The value and success of standards depends on how widely they are adopted and used. Adoption and use depends on applicability and ease of use of the standard for the use cases it is developed for. This requires that a standard is continuously improved and adapted to the requirements of the users, while at the same time meeting the expected quality standards.
Requirements of users of a standard change over time and so does the user community, which is growing for standards deemed valuable. This means that a process to manage the requests for changes to the deliverables from the users has to be in place.
For FL3DMS a Change Request Procedure has been developed. It is based on similar procedures from other standardization initiatives with transparency being an important element. The procedure manages the processes of registration of the Change Request (CR), administration of the change request, approval for working on the change request, delivery of the draft for the change and approval for acceptance of the change.
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