for the new work period leading up to the next plenary session. This section shall include information on following elements.

3.1 DELIVERABLES:

This shall indicate specific deliverables expected in the work period on a

project level.

3.2 STRATEGIES:

A statement or statements related to strategic approaches required to accomplish goals and objectives.

3.2.1 RISKS

A definition of potential risk(s) involved with the strategy and the impact to the project or JTC 1. Risk(s) shall be defined for each strategy to be employed/included.

3.2.2 OPPORTUNITIES

An explanation of the related opportunity(ies) afforded by the strategy or envisioned due to trends and market developments.

3.3 WORK PROGRAM PRIORITIES

Based on the scope, market needs, strategies, resource availability and status of existing projects, provide an overview of the work program priorities in capsule form. This should be as generic as possible with rationale provided to support the determination by the group involved.