As a non-profit organization, transparency and good governance are essential to the long-term success of ISOOC. ISOOC’s organization consists of four core groups: the Board, the Comittee, the Management team, and the Workgroups.
Organizational Chart
Core Groups
| ISOOC Board | ISOOC Committee | ISOOC Management | ISOOC Workgroups | |
| Purpose | Oversee the organization’s long-term mission and vision | Organize and manage workgroups, vote on new standards | Manage ISOOC activities on a day-to-day basis | Work on specific projects with goal to develop new standards |
| Members | Founders (2x) Founding Members (max 3x) Platinum Members ISOOC CEO (non-voting) | Chair and Vice chair (non-voting); appointed by ISOOC board Founders Member representatives Observer special interest group representative (elected by ISOOC Observers) Supporter special interest group representative (elected by the ISOOC Supporters) | CEO: appointed by the board of directors Directors: hired by CEO | Workgroup Lead, appointed by Committee Workgroup Members, joining on voluntary basis approved by the Workgroup Lead (must be employee of member) |
| Duties | Approve new board members Appoint ISOOC CEO, ISOOC Committee Chair & Vice-Chair Annual review of ISOOC Management performance Annual review of ISOOC vision and mission statement, & strategic goals Publicly represent ISOOC | Evaluate existing Workgroups & Sub-committees Approve new Workgroups & Sub-committees Vote on standards proposed from Workgroups | Oversee day to day operations Deliver on ISOOC vision, mission, & strategic goals Responsible for P&L, BS, CF | Set workgroup timeline and timely execution Update workgroup status to Committee on monthly basis Ensure outcome is proposal to Committee |
Roadmap & Goals
Phase 0 – ISOOC is still under feasibility study and gathering insights from key stakeholders. We hope to complete this initial phase by the fourth quarter of 2022.
Phase 1 – In the first phase, we hope to complete the formal establishment of ISOOC with the support of key industry partners. Our aim is to complete this phase by the end of 2022.
- Incorporation & fulfillment of legal/tax obligation
- Reach agreement with Founding Members on ISOOC’s draft of Vision, Mission, Strategic Statement
- Establish the Board, Committee, and first management team
- Management team to propose the 2022 Operational Plan to the board
Phase 2 – from the second phase onwards ISOOC aims to set up the initial workgroups resulting in the first published open industry standards by the first half of 2023.
- Committee approves workgroups and appoints workgroup lead
- Workgroup lead assembles team which develop a standard proposal
- Committee approves the proposed standards and standards are published on ISOOC website
Phase 3 – from the third phase, we hope to see third-party product development integrating the ISOOC standards. We hope to see the first ISOOC enabled product by the end of 2023.
More specific operational goals and targets will be covered in the 2022 Operational Plan