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working group

vr.tr.working-group · thing-q27493

Let an agent explain working groups and how they operate, relay examples from standards, science and government, describe good practice for chartering and running them, and distinguish working groups from committees, task forces and permanent departments.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions SOC.ORG
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Understand What a working group is.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is a working group, and how does it differ from a committee, task force or department? definition
  2. Is the question about working groups in general or a specific group? boundary

Kinds

Kinds.

Kinds

Kinds.

  1. What kinds exist, from standards and scientific panels to government groups and tiger teams? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific group? action
Run Running a working group.

Charter

Charter and mandate.

Charter

Charter.

  1. How should a working group be chartered with scope, membership, deliverables and timeline? action
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Process

Process.

Process

Process.

  1. How do working groups reach consensus, document decisions and report? action
  2. Which entry fits consensus decision-making? action
Examples Examples.

Standards

Standards working groups.

Standards

Standards.

  1. How do IETF, OpenID and ISO working groups develop standards? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance

Science

Scientific and research groups.

Science

Science.

  1. How do EFSA panels and NFDI working groups operate? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the specific body? action
Context Research and history.

Research

Team research.

Research

Research.

  1. What does research say about effective small group work, with findings attributed? provenance
  2. Which entry fits teamwork? action

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How did working groups and tiger teams emerge in organisations and standards bodies? provenance
  2. Which entry fits tiger team? action

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Society, people and institutions
Entry kind
thing
Plane
SOC
Domain
SOC.ORG
Other names and narrower kinds
EFSA panel, working group of Coordination Council, geospatial working group, NFDI Section Working Group, OpenID working group, tiger team, Intergroup in the European Parliament, ACM special interest group, Council Working Party, virtual team, expert group, IEEE P1906.1

What it is Filled

A group of people assembled to work on a specific task, question or project, often temporary and cross-functional, in settings from standards bodies such as OpenID working groups, scientific advisory panels such as EFSA panels, research infrastructures such as NFDI section working groups, and government coordination councils, to geospatial and technical working groups and rapid problem-solving teams known as tiger teams; working groups produce reports, standards or recommendations and dissolve or report to a parent body.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent explain working groups and how they operate, relay examples from standards, science and government, describe good practice for chartering and running them, and distinguish working groups from committees, task forces and permanent departments.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Defined task
  • Often temporary
  • Cross-functional
  • Reports to parent body

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Present a working group's draft or recommendation as a decision of its parent body.
  • Share confidential deliberations or members' personal views outside the group.
  • Alter minutes or records after they have been agreed.
  • Speak for the group publicly without its mandate.

Only with a human decision

  • Publishing the group's outputs or positions.
  • Adding or removing members of the group.

May

  • Record agendas, minutes and actions of a working group it is asked to support.
  • Track tasks and deadlines assigned by the group to its members.
  • Explain the mandate and status of a working group from its charter.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Working groups shape rules and standards that bind people who were not in the room.
  • Fair process needs accurate records and open membership rules.

Who is affected

  • Group members
  • People affected by its outputs
  • The parent body

Owners Filled

Steward

The body that convened it; the chair answers for its work.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q13473501 - registry parent class
  • Q16887380 - registry parent class
  • Q170584 - registry parent class
  • Q327245 - registry parent class

related

  • group - in registry terms
  • collective - in registry terms
  • project - in registry terms, as task-bound work
  • parent organization - or committee

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.working-group
  • Wikidata: Q27493 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27493)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Task-focused group
  • Standards working groups, EFSA panels, NFDI section working groups, coordination council working groups, geospatial working groups, tiger teams
  • A committee is standing and formal; a task force is often urgent; a department is permanent
  • Not a visible object; a small group meeting and producing documents.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • explain the concept
  • relay examples
  • describe good practice
  • distinguish from related bodies

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Unclear mandates
  • Lack of follow-through
  • Confusing working groups with decision-making bodies

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Charters and terms of reference of parent bodies
  • Standards development process rules such as IETF and ISO procedures
  • Transparency rules for advisory panels such as EFSA

Context of use required Filled

  • Focused collaborative work on a defined task.
  • standards working groups such as OpenID and IETF working groups
  • scientific advisory panels such as EFSA panels
  • research infrastructure working groups such as NFDI sections
  • government and intergovernmental working groups such as coordination council groups
  • technical and geospatial working groups
  • tiger teams for rapid problem solving
  • internal organisational working groups

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q27493: working group - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Working group - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should tiger team and advisory panel be separate entries?
  • How should standards process sources be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases naming specific groups; should they be split off?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q27493/spec.json