•
Identifies key stakeholders and subject matter experts
Advisory Panel
•
Frames the issues and set priorities for the stakeholder
panel
•
Provides financial support
•
Stakeholder Panel Chair moderates discussion
Advisory Panel
Stakeholder
Panel
Publication of
Standard
Method
Performance
Requirements
Working
Groups
Expert Review
Panel
First Action,
OfficialMethods
status
After 2 years,
ERP
recommends to
AOACOfficial
Methods Board
regarding status
ofmethod
Standards Development
Stakeholder Panels
•
Incorporates discussions about methods
•
Approves voluntary consensus standards
•
Decisions trigger a next step
•
Managed by AOAC
•
Documented
•
Funded
Working Groups
Smaller groups of stakeholders who
do the detailed work of the
stakeholders
Make recommendations on standards
to the working group
