Choose the abbreviation Steering Committee Action tracker Steering Comm Working Group Take offline
Steering Comm — Steering Committee
Cross-government
A senior committee that provides direction, resolves escalated issues and oversees a programme, project or workstream.
View in full glossary Next question Choose what this abbreviation means NOM Notes of Message Notes of Manpower Notes of Memory Notes of Meeting
NOM — Notes of Meeting
Cross-government
Government-style meeting minutes recording the key discussion, decisions and follow-up actions, often drafted by the meeting secretariat.
View in full glossary Next question Choose what this abbreviation means TWG Technical Working Grant Technical Working Guide Technical Working Guilty Technical Working Group
TWG — Technical Working Group
Cross-government
A working group of technical specialists formed to resolve detailed issues or develop recommendations within a defined scope.
View in full glossary Next question Choose the abbreviation Bilateral meeting BIOME BIT Bilat BIL
Bilat — Bilateral meeting
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A focused meeting between two parties, agencies, office-holders or delegations, often held alongside a larger engagement.
View in full glossary Next question Choose the definition Terms of Reference A paper, deck or other material sent in advance so participants can review it before the discussion or decision. A document defining a committee, working group or project’s purpose, scope, membership, authority, deliverables and operating arrangements. Working Group Reconnaissance
Terms of Reference — A document defining a committee, working group or project’s purpose, scope, membership, authority, deliverables and operating arrangements.
Cross-government
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TF — Task Force
Cross-government
A group formed to address a specific problem, urgent issue or cross-functional objective.
View in full glossary Next question Choose the term Sending a paper to members for written comments, clearance, endorsement, approval or decision, instead of or before convening a meeting. FutureCraft Backcasting Circulation Concurrence
Circulation — Sending a paper to members for written comments, clearance, endorsement, approval or decision, instead of or before convening a meeting.
Cross-government
View in full glossary Next question Choose what this abbreviation means Recce Representation Responsibility Reconstruction Reconnaissance
Recce — Reconnaissance
Cross-government
An advance visit to inspect a site, venue, route or operating environment before an event, exercise or activity.
View in full glossary Next question Choose the term The core problem, outcome or decision that a piece of work is meant to address. Exam question Track changes Clean version Statute Paper
Exam question — The core problem, outcome or decision that a piece of work is meant to address.
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View in full glossary Next question Choose the definition Boil the ocean To attempt an excessively broad, comprehensive or ambitious piece of work when a narrower starting point would produce progress sooner. Suitable and good enough for its intended use and operating conditions; not necessarily the most advanced or perfect option. A preliminary discussion or consultation document usually issued before the Government formulates a policy. Orders, regulations, notifications, by-laws or other instruments made under an Act, Ordinance or another lawful authority.
Boil the ocean — To attempt an excessively broad, comprehensive or ambitious piece of work when a narrower starting point would produce progress sooner.
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Steering Comm — Steering Committee
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NOM — Notes of Meeting
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TWG — Technical Working Group
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Bilat — Bilateral meeting
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Terms of Reference — A document defining a committee, working group or project’s purpose, scope, membership, authority, deliverables and operating arrangements.
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TF — Task Force
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Circulation — Sending a paper to members for written comments, clearance, endorsement, approval or decision, instead of or before convening a meeting.
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Recce — Reconnaissance
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Exam question — The core problem, outcome or decision that a piece of work is meant to address.
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Boil the ocean — To attempt an excessively broad, comprehensive or ambitious piece of work when a narrower starting point would produce progress sooner.
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