In Step 2 of the GSMP 4-step process, a Work Group analyses the business requirements that arise from the information provided in the Work Request. The form the requirements analysis takes depends on the scope of the Work Request:

The majority of the work done to create a GS1 standard or guideline is carried out by the Direct Participants in GSMP Work Groups. All Direct Participants of a Work Group must sign the GS1 IP Policy and Opt-in to that Work Group. This gives Direct Participants full rights to access work-in-progress of the group, to influence the content by participating in discussions during Work Group meetings and contributing to the drafting of Work Group deliverables, and (except for non-voting members) to finalise the deliverables for community review and eBallot.

All GSMP Deliverables are created by the GSMP Community, which consists of:

GSMP is founded upon a set of principles intended to ensure fairness and broad acceptance.

Openness & Transparency

■ The standards development process is open to all organisations to join and its workings are made visible to all participants.

User Driven Standards

This document defines GS1’s Global Standards Management Process, or GSMP. It is written in 2 parts, the first section is an overview and the second section provides more in depth detail.

General Information

■ What is GSMP?

■ Principles

Deliverables

■ Deliverables: the things that are developed in GSMP