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Deliverable Types

• Specification - this is the most formal deliverable of the Trust Over IP Foundation. It carries the reputation of ToIP with industry and other SDOs. 
• Guides - 
• Whitepapers - 

Deliverable Stages of Approval

Trust Over IP Foundation is a JDF organization and follows the four stages in the JDF charter (see screen below).

• Pre-Draft - This is a loose stage where the general ideas are gathered, and a draft begins to form.  
• Draft - WGs may have multiple draft stages. The following sub-stages ("Document Purpose" in deliverables) should be considered:
  • Working Draft - most work is conducted here. Expect high churn.
    • Documents circulated for other purposes (e.g. Implementer Review & Public Review) may return to Working Draft. 
  • Implementer Review Draft - intended to drive feedback from the community (inside and outside ToIP) about the deliverable. Critical for Specification development. Some churn as the community provides feedback and drafts are updated in near real-time.
  • Public Review Draft - intended to provide a formal feedback process where all comments and issues are dispositioned before moving to next stage.
• Working Group Approved (e.g. "GSWG Approved," "TSWG Approved") - When a deliverable has reached a level that the Working Group approves of the deliverable as a fully fleshed deliverable.
  • Specification Criteria - meets the requirements of the community for a specification; multiple independent implementation; potential for ToIP and later approvals.
• ToIP Approved - this is the penultimate stage for ToIP deliverables, though there is a path for cross-SDO submission at this point. 

Deliverable Process

The creation, editing, and approval workflow for deliverables is documented here: Stages of Development for Working Groups & Task Forces

It is based on the JDF Project and Workgroup Charter. Relevant section shown here: