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The current version of the Working Group Self Assessment Instrument, updated in 2023, is available here.

Recent Updates the Working Group Self Assessment

The Working Group Self Assessment (WGSA) was first developed in 2014. Additional information about the origins is available here. 

The latest version of the WGSA was developed by the GNSO Council Committee for Overseeing and Implementing Continuous Improvement (CCOICI), at the direction of the GNSO Council. The CCOICI was tasked with reviewing the existing WGSA survey and requirements outlined in the GNSO Operating Procedures and making suggestions for improvements. 

The CCOICI proposed several updates to the different documents that related to the WGSA that aim to reflect that:

• Stating objective of WGSA: inform the Chartering Organization of potential issues that might need to be immediately addressed (periodic survey) or for future efforts (closure survey);
• PDP Team charter to state if and when a periodic survey and/or closure is expected to take place to allow the GNSO to customise the cadence of surveys for a project based on the length, structure, and milestones of that PDP;
• Clarity around what will be publicly available and with whom information is shared;
• New/updated questions focused on performance of WG leadership, Council liaison and staff support. 

In addition, the CCOICI recommended:

• A new periodic survey template that would normally be conducted after the publication of the Initial Report (unless charter indicates differently, or Council decides differently), including PDP 3.0 proposed survey questions regarding leadership;
• A set of technical requirements that the survey tool would ideally possess, including functionality that would send a unique link to each WG member, thereby permitting anonymous responses but ensuring that only WG members respond;
• Council leadership, in consultation with liaison to the WG, may decide to modify the survey, if deemed necessary;
• The updates proposed as well as new aspects can be reviewed in the CCOICI’s report to the GNSO Council as approved.

The CCOICI's Report details the group's recommendations. The GNSO Council adopted this report in March 2023.