1.0 Title
2.0 Purpose: To formally present the results of a literature search analysis in a fully attributed format useful as a reference document.
3.0 Usage: White Papers are often produced for the purpose of supporting policy decisions by government or corporations - or - often as a quick and easy method of publishing to the non-Academic press (i.e. without the benefit of peer review and editorial interference) for the purpose of shilling a new product in the disguise of research.
4.0 Frequency: White Papers are issued once and often, never seen again.
5.0 References
[5.1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_paper
[5.2] http://www.thatwhitepaperguy.com/
[5.3] http://www.dirjournal.com/business-journal/how-to-write-a-white-paper/
[5.4] http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/white-paper/
(compare: http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/green-papers/)
6.0 Responsibility
7.0 Ownership
8.0 Effort
Very projects are started with the objective of producing a white paper, so in most cases the effort is limited to collecting, writing and editing a summary document for which the research (in the broad sense) and documentation already exists from other efforts. In those cases two or three people involved in the project can produce in a couple of days.
9.0 Risks:
There is probably more risk is reading a white paper and using the conformational than there is in writing one. Copyright and attribution are important but facts are in the eye of the authors usually. Care is usually taken to avoid putting usable methods or results in most white papers.
10.0 Contents
- for information purposes.
- for marketing purposes ref[5.3]
The Problem (or Opportunity)
Proof the Problem Exists
Additional Problems
The Basic Solution
Your Solution (the Marketing Message)
11.0 MetaData
12.0 File Handling Policy
13.0 Procedures
14.0 Tutorials