INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION Standardization Management Board Decisions How They Affect Your TAG! Jim Matthews Vice President & SMB Chairman
Dec 30, 2015
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
Standardization Management Board DecisionsHow They Affect Your TAG!
Jim Matthews
Vice President &
SMB Chairman
What Is The SMB?
Standardization Management Board (SMB)
IEC Statutes & Rules Of Procedure Define SMB
Management Of Technical Work
Delegated By Council
Reports To The Council Board
Chair Elected By Council
Vice President Of The Commission
3 Year Term, Renewable Once
15 Members Elected By Council
Members Serve Three Year Term, Renewable Once
Alternates Appointed By Member NC, No Limits
Current SMB Members
US National Committee
Alec McMillan, Rockwell Automation (Primary)
Tony Zertuche, ANSI Staff (Alternate)
Canada Mexico France Germany United Kingdom Japan China
BrazilItalyNetherlandsSpainSwedenSouth KoreaAustralia
How Do SMB Decisions Get Communicated?
Direct E-mail To Affected TC’s
Decision List Published
Report To CB
Meeting Report
TC News
Technical Officer Training / Meeting Briefings
Rules And Procedures Are Always Found At:
ISO / IEC Directives (Part 1 & Part 2)
IEC Supplement
Administrative Circulars
Recognition And Awards
Thomas Edison Award
Technical Leadership
TC / SC Officers Or CA Systems
Up To 7 TC /SC Awarded Annually
SMB Members Select Recipients
1906 Award
Individual Experts
Up To 5 Per TC
TC Officers Select Recipients
Structure & Composition – Technical Work
Technical Committees
Technical Sub-committees
Working Groups
Project Teams
Technical Areas
Advisory (Horizontal) Committees
Strategic Groups
System Groups?
Structure And Leadership Of The Technical Work
Approval Of New Technical Committees
Approval Of TC Chairmen
Assignment Of Secretariat
Term Limits For Leadership Roles
Provision For Vice-chairmen And Assistant Secretaries
Approval Or New And Revised Scopes
Collaboration / Access With Other Groups
Dual Logo (CIGRE And IEEE)
Joint Development (IEEE)
CENELEC
ISO Joint Work
ISO / IEC JTC-1 Collaboration
ITU Collaboration
Liaisons (Category A, Category D, Etc.)
Management Of The Technical Work Portfolio
Resolve Disputes On Scopes, Jurisdiction
Encourage Groups To Work Together On A Common Problem
Resolve Procedural Issues And Disputes
Clarify Rules / Process Per Directives And Amend As Needed
Prioritize Work Based On Advisory Committee And Strategic Group Recommendations
Measure TC Viability / Productivity (Under Discussion)
Amend RSMB To Reflect Key Indicators Parameters Highlighted On RSMB Cover
Sheet: Number Of P-members Number Of Experts Number Of NP Submitted Over The Last 3
Years Number Of Publications Approved In Last 5
Years Number Of Current Active Projects Number Of Meetings Since 5 Years Concerns Expressed By Relevant IEC
Technical Officer
Raise Quality Of P-member Participation
Originally – Vote Is Only Hard Requirement
Rubber Stamp Votes
Typically 50% Of P-members Vote Yes Automatically
New! Vote + Plenary Or Expert Participation To Be P-member
Must Attend Plenary OR Appoint Experts
Still Must Vote (Less Rubber Stamp?)
Co Will Automatically Change To O-member If You Fail To Do So
Procedures For Doing The Work
Trial Underway – 3 Month CDV Voting
Currently 3 Tc’s
Review In February 2012
New Work Item Proposal Process Broken
3 Separate “Clocks” Track From NP Approval Until FDIS Submission To CO
Work Developed In Wg’s And Then Launched As NP / Project
No Way To Seek / Identify New Players Or SME Who May Be Interested
Public Visibility Is After The Fact
SMB Will Address This Issue
Current Topics Under SMB Discussion
Expectations Of E-tools – Access, Capabilities, Future Needs
Retention Of Experts And Recruiting And Engaging New Experts
Socialization Of New Work
Changing Rules And Practices To Encourage Collaboration
The Problem Of The “Self-perpetuating” Working Group
Potential Future Topics
Setting WG Limits To Numbers Of P-member Experts
Use Of Convenor Developed Mailing Lists, 3rd Party FTP Servers
Convenor / Project Leader / Secretary / Chairman Kit In PDF Format
Fix / Simplify The Maintenance Process
Other Things On The Wish List?
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
Thank You!
Jim Matthews
IEC Vice – President
Chairman - SMB