Specialist Task Forces STFs Who they are What can they do for you How we manage

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Specialist Task Forces (STFs) Who they are
?What can they do for you ?How we manage ?
Alberto BERRINIETSI Business Administration
Competence Centre STF Support Unit Director
SEM08-14
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What is an STF ?

• An STF is a group of experts working together as
  a team, to produce one or more ETSI standards.
• The STF works for an ETSI Technical Body or ISG.
• Experts are proposed by ETSI Members or,
  exceptionally, supported from ETSI Members.
• Experts normally work in the ETSI premises.
• STFs give ETSI a competitive advantage by taking
  together unique technical competence to
  accelerate the development of standards.

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The STF role in standards production
Technical Body / ISG
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Organization of an STF
EC/EFTA
ETSISecretariat
OCG / Board
Members
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Recruitment and set-up of an STF
Funding available
ToR approved
To
Call for Experts (Collective Letter)
Candidatures from ETSI Members
6 weeks
Candidatures Review
1- 2 weeks
Experts availability
0 - 2 weeks
STF at work
(710 weeks from T0)
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STF funding
ETSI Members
EC/EFTA
Voluntary funding
ETSI budget
Direct contracts
ICT prog.
OCG / Board
Contract
Contract
Contract
Contract


STF funding
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Funded projects in 2008

• 52 teams
• 150 experts
• 23 nationalities
• About 3 M investment

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STF Work Plan
Experts selection Task allocation Manpower
distrib.
Contracts
Preparatory Meeting
Agreed ToR
Agreed Deliver.
Work plan Main events
Reports / Milestones schedule
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Contractual conditions
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STF working environment
Signed contracts
Experts
Declare work done
Work plan schedule
STF sessions
Remote work
Validates
STF Leader
Submits
Report template
Draftstds.
Work docs
STF  docbox 
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Milestones and reporting
Contracts
STF Support
Reports / Milestones schedule
Meeting Report
Milestone achieved
OK to pay
ETSI Secr. review
Confirm (max 45 days)
Submit
Draftstds.
TB/WG approval
EC approval
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Contracts and payments
EC/EFTA contract
EC/EFTA approval
Tasks
Deliv.
EC deliverables
Task 0 (Mng)
T0.D0
Interim Report
T0.D2
Final Report
ETSI deliverables (Published stds.)
OK to pay
WPM Work Items
Task 1
T1.D1
DTS/XX-001
TS 300 001
DTS/XX-002
T1.D2
TS 300 002
TB/ISG approval Publication
Task 2
DTS/XX-003
T2.D1
TS 300 003
T2.D2
DTS/XX-003
TS 300 004
ETSI contracts
OK to pay
Fund recovery
Progress Reports
Invoices
Prog. Rep. 1
Inv. 1
Prog. Rep. 2
Inv. 2
Contract milestones
TB/ISG approval ETSI Secr. Conf.
 Advance payment 
Prog. Rep. 3
Inv. 3
Prog. Rep. 4
Inv. 4
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EC/EFTA in-kind contribution
ETSI contribution (in_kind )
EC/EFTA contribution ( real money )
Signedattend. sheets
Contr. Travels Etc.
Contr. Travels Etc.
BALANCE
Equivalent value
Real cost justification