Where possible this activity should be led and generated by the TM Forum Membership but in the event of resource shortages, TM Forum Staff will assist as appropriate.

Based upon the input sketch presented, the team need to gather idea's that will enable the construction of a compeling message to the industry which will stimulate the generation of relevant input materail and bring necessary participation to enable the TM Forum to take the next step of standardisation.

Complete the RFP template as appropriate, review material with sponsors and publish -

(Need to define the template and the mechanism to publish it!  Publish mechanism should be the same as that for Member Survey and must go to the principal contact of all member companies.)

Having sent the RFP it is important that the originators ensure that the RFP is understood by the community and the timeframe is adhered to. It is also important that the Member companies who are expected to respond, realise that they have the RFP and are encouraged to respond in time.

After the response cut-off time, all responses / proposals are collated and submitted as a set back into the Work Request Capture sub-process.

Work requests entered via the online form are automatically stored in a central repository. From here it is sanity checked by TM Forum staff and the appropriate Maturity level, (default 1) is set.  It is then assigned and forwarded to a CR Manager who will manage it through the remainder of its life.  

A quick pre-assessment is conducted by the CR Manager to ensure straightforward items can be addressed quickly and more complex ones are sent for more detailed analysis.  Approx 10% of the requests will complete its assessment at this phase of the process.

The duration of this phase should be a 1 to 2 days.

Maturity level for items in this phase would typically be of a level 1 (IPR and other sanity checks having been completed).

Refer to the Work Request sub-process for more details.

Owner

	Name	Description	Type
	CCG Admin		Role