COACH BoF

[Leslie Daigle <leslie@verisignlabs.com>]

COACH -- Comprehensive apprOACH to quality 
Several presentations discussing things that could be done to 
improve quality of IETF output.  The presentations ranged from
proposals for within-WG process improvements (Bernard Aboba & John Loughney's
"quality plan document"; Margaret Wasserman's "wg process" document,
Aaron Falk & Allison Mankin's presentation of the DCCP interim
review process),  to proposals/theories about new work creation (my 
"pre-BoF" thought; John Klensin's fixed cap on number of WGs); to 
changes in IETF process (Brian Carpenter's "SIRs" review panel
proposal; Margaret Wasserman's "process" document from the PROBLEM
working group).

Most proposals seemed to get good interactive comments from
people in the room; relatively few "we can't do that; we've never
done that before" statements.  At the same time, no one seemed to
be claiming their proposal  was "it" -- the only thing needed, or
completely finished.

What isn't clear to me is: where from here.  There seemed to be
a theory that this might be a working group, but it's not clear
to me that there is on-going working group material here (rather
than a good venue for discussing some point solution ideas).

Leslie.


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