Review Process

The same review and approval process occurs prior to releasing a Public Comment Draft, a Reviewed Draft, or a Tested Draft. Just the criteria change.

Remember, this is the QA point. It doesn't have to be perfect. It does have to be good.

Review and Approval

• Judge the document to be fit for the next phase (Technical Committee)
  • Schedule review meeting(s) as needed with open committee
  • Submit document 1 week before review meeting
  • Line-by-line review/walkthrough led by editor
  • Resolve questions/comments/clarifications
  • Vote (for Public Comment) or Ballot (for Reviewed or Tested) to approve the document as fit for the next phase.

Criteria for publishing Public Comment draft

• All open issues have been clearly listed
• Some groundwork projects may be underway
• Candidate resolutions have been selected for most/all issues and drafted into the Profile
• All major mechanisms and profile details are mostly clear/complete enough to implement
• It is clear what is required for a system/organization to claim compliance with the Profile
• Compliance requirements are sufficient to accomplish the goal of the profile

Criteria for publishing Reviewed draft

• Few, if any, groundwork projects remain active
• All major mechanisms and profile details are clear/complete enough to implement
• It is clear what is required for a system/organization to claim compliance with the Profile
• Compliance requirements are sufficient to accomplish the goal of the profile

Criteria for publishing Tested draft

• All open issues have been resolved
• All major mechanisms and profile details have been tested in the field
• Groundwork projects are complete
• All major mechanisms and profile details are clear/complete enough to implement
• It is clear what is required for a system/organization to claim compliance with the Profile
• Compliance requirements are sufficient to accomplish the goal of the profile