StratML

AIIM's Standards Board recently agreed to add the StratML project to the AIIM Standards program of work. The first meeting of the committee is scheduled for January 10, 2008 beginning at 1:30 p.m. Eastern at the AIIM Headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland. (A draft agenda is attached to this message.) While a conference call has been established for the first meeting it is recommended to attend in person, if possible.

StratML is planned to be a standardized XML template and vocabulary for strategic plans, performance plans and performance reports in alignment with policies and standards. This standard will enable the sharing, referencing, indexing, discovery, linking, reuse and analysis of the elements of strategic plans including goal and objective statements. While the initial focus of StratML has been on the US Federal Government, it is believed that private organizations of all sizes will find value in the use of StratML as they draft planning documents.

AIIM Standards meetings are open to anyone who wishes to attend and is willing to actively participate in the development of the standard. Please let Ebony Dowtin at edowtin@aiim.org know if you will be attending the meeting on January 10, 2008 or if you would like to be added to the listserv for this committee so that you can follow the development progress. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact, Betsy Fanning at bfanning@aiim.org or Owen Ambur at owen.ambur@verizon.net.