CM comments on TD definition from Strategic Recommendations

This is an editted version of the SI proposals for what the TD should do -- The suggestions created by Charlie McCay have not been reviewed by the T3F and so should not be taken as official policy or endorsed in any way

Technical Directorate

The Technical Directorate (TD) is responsible for product project approval and management oversight. It will rely on both staff and volunteers with increasing levels of professional staffing as the financial model allows. Note: Volunteer representatives to the TD should have sufficient support from their employers to ensure an average of 3-4 hours/week participation.

Responsibilities:

• Supports CTO in development and implementation of HL7 Technical Architecture and standards development
  • Current: Done by ARB, MnM (HDF), PIC/ORC, Transition teams
  • Propose: Process Group established to maintain definative process (HDF), or review focus of HDF/PIC group
• Approves, monitors, and may intervene in product project development
  • Current: ARB and project office, and self regulation by committees
  • Propose: TD sets remit for ARB and project office
• Oversees standards development
  • Current: ?MnM, ?TSC, ?not happening
  • Propose: Establish visibility required, TD to work with TSC on process
• Responsible for methods and process for quality assurance
  • Current: MnM
  • Proposed: TD to work with Process Group
• Sets milestones, monitors and ensures that quality assurance has been done
  • Current: None
  • Proposed: TD Provide targets and overview for PMO
• Explains to project-sponsoring committee requirements for quality assurance and monitor committee performance to carry out QA
  • Current: ?None
  • Proposed: Work with Process Group to expose (verifiable) benefits of new process
• Approves new work groups based on priority projects
  • Current: TSC
  • Proposed: TD
• Resolves cross-domain content issues
  • Current: MnM / add hoc (eg Clinical Statement, Common orders)
  • Proposed: TD delegate to ARB or (new) project group to resolve
• Oversees continuous quality process
  • Current: TSC?, PIC, ARB
  • Proposed: Technical Quality and Process Quality split between son-of-ARB and HDF/PIC
• Defines international harmonization mechanism and manages process
  • part of process task
• Identifies gaps, overlaps and recommends resolution
  • generic responsibility -- catch-all for making technical solution better - this is a TD responsibility
• Refers questions to Technical Steering Committee for discussion
  • Propose: agree
• Reviews and approves requests from Technical Committees to initiate a ballot
  • Propose: TD to establish process with Process Group
• Reviews requests for new projects. Upon acceptance of the proposal, solicits input from the TSC for appropriate committee placement
  • Propose: Direct project request to appropriate committee to develop initial Project Scope / Proposal
• Manages progress and productivity, resolves committee charters against the product and services strategy set by the Board
  • Propose: Clarify how Product and Services strategy is maintained
• Recommends project probation or dissolution to the Board following collaboration with the TSC
  • Propose: TD to establish process where ineffective rojects close without need for intervention

Operation of the TD:

• • Propose: Meeting schedule for T3F be carried forwards as the meeting schedule for the TD
• Meets bi-weekly between Working Group Meetings (WGM)
• Meets on the opening and closing day of each WGM
• Meetings are open to the public, unless called into executive session by CTO; non-members may ask to be recognized