SCI Members:

I have been thinking about the topics raised by Mikey and Avri in their first impressions of the Draft Self-Assessment Questionnaire. Something was definitely missing from the original formulation, which led to an “Aha!” moment spurring me to create a second design which, I hope, addresses a few of the comments expressed thus far.

I have reconstituted the questionnaire (still five sections but renamed), reorganized some of the original questions, and added a few new ones. In order not to lose track of the first iteration, I made a completely new page and will henceforth house all questionnaire versions under a new heading: Questionnaire Drafts/Versions (https://community.icann.org/x/ai5-Ag).

In this new Draft v2 iteration (https://community.icann.org/x/bC5-Ag), I am attempting to take into consideration the dimension raised by Mikey that was only partially accommodated in Draft v1. To evaluate any dynamic system, we could subdivide it into three basic or core components: Inputs → Processes → Outputs. In the first version, I captured many of the processes, the outputs, but only a few of the inputs, namely, team member representativeness, tools, and outside experts. I did not ask about the other critical inputs that impinge upon the success of a WG, e.g., its charter/mission (including time or other constraints) and team member expertise. That led to a reconceptualization of the external resources questions into three buckets: administrative, technical, and human.

This Draft v2 also shifts the rating scale to 7 points and adds “Background Contributor” to the Role list as suggested by Avri.

I thank Mikey and Avri for their ideas/suggestions and look forward to additional feedback from the team…

Ken