May 2008 WGM

TSC - Technical Steering Committee

THis is a summary of the TSC topics for discussion at the May WGM, and will be used to plan the detailed session agendas.

1. Discussion topics

• Review open issues list
• Review project list
• Discuss managing projects going forward – We need to draft a beneficial process for determine when a project is at risk and communicating that to the committee. There is also a balance between the TSC’s role in managing the work and project services committee’s role. McCaslin feels that project services will simply ensure that the committees have the necessary tools to be successful. Oversight would fall to the TSC.
• Formal transformation of TCs and SIGs to working groups – The membership needs to understand what is happening, why and when and the transformation should be reflected on web pages and in other communications, etc.
• GOM related issues.
  • ballot process
  • election processes
  • others?
• TSC working practices
  • Would a different conference call time be better?
  • What can we do to improve the telcons
• TSC Annual Objectives and Resource Plan (Financial Decision Making Model)
• TSC election process
• Work Group Deliverables coming out of Working Group Meeting
• Review TSC mission and charter -- how are we doing agianst it?
• Review TSC communication plan -- how are we doing against it?
• Review out-of-cycle ballot criteria [1]
• Review workgroup management guidelines - (see TSC Issue 153/ task 142) [2]

1. • ARB items
     • Dynamic model requirements
     • HL7 business model RFP requirements
     • Critical committee scope / reorg
     • Ballot QA report review

Monday morning presentation:

• communication and transparency
• project list
• balloting
• newsletter
• roadmap

Monday evening session:

• Project services committee progress
• GOM rules on balloting - presentation and discussion