Forapolis staff have long experience from providing effective support services to any forum with technical specification activities. We are able to give assistance in running all the necessary operations for forum set up and closure. Set up could include assistance in preparing working procedure, legal advice and Project Management.

Forapolis staff can provide guidance on the design and implementation of work programme management processes, including storing and monitoring work items, change requests procedures and the presentation of project plans and reports. This could include the use of web-based electronic tools, where appropriate.

Guidance on best practice

Forapolis has gained 20 years experience in supporting standardization groups in ETSI and other renowned organizations such as 3GPP.

We have a long experience from automating the process of editing deliverables (standards, specifications, reports) with the help of specially developed software which in turn is based on the ETSI Drafting Rules (EDR). This automation has resulted in considerable cost savings and lead time reductions when the volume of documents to edit is high. 

We would be pleased to be given the opportunity to discuss with you how our experience could be adapted and implemented into the forum deliverable production process.

Forapolis staff can provide guidance on how to design and document an effective document management process, including drafting (editing) rules, how to organize and perform pre-editing and final editing, and how to effectively manage the approval and publication processes and assist in the implementation and operation of that process.

Project Management

Forapolis has considerable experience in project management, based on providing support to organizations involved in the preparation of technical specifications, in a multi-cultural and multi-linguistic environment. Such support has been provided primarily inside ETSI but also to several Forapolis clients. Thus we can provide guidance on how to design a specification development process which combines requirements on short lead times, low cost, high editing quality and flexibility.

Forapolis staff will be able to provide guidance on the implementation of the various steps in the process of drafting, approving and publishing technical specifications, including use of electronic tools in the process and how to select and design working procedures. We can also provide guidance on work programme management and change request systems, and on how to assemble and present project plans and assist in implementation of such processes and tools.