Working Group Self-Assessment Questionnaire
Notes to SCI Members and Other Reviewers:
- In this Draft v2 version of the questionnaire, I am attempting to take into consideration a dimension raised by Mikey O'Connor and 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 Draft v1, we captured most of the processes, the outputs, but only a few of the inputs, namely, the team members, tools, and experts. I did not ask about the other resources that impinge upon the success of a WG, e.g., its charter and constraints (required processes, time horizon). In Draft v2, I have reconstituted the questionnaire (still five sections but renamed), reorganized some of the original questions, and added a few new ones.
- This Draft v2 also shifts the rating scale to 7 points as suggested by Avri Doria.
Welcome and Introduction
Thank you for accepting the invitation to complete this questionnaire concerning your experiences with the __________________________ Working Group (WG). Your Chartering Organization (CO) and other ICANN stakeholders are keenly interested in learning about the effectiveness of its chartered teams by asking participants for their assessments, perspectives, and insights concerning various aspects of the Working Group's operations, norms, logistics, decision-making, and outputs. The results of your feedback will be used to identify improvement areas in the guidelines, tools, methods, templates, and procedures applicable to Working Groups. Summary reports will be shared not only with your Working Group, but the larger GNSO stakeholder community.
If you have any questions or concerns about this self-assessment instrument, please send an email to: ___________________________ and we will try to address them promptly.
This questionnaire is organized into five sections and should take approximately _____ minutes to complete. Although most of the questions will ask you for an effectiveness rating (1-5 Scale), there will be an opportunity within each major section to add free-form text comments. You are encouraged to provide supplementary explanations or other supporting information that will help the Chartering Organization understand and interpret your input. If there is any individual question for which you do not wish to provide a rating, a SKIP option is available.
I. Personal Identifying Information (Required)
Anonymity Provision: Although this assessment instrument is requesting personal identifying information, it is being done ONLY as a preventive measure to ensure that (a) all WG Members' input has been received and (b) any spurious or duplicate entries do not undermine or contaminate the value of the feedback to the Chartering Organization. Please be assured that: (1) your individual responses will not be accessible by anyone other than the ICANN Staff Administrator; and (2) they will not be disclosed or published in a way that could be matched to your identity without your express permission.
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Organization: | Please select one from the drop-down list:
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Working Group Role: | Please select the most descriptive role that you fulfilled on the WG from the drop-down list:
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In the next three sections (II, III, and IV), you will be asked to rate the EFFECTIVENESS of each dimension; the scale interpretation will be provided appropriate to each element.
II. Inputs ...includes the charter/mission, team members, tools, and resources.
Thinking about the overall EFFECTIVENESS of the Working Group's Inputs, how would you rate each of the following elements on a scale where 1=Highly Ineffective and 7=Highly Effective:
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The Charter/Mission of the WG where: |
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The Expertise of WG members where: |
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The Representativeness of WG members where: |
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The external Human Resources (e.g., briefings, experts, consultants, liaisons) provided to the WG where: |
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The Technical Resources (e.g., systems, tools, platforms, templates) provided to and utilized by the WG where: |
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The Administrative Resources (e.g., support, guidelines, documentation) provided to and utilized by the WG where: |
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Comments: | (Free-form Text Box) |
III. Processes ...includes norms, operations, logistics, and decision-making.
Thinking about the overall EFFECTIVENESS of the Working Group's Processes, how would you rate each of the following elements on a scale where 1=Highly Ineffective and 7=Highly Effective:
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The Participation climate within the WG where: |
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The Behavior of WG members where: 1-Highly Ineffective means disruptive, argumentative, disrespectful, hostile, domineering; and 7-Highly Effective means accommodating, respectful, collaborative, consensus-building |
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The Decision-Making Methodology (consensus) where: |
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The Session/Meeting Planning (Agenda) where: |
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Comments: | (Free-form Text Box) |
IV. Products and Outputs
Thinking about the overall EFFECTIVENESS of the Working Group's Products and Outputs, how would you rate each of the following elements on a scale where 1=Highly Ineffective and 7=Highly Effective:
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The Working Group's primary Mission where: |
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The Quality of the WG's outputs (a.k.a. deliverables) where: 1-Highly Ineffective means incomplete, inadequate, materially deficient/flawed, unsupported; and 7-Highly Effective means complete, thorough, exhaustive, reasoned, supported |
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Comments: | (Free-form Text Box) |
V. Personal Fulfillment and Demographics
Your Chartering Organization is interested to learn about your own Participation and personal Fulfillment as a result of having invested time and effort volunteering on a Working Group. In addition, we have included a few Demographic questions that will assist in understanding and interpreting your feedback.
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My personal Participation in helping the WG achieve its mission where: |
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My personal Fulfillment considering the time, energy, and work efforts I contributed to this WG: |
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How did you learn about the WG?
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Approximately how long have you been involved with ICANN: | Please select one from the drop-down list:
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Considering the most recent twelve months, on average, approximately how many hours per week do you spend on ICANN-related activities: | Please select one from the drop-down list:
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Comments: | (Free-form Text Box) |
Please feel free to provide any additional comments about your Working Group experience, this Self-Assessment, or any other matter not covered elsewhere in this questionnaire: | (Free-form Text Box) |
THANK YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK!
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