17-597: The W3C Technical Architecture Group (TAG) is a special working group within the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) created in 2001 to: The TAG consists of inventor of the Web and W3C director Sir Tim Berners-Lee , engineers elected by W3C member organizations, as well as participants directly appointed by Tim Berners-Lee . Today, the TAG's primary responsibilities are two-fold: Google requires an approving TAG review for
34-503: A Web platform feature to ship in Blink , Google Chrome 's rendering engine . An approving review is also required for a W3C draft specification to be able to become a Recommendation. While the TAG is a W3C working group, design reviews are not limited to W3C specifications. The TAG is often asked to review TC39 , WHATWG , or IETF specifications as well. The current participants (as of December 2021) are: Despite some participants having
51-409: A corporate affiliation, when participating in TAG meetings they are expected to act in their personal capacity to find the best solutions for the Web, not just for any particular network, technology, vendor, or user. Notable past participants include: During its first decade, the TAG had a very different role and responsibilities than what it does today. The primary focus of the first three years of
68-493: A group decision. Examples of common goals for working groups include: The nature of the working group may depend on the group's raison d’être – which may be technical, artistic (specifically musical), or administrative in nature. These working groups are established by decision makers at higher levels of the organization for the following purposes: For example, the Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs
85-666: A significant part of the TAG's work and the process for requesting a design review moved to GitHub and became streamlined. In February 2019, Google requested a TAG design review of their First Party Sets proposal as required per their shipping policy. The proposal was rejected by the TAG in 2021. The group's review concluded that "the First Party Sets proposal harmful to the web in its current form". This resulted in Google updating its timeline for removing third-party cookies and postponing it to 2023. This follows earlier public statements by
102-401: A working group can last anywhere between a few months and several years. Such groups have the tendency to develop a quasi-permanent existence when the assigned task is accomplished; hence the need to disband (or phase out) the working group when it has achieved its goal(s). A working group's performance is made up of the individual results of all its individual members. A team 's performance
119-421: A working group, it is especially of great import for session players . Musicians face a variety of challenges that can impede the formation of musical working groups, such as touring and studio recording sessions. Such activities make it that much more difficult to concentrate on the developing the cohesiveness that is required to maintain a working group. However, working groups have been shown to be rewarding to
136-455: Is a group of twelve federal agencies within the executive branch of the U.S. government, and is responsible for promoting achievement of positive results for at-risk youth. This working group was formally established by Executive Order 13459, Improving the Coordination and Effectiveness of Youth Programs , on 7 February 2008. Quality circles are an alternative to the dehumanizing concept of
153-436: Is made up of both individual results and collective results. In large organisations, working groups are prevalent, and the focus is always on individual goals, performance and accountabilities. Working group members do not take responsibility for results other than their own. On the other hand, teams require both individual and mutual accountability. There is more information sharing, more group discussions and debates to arrive at
170-471: The Printer Working Group , an entire consortium uses the term "working group" for itself. The rules for who can be a part of the working groups, and how a working group makes decisions, varies considerably between organizations. It is imperative for the participants to appreciate and understand that the working group is intended to be a forum for cooperation and participation. Participants represent
187-442: The stakeholders , as it fosters innovation. By working with the same people frequently, members become familiar with the répertoire of other members, which develops trust and encourages spontaneity. Some of the more notable musical working groups include: In many technical organizations, for example Standards organizations , the groups that meet and make decisions are called "working groups". Examples include: In some cases, like
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#1732852547899204-703: The TAG about prioritizing user security and privacy when conducting design reviews. Working group A working group is a group of experts working together to achieve specified goals. Such groups are domain-specific and focus on discussion or activity around a specific subject area. The term can sometimes refer to an interdisciplinary collaboration of researchers, often from more than one organization , working on new activities that would be difficult to sustain under traditional funding mechanisms (e.g., federal agencies). Working groups are variously also called task groups , workgroups , technical advisory groups , working parties , or task forces . The lifespan of
221-485: The TAG was on documenting in a clear and easily understood manner the architectural foundations of the Web. The result was published at the end of 2004 as Architecture of the World Wide Web, Volume One. It is written in a relatively informal style, with illustrations, and many of its conclusions are expressed in succinct 'principles', 'constraints' and 'good practice notes', such as: After this publication and until 2012,
238-642: The community's vision for its future. The WG should also regularly seek community feedback on their projects. Apropos questions to be asked during such meetings include: Depending on the lifespan of the WG, involved parties (at the very least) convene annually. However, such meetings may happen as often as once every semester or trimester. The managers are constantly called upon to make decisions in order to solve problems. Decision making and problem solving are ongoing processes of evaluating situations or problems, considering alternatives, making choices, and following them up with
255-406: The division of labor, where workers or individuals are treated like robots. Quality circles can help enrich the lives of workers or students and aid in creating harmony and high performance. Typical topics are improving occupational safety and health, improving product design, and improvement in the workplace and manufacturing processes. Although any artisan or artist can benefit from being part of
272-516: The interests and views of stakeholders from disparate sectors of the community which happen to have a vested interest in the results of the WG. Therefore, maintaining and strengthening communication lines with all parties involved is essential (this responsibility cuts both ways – stakeholders are expected to share what information, knowledge and expertise they have on the issue). Programmes developed should be evaluated by encouraging community input and support; this will ensure that such programmes meet
289-474: The work of the TAG primarily resulted in publishing Findings documents, centered around XML, RDF, and URIs. In 2012, four prominent web developers felt that the TAG had become disconnected from the realities and pain points of web developers. Led by Alex Russell, they dubbed themselves "the reformers" and participated in the 2012 TAG election for four vacant seats. All of them got elected. It was only after this reform that design reviews of new specifications became
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