Checklist of Checkpoints for "QA Framework: Operational Guidelines"

This version:: http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/CR-qaframe-ops-20030922/qaframe-ops-checklist
This document is an appendix to:: http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/CR-qaframe-ops-20030922/
Latest version of "QA Framework: Operational Guidelines":: http://www.w3.org/TR/qaframe-ops/
Editors:: Dominique Hazaël-Massieux (dom@w3.org); Lofton Henderson (lofton@rockynet.com)
Contributors:: See Acknowledgments in QA Framework: Operational Guidelines.

Abstract

This document is an appendix QA Framework: Operational Guidelines [QAF-OPS] . It provides a tabular checklist of all checkpoints from the specification guidelines, complete with their priorities. Please refer to QA Framework: Operational Guidelines [QAF-OPS] for the full statement and description of the operational guidelines and checkpoints, as well as references to related documents and full credits and acknowledgements of contributors to the operational guidelines work.

Status of this document

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This document is derived from and is an appendix to QA Framework: Operational Guidelines [QAF-OPS] , which document is a W3C Candidate Recommendation (CR), made available by the W3C Quality Assurance (QA) Activity for discussion by W3C members and other interested parties. For more information about the QA Activity, please see the QA Activity statement. Please see the "Status of this document" section of the corresponding specification guidelines [QAF-OPS] , for complete details about the status of the specification guidelines version from which this is extracted and which it accompanies.

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Introduction

This checklist includes all checkpoints from the QA Framework: Operational Guidelines [QAF-OPS] presented in a tabular format. The checkpoint priorities are included, and the order of the operational guidelines document is maintained.

The presentation is intended to be convenient for organizers and evaluators of QA projects in W3C Working Groups, to facilitate assessing operational aspects against the checkpoints. The table includes spaces for scoring each checkpoint, "yes" (satisfied), "no" (not satisfied), "n/a" (not applicable).

Priorities

For a description of the meaning of the priorities in the following table, please consult the conformance clause and the priorities definition section of the operational guidelines ([QAF-OPS], chapter 4 and section 1.8) .

Checklist table

Nbr	Checkpoint	Priority	Yes	No	N/A
Guideline 1. Commit to Quality Assurance in Working Group activities.
1.1	Define QA commitment levels for operations, specifications, and test materials.	[Priority 1]
1.2	Commit to test materials.	[Priority 2]
1.3	Commit to complete test materials.	[Priority 3]
1.4	Enumerate QA deliverables and expected milestones.	[Priority 1]
1.5	Define QA criteria for Recommendation-track advancement.	[Priority 2]
Guideline 2. Commit to resource level for Working Group QA activities.
Nbr	Checkpoint	Priority	Yes	No	N/A
2.1	Address where and how conformance test materials will be produced.	[Priority 1]
2.2	Address QA staffing commitments.	[Priority 1]
2.3	Request allocation of QA resources to the Working Group.	[Priority 1]
Guideline 3. Synchronize QA activities with the specification milestones.
Nbr	Checkpoint	Priority	Yes	No	N/A
3.1	Synchronize the publication of QA deliverables and the specification's drafts.	[Priority 2]
3.2	Support specification versioning/errata in QA deliverables.	[Priority 1]
Guideline 4. Define the QA process.
Nbr	Checkpoint	Priority	Yes	No	N/A
4.1	Appoint a QA moderator.	[Priority 1]
4.2	Appoint a QA task force.	[Priority 2]
4.3	Produce the QA Process Document.	[Priority 1]
4.4	Specify means for QA-related communication.	[Priority 2]
4.5	Define branding policy details.	[Priority 3]
Guideline 5. Plan test materials development.
Nbr	Checkpoint	Priority	Yes	No	N/A
5.1	Define a framework for test materials development.	[Priority 2]
5.2	Ensure test materials are documented and usable for their intended purposes.	[Priority 1]
5.3	Define a contribution process.	[Priority 2]
5.4	Address license terms for submitted test materials.	[Priority 1]
5.5	Define review procedures for submitted test materials.	[Priority 2]
Guideline 6. Plan test materials publication.
Nbr	Checkpoint	Priority	Yes	No	N/A
6.1	Ensure a suitable repository location for test materials.	[Priority 1]
6.2	Define the licenses applicable to published test materials.	[Priority 1]
6.3	Describe how and where the test materials will be published.	[Priority 2]
6.4	Provide a conformance verification disclaimer with the test materials.	[Priority 1]
6.5	Promote testing and the publication of test results.	[Priority 2]
Guideline 7. Plan the transfer of test materials to W3C if needed.
Nbr	Checkpoint	Priority	Yes	No	N/A
7.1	Perform a quality assessment of any test materials that are candidates for transfer.	[Priority 2]
7.2	Identify sufficient staff resources to meet the needs of any transferred test materials.	[Priority 1]
7.3	For any transferred test materials, resolve all IPR issues with the external party that produced the test materials.	[Priority 1]
Guideline 8. Plan for test materials maintenance.
Nbr	Checkpoint	Priority	Yes	No	N/A
8.1	Provide for the long-term maintenance of the contribution and review procedures.	[Priority 3]
8.2	Specify a test materials update procedure to track new specification versions/errata.	[Priority 1]
8.3	Identify a procedure for test validity appeals.	[Priority 2]

References

QAF-OPS: QA Framework: Operational Guidelines, L. Henderson, D. Hazaël-Massieux, L. Rosenthal, Eds., W3C Candidate Recommendation, September 2003, available at http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/CR-qaframe-ops-20030922/.