In Brief
Following completion of the Review Phase, where opportunities for improvement are identified and recommendations made by the independent examiner in its final report, the Implementation Planning Phase begins.
It is in the Implementation Planning Phase that the independent examiner's recommendations are considered by the Nominating Committee Review Working Party, culminating in the completion of the Feasibility Assessment and Initial Implementation Plan (FAIIP), which is then delivered to the Organizational Effectiveness Committee (OEC) of the ICANN Board.
What This Working Group Will Do
The NomCom Review Working Group is responsible for assessing the feasibility of the independent examiner's recommendations, and for developing an initial implementation plan. ICANN org provides the group with a template for the plan and supports the drafting effort as requested by the review working group.
In all, twenty-seven (27) recommendations were made by the independent examiner in its final report. It was agreed that all recommendations made be included for implementation consideration.
For each recommendation, components include additional definition/scope as needed, definition of desired outcome, a realistic timeline for implementation, an analysis of recommendations in the final report for usability and prioritization, provisional budget implications, anticipated resources needed, and a way to measure the current state against progress toward the desired outcome. The review team is also expected to indicate in the document any objections or proposed modifications to recommendations, along with supporting rationale.
The FAIIP, once completed by the Review Working Group, will be submitted to the OEC of the ICANN Board for consideration.
The independent examiner (optionally) and the RWP respectively present the final report and the feasibility assessment and initial implementation plan to the OEC. The OEC deliberates these and other relevant supporting documents, including the staff report of public comments.
Timeline and Deliverables
The completed feasibility assessment and initial implementation plan is expected to be submitted to the Board within approximately six (6) months following publication of the independent examiner's final report, depending on availability and demands of the members of the RWP.
Members, Participants, and Observers
Volunteers were invited in June and July 2018 to participate in the effort via RWP-member and RWP-leadership outreach, and a public session at ICANN62.
Observer status will continue to be available to interested individuals via the mailing list archive.
Members and participants are expected to attend conference calls, to actively participate in online discussions, and to contribute to the documentation effort. Observers can follow the group's work on the mailing list but can neither send to the mailing list nor participate actively in the calls.
Individuals can change their status by emailing a request to the MSSI Secretariat at mssi-secretariat@icann.org, with "NomCom RWP status change" in the subject line.
