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Executive Primer: A Peer Incite tool

One of the key deliverables from a Wikibon Peer Incite call are the research notes which are posted to the wiki and distributed in a newsletter. One of the deliverables is an "Executive Primer" otherwise known as "The 12 things you need to know to be considered an expert on xxxxx".

Why the Executive Primer

CIOs and other IT practitioners are expected to be familiar with a broad spectrum of technologies, often leveraging tools such as Wikipedia and trade journals to try to keep up with the latest and greatest. Peer Incite calls are an excellent way to gain an in-depth understanding of a topic; the Executive Primer will be a community-developed wiki document that captures the pertinent information in a list. With the knowledge gained from a short list of twelve (12) items, most people will consider you an expert on the topic. Why 12? It is more in-depth than a top 10 and isn't meant to be an exhaustive list (also see the Rule of Twelve from Scott Adams).

Creating the Executive Primer

The creation of an Executive Primer will begin at the end of a Peer Incite call. The community will be asked to sum up the topic in a single sentence. Questions will then be raised to discuss other key takeaways, adjacent areas of relevance, players in the marketplace and other relevant terms. One of the members of the Peer Incite panel or a volunteering community member will start the wiki document. The title of the document should be "Executive Primer: Technology X". The categories of the entry should include both "Peer Incite" and "Executive Primer". The body of the document should be a list of 12 statements. In addition to the list of 12, there should be a "See Also" section at the end which can reference the other Peer Incite articles and other papers, blogs and websites where additional details on the topic can be learned. If needed, an "Additional Considerations" section can be included for things that fall out of the list or are under debate. Like any other wiki entry, additions and subtractions can be done at any time and the community should reach consensus as to the proper contents of the list (relevance rather than order should be the primary concern).

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