DIME & ITDG
Steering Group
11-12 December 2013
ITEM 2
WORKING GROUP STRUCTURE/COLLABORATION DIME-ITDG
Eurostat
Objectives
• Discuss the pros and cons regrouping DIME and
ITDG groups and the related practical modalities
• Discuss the overarching principles for
rationalising the working group structure under
DIME and ITDG
• Agree on an overal schedule
Outline
• Current status
• Key principles
• To be state
• Mapping and Migration plan
• Discussion 1 : Pros and cons of DIME/ITDG merge practicalities
• Discussion 2 : Issues identification
Background and brief history
 The group structure for corporate statistical and IT
services was discussed in 11/2012 at the ITDG
meeting and in DIME 02/2013 and the following
needs were identified :
- Stronger coordination between ITDG and DIME;
- The number technical working groups should be
limited;
- Avoiding duplicated reporting lines for IT on one
side and standards and methodology on the
other side;
- Improve agility in delivering solutions.
2
Current status
IT principles etask team
Software Sharing
e-task team
Security
Working
Group
SISAI
Working
Group
(for one year
only)
SDC expert
group
ESEC TF
Metadata
Working
Group
Classification
Working
Group
Statistical
Confidentiality
Working
Group
Quality
Working
Group
SA Steering
Group
ITDG/DIME
ITDG
DIME
Steering Group
ESS.VIP IT TF
SDMX-RI
User Group
ESS
Metadata
Handler
User Group
SA User group
EDAMIS +
Validation
services
User Group
ESS
Architecture TF
ESS validation
TF
3
Basic principles
• Learn from similar experience at UNECE and in some NSIs
which are undergoing modernisation activities (ABS, …);
• Implement the concept of separation of concern and map
targeted structure onto the EA layers;
• Ensure coherence of development within each layer and
across layers;
• Reduce fragmentation and limit the number of instances;
• Reduce the number of governance levels;
• Strive for improved responsiveness/reaction time in
delivering solutions;
• Provide a structure based on content and independent of
Eurostat (re-)organisation(s).
The "to-be" state of the ESS group structure
Monitoring - evaluation
Steering
Directors Group on System
integration (DGSI)
Quality
Quality and
Compliance
Working
Group
Methods and
standards
Modernization
Working Group:
Standards,
processes and
methods
DGSI
Steering Group
IT technology
Confidentiality security
ICT Working
Group:
Solution and
technical
Architecture
Statistical
Confidentiality
& Security
Working Group
Projects
Task Forces
Task teams and Expert Groups working on e-platforms
Limited mandate (scope and/or time)
These groups can be set for the benefit of one or more of the WGs
Their working modalities should be intensely based on virtual fora
Services
Customer
Relationship
Management
(CRM)
SDMX-RI
User
Group
ESS
Metadata
Handler
User Group
EDAMIS +
Validation
services
User Group
SA
User Group
VIRTUAL MAPPING TOWARDS TO BE STRUCTURE
DIME
ITDG/DIME
Steering Group
ITDG
Quality
Quality
Working
Group
Methods and
standards
Metadata
Working Group
Classification
Working
Group
IT technology
Confidentiality security
Statistical
SISAI
Working
Group
Confidentiality
Working group
EDAMIS +
Validation
services
User Group
Projects
Security Working Group (one year only)
ESS.VIP IT TF / SIMSTAT
ESEC TF
SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT
STEERING GROUP
DISSEMINATION WORKING GROUP
ESS architecture TF
ESS validation TF
Experts group on SDC
Experts group on SDMX-DDI
Services
SDMX-RI
User
Group
ESS
Metadata
Handler
User Group
SA
User Group
Possible migration
•
March 2014 : Presentation of a comprehensive proposal to
DIME/ITDG plenary meeting including the revision of the mandate,
the rules of procedures for DIME/ITDG and the overal portfolio
•
May 2014 : submission of the mandate of the DGSI to ESSC for
adoption – if accepted - as part of the yearly report package
•
2014 : No change in WG structure, meetings are held back to back
with some overlap – discussion and adaptation of the
mandate/portfolio of the different sub groups
•
Beginning 2015 : Mandates & work programme for the new ESS
working groups adopted by the DGSI
Discussion 1 : Merging DIME/ITDG
Pros
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Cons
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Practicalities
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Agenda structure
Frequencies of plenary meetings, SG, written consultation
Collaboration platforms
MS representations - collective intelligence
Discussion 2 : Issues
Issues
CGSI mandate and rules of procedures
Portfolio definition and attribution
Transition and roadmap
Specific group issues (Quality,
Dissemination, SA …)
Solution
Status
Thank you for your attention!