RE: [sv-champions] Ballot review process

Comments below:

At 10:46 AM 3/4/2005 -0800, you wrote:
>Bounced mail from Dave Rich:
>
>
>>Karen,
>>
>>In what form with the feedback from the ballot come to the champions?
>>Will it already be entered in a database created from the ballot
>>process?

All balloting feedback comes back from the IEEE in the form of a spreadsheet.  The Champions will start with that.  We can choose to enter it into a database first thing if we choose.

>>
>>Given that the committees have been discouraged to discuss any issues
>>during the ballot (even though a few issues have leaked out), plus
>>having some idea of the comments Mentor Graphics plans to submit, I
>>think the two week period for the committees to deal with all issues
>>raised is unreasonable. Two months would be more realistic.

I've raised this issue with Johny.


>>Dave
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: owner-sv-champions@eda.org [mailto:owner-sv-champions@eda.org]
>>On
>>> Behalf Of Karen Pieper
>>> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 10:10 AM
>>> To: sv-champions@eda.org
>>> Subject: [sv-champions] Ballot review process
>>> 
>>> Hi, Champions,
>>> 
>>>       As Champions, a significant role has been given to you in the
>>> balloting review process.  The P1800 WG recommends some face-to-face
>>> meetings in the schedule below.  I'd like to hear everyone's opinions
>>as
>>> to how long a meeting we think we'll need to start the process of
>>> reviewing balloting feedback.  Note that I've already seen some
>>> significant commentary that is being forwarded to the registered
>>voters.
>>> 
>>> Note that I have yet to receive any official feedback.  Would we like
>>to
>>> plan to meet in case some comes in before the end of the balloting?
>>> 
>>> The schedule:
>>> 
>>> February 22:  The balloting process opens.  As feedback is filed with
>>> the IEEE, it will be forwarded
>>>       to Johny, and he is likely to forward it on to me and the
>>Champions
>>> for preliminary processing
>>>       into buckets (see March 28 below).
>>> 
>>> March 24:     The ballot closes.
>>> 
>>> March 28:     P1800 will receive the accumulated feedback filed with
>>the
>>> balloting.
>>>       This feedback will be given to the Champions to sort into
>>several
>>> buckets:
>>> 
>>>       1)  Issues that may require substantive changes to the LRM are
>>> forwarded to the SV-* committees
>>>       2)  Issues that are editorial changes will be forwarded to Stu
>>>       3)  Issues that are "not a bug" are commented on appropriately
>>and
>>> passed back to the P1800
>>> 
>>>       The P1800 recommends that the champions have a face-to-face all
>>day
>>> meeting to complete
>>>       this process.
>>> 
>>> March 31:  The Champions are complete with their initial
>>classification
>>> and assignment of issues to
>>>       committees.
>>> 
>>>       The P1800 recommends that the SV-* committees plan an all day
>>face-
>>> to-face to deal with the
>>>       issues raised.  Possible resolutions are:
>>> 
>>>       1)  Changes are made to the LRM to address the issue
>>>       2)  Addressing the issue is determined to decrease consensus in
>>the
>>> committee is so noted on
>>>               the issues spreadsheet.
>>>       3)  Other determination of the issue is made and is also so
>>noted in
>>> the issues spreadsheet
>>>               Note:  Saying that an issue will be delayed to a future
>>> release is not an allowed response.
>>> 
>>> April 12:  The committees are complete with their LRM updates and
>>issue
>>> spreadsheet updates.
>>> 
>>>       The Champions will meet, do their review of LRM changes looking
>>for
>>> inconsistency, etc.
>>>       This is likely to be a phone meeting.
>>> 
>>> April 15:  The Champions have completed their analysis and the data is
>>> forwarded to the P1800.
>>> 
>>> April 19:  The P1800 has a WG meeting in Austin to approve the changes
>>and
>>> responses.
>>> 
>>> May 3:  The updated draft is ready for editorial review of the changes
>>> 
>>> May 9:  The re-ballot draft is complete
>>> 
>>> May 10:  Voting on the re-ballot draft starts.
>>> 
>>> I'd appreciate your insights into how best accomplish the Champions
>>piece
>>> to this process.
>>> 
>>> Karen