Occupational Information Development Advisory Panel (OIDAP): Restructuring and Transition into R&D Phase Activities and Recommendations 20 January 2010 Mary Barros-Bailey, PhD Chair, OIDAP

What Will We Cover? Panels first year of activities Transition Phase Panel structure for the research and development (R&D) phase of the development of an occupational information system (OIS) for the Social Security Administrations (SSAs) disability adjudication process

First Year Activities February 2009 inaugural meeting and working subcommittee development Initial Phase: Advice and recommendations to SSA regarding content model data elements for an occupational information system (OIS) classification of the OIS

First Year Activities Operating Guidelines approved, Executive Subcommittee formed April, 2009 (chairs of working subcommittees) Subcommittees recommend to Panel Panel to SSA SSA decides OIDAP report regarding initial phase recommendations for the OIS delivered to SSA September 30, 2009

Important Report Content Voted-upon recommendations to SSA are in the overall report, not in the appendices Differences between subcommittee reports in the appendices and the overall report reflect iterative nature of the process Report recommendations are the starting point of an ongoing and dynamic process launched in the initial phase of the OIDAPs advice and recommendations to the SSA

Transition to R&D Phase Since recommendations were delivered October Report disseminated to various entities Presentations to NOSSCR, IARP (conference and webinar) Review of subcommittee structure for OIS R&D phase

Subcommittee Structure Goals 1. Functional per needs of overall project and integrative of skillsets of OIDAP members 2. Lean and flexible to respond quickly to immediate, timely, or episodic research and incoming/outgoing communication needs (two main areas of function) 3. Maintain person- and work-side subject matter expertise for issue consultation

Subcommittee Structure RESEARCH USER NEEDS & RELATIONS Work Taxonomy EXECTIVE SUBCOMMITTEE Physical Demands Mental/ Cognitive Work Experience Analysis

Subcommittees and Chairs Function-Based Subcommittees User Needs & Relations: Nancy Shor Research: Sylvia Karman Consultative Person-Side, Work-Side, and Linkage Subcommittees Work Taxonomy/Classification: Mark Wilson Physical Demands: Deborah Lechner Mental/Cognitive Demands: David Schretlen Work Experience Analysis: Thomas Hardy

Subcommittees and Chairs Short-term Consultative Groups (Internal/External) Roundtables Ad Hoc Focus Groups Online Communities Administrative Executive Subcommittee: Mary Barros-Bailey Panel Governance/Administration: Mary Barros-Bailey, Chair; Sylvia Karman, Project Director; Debra Tidwell-Peters, Designated Federal Officer

Transition November Briefing with Commissioner Astrue Begin Formal Feedback Period December OIDAP Teleconference Investigate inferences in SSA disability process Individual Panel member involvement in OIS project development activities User Needs & Relations outreach plan (e.g., FAQs, contact of meeting attendees, etc.)

January New Panel Members Labor Economics Quantitative Psychology Feedback from User Organizations Extended Public Comment Encourage Feedback Throughout Entire Panel Process Transition

Looking Forward: R&D January Meeting User feedback on recommendations to SSA Draft work plan review and deliberation February Activities Close of formal feedback period Refinement of work plan March Meeting Report on formal feedback results Work plan implementation Professional development of Panel on technical or other matters important to requested advice and recommendations for emerging activities and phases

Five Things To Take Away 1. First year of activities specific to advice and recommendations on data elements for the content model and classification 2. This is only the beginning 3. Transitioning between identifying data elements and R&D phases 4. Panel structure specific to dynamic process between research of the OIS and communication from and to the internal/external users, other stakeholders, and researchers 5. Looking forward – project and Panel plan draft