1. NARFE Configuration Advisory Board (CAB)
NARFE CAB
We have a full year of activity.
Spring, 2013
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2. NAIC Recommendation
NARFE Information Technology Advisory Committee (NIAC)
Formed January, 2011
Final Report Delivered July 1,2011
Presentation at National Executive Board Meeting on July 20, 2011
CAB grew out of a recommendation of the NAIC report
CAB started meeting in December, 2011.
CAB can be viewed as picking up where the NAIC left off
The CAB was formed as a direct result of the NAIC report so we need to talk a little about that committee first.
NAIC had a broad mandate to look at IT and related activities.
The committee quickly decided that membership related issues were critical and focused on short term recommendations that would help retention.
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3. CAB Basics CAB established Fall of 2011
One CAB member for each of the ten regions
Pat Dempsey (Region II Representative) Chair
Reports to the National Vice President, Paul Carew
Monthly meetings beginning December, 2011
CAB Members
National Vice President
National Treasurer
Headquarters IT Staff
We generally meet on the second Monday of the month.
All meetings are online.
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4. CAB Members Region I………Sheldon Cooper Region II……..Pat Dempsey
Region III William Leatham
Region IV…….Patricia Gaines
Region V……..Bonna Cunningham
Region VI….…Dorothy Creswell
Region VII…...Nancy Carlson-Gotts
Region VIII…..Werner Gumpert
Region IX….…Bob Conquergood
Region X……..Charles Pratt
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5. CAB Activities General Activities 2012 Activities 2013 Activities
Continue to work with headquarters on the Online Activity Module (OAM)
Discuss the general direction of NARFE IT
Change Management
2012 Activities
Charter
Recommendation on Access to NARFE data
Position Code Recommendations and Documentation
2013 Activities
Usability
Long Term Recommendations
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6. Change Management CAB solicits and manage proposals for change to IT
Evaluates proposed changes
Makes recommendations to headquarters
Creates a transparent process – see the CAB Website
Process
Submit change requests directly to CAB Member or via Website
Requests added to CAB blog for comments by CAB members
Requests discussed at CAB meeting
When a decision is made the category is changed on the blog from “Proposal – Pending” to “Proposal – Final”
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7. CAB Charter - 2012 Document CAB functions
“The overall objective of the CAB is to make recommendations that increase the operational efficiency and usefulness of the NARFE IT infrastructure and management”
The charter defined Eleven Goals with Twenty-two Objectives
A Separate Document Identified Deliverables
The amount of work will require years
We will review the objectives and deliverables periodically
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8. Access of Data 2012 Expand Update Authority for F7/F7A
President
Vice President
Secretary
Secretary/Treasurer
Membership Chair
Expand Read Access to all members shown on F7/F7A
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9. Position Codes 2012 Use of the F7 and F7A by National
Used to determine access to data
Used to send information from national to specific members
Documentation of Positions on F7 & F7A
Provide enough information to help people filling out the forms
Not intended to replace local by-laws
Recommend Updating the list of Positions on F7 & F7A
Remove positions that need neither access nor receive information
Add positions that have become common in chapters and federations that need access
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10. Activities in 2013 Usability Long Range Recommendations
Major recommendation by NIAC
Will receive more attention in 2013
Reviewing new processes
Review of existing processes
Long Range Recommendations
Start discussions in 2013
Be finished prior to national convention in 2014
Ongoing activities
Change Management
Communication between national and others
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11. CAB Website Your Gateway to the CAB
CAB Blog
Short Summary of Monthly Meeting
Individual blog entries for requests to change IT
Pending Status
Final Status
Posts from various CAB Members
Links to important documents
Working Documents
Final Documents
Training
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12. Getting to the CAB Web Site
Go to NARFE.ORG and Enter as a Member
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13. Getting to the CAB Web Site
Click on Officer Resources
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14. Getting to the CAB Web Site
Scroll down to the bottom of the Officer Resources Page
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15. Getting to the CAB Web Site
Click on CAB Activities
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16. The CAB Home Page
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17. The CAB Home Page The “CAB Blog” will be shown later.
“Contact CAB Members” allows you to send an . This is how you can make requests to changes the IT.
“Other Important Links” contains documents used by the CAB.
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18. The CAB Blog
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19. CAB Blog Hints The top two items describe themselves.
If you click on a category you will only see those blog entries with that category. As an example, clicking on the “CAB Meeting” category will give you a series of short blogs about each CAB meeting while hiding the other blogs entries
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20. Thank You Any questions now – please ask
Any questions later – you can find your CAB member on the CAB Website
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