Profile Proposal Process

<Note: All Process pages are very much Strawman documents>

• Announce Call for Profile Proposals

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• Submitter prepares a Brief Proposal using the template which details:
  • The current problem or currently unmet need
  • How it should work
  • ...
  • Should we ask for the business case?

• Planning Committee selects a short-list of proposals for further consideration

• Submitter prepares a Detailed Proposal using the template which details:

• Planning Committee send Detailed Proposals to the Technical Committee

• Technical Committee evaluates the Detailed Proposals, specifically filling in the sections for:
  • Estimate of Profile Development Effort & Product Implementation Effort
  • Candidate Editor
  • Likely development resources and information sources
  • Answers to Planning Committee questions

• The updated Detailed Proposal is returned to the Planning Committee

• Planning Committee meets/votes to select Proposals for the next cycle

• Planning Committee announces selected Proposals