Project Timeline - Identification Management

Project Timeline Report: Identification Standards Review and Restructuring

Project Overview

Project: New Zealand Identification Standards Review and Restructuring Lead: Tom Barraclough Coordination: Government Chief Digital Officer (GCDO) office Dates: 2025-11-19 to 2025-11-21 (3 days) Scope: Transform 30 identification standards documents into single consolidated resource

Timeline Summary

Total calendar time: 49 hours 8 minutes (3 days) Active work time: ~11 hours 6 minutes Inactive time: ~38 hours Total commits: 27

Active Work Sessions

Session Date Start End Duration Commits Activities
1 2025-11-19 20:18:32 21:41:42 1h 23m 5 Project setup, MCP server configuration, CLAUDE.md workflow definition
Gap 21:41:42 23:41:33 2h 0m
2 2025-11-19 23:41:33 01:25:29 1h 44m 6 Phase 1 completion, AI guidance evaluation, Phase 2 planning
Gap 01:25:29 08:11:54 6h 46m
3 2025-11-20 08:11:54 12:23:37 4h 12m 6 Phase 2 execution: verification, integration, Stage 13 handover
Gap 12:23:37 10:20:24 21h 57m
4 2025-11-21 10:20:24 11:13:29 0h 53m 3 Manual review system setup, draft structure
Gap 11:13:29 16:11:16 4h 58m
5 2025-11-21 16:11:16 17:54:55 1h 44m 4 MCP-assisted verification, authentication/binding updates
Gap 17:54:55 20:15:36 2h 21m
6 2025-11-21 20:15:36 21:26:04 1h 10m 4 Citation verification, Strucdown formatting, final draft

Phase Breakdown

Phase 1: Analysis and Recommendations

Calendar dates: 2025-11-19 20:18:32 to 2025-11-20 01:25:29 Active work: ~3 hours 7 minutes (sessions 1-2) Commits: 11

Work completed:

  • MCP server setup for two databases (identification standards, AI guidance)
  • Analysis of 30 source documents (9,374 DocumentNode entities)
  • Review of 81 annotation points from manual review
  • Evaluation of external materials (EIVA, Biometric Privacy Code, NCSC standards)
  • Cross-document pattern analysis using semantic search
  • Comparison against government AI guidance principles
  • Development of 8 recommendations
  • Proposal of 9-section consolidated structure

Outputs:

  • 8 analysis documents (335KB, 5,923 lines)
  • Structure proposal with content retrieval plan

Phase 2: Content Creation and Restructuring

Calendar dates: 2025-11-20 08:11:54 to 12:23:37 Active work: ~4 hours 12 minutes (session 3) Commits: 6

Work completed:

  • Markdown style documentation (10 style conventions identified)
  • Content retrieval planning for 9 sections
  • Systematic retrieval of source content via MCP server
  • Content synthesis and writing across 9 sections
  • Four-agent parallel verification process
  • Stage 10 remediation (systematic retrieval completion)
  • Stage 13 handover documentation

Outputs:

  • Consolidated document (7,140 lines)
  • 51 retrieved source files (736KB)
  • Verification reports (2,294+ lines across 4 agents)
  • Stage 13 handover documentation package

Manual Review Phase

Calendar dates: 2025-11-21 10:20:24 to 21:26:04 Active work: ~4 hours 47 minutes (sessions 4-6) Commits: 11

Work completed:

  • Draft structure setup for manual review
  • Change log system establishment
  • MCP-assisted accuracy verification
  • Section-by-section content checking
  • Citation verification and corrections
  • Strucdown formatting refinements
  • Final draft completion

Outputs:

  • Revised draft with verified citations
  • Change log documenting corrections

Output Metrics

Metric Value
Source documents analyzed 30
Documents consolidated 30 → 1
Final document size 7,140 lines
Core standards controls 109
Controls verified word-for-word 109 (100%)
Phase 1 analysis documents 8 (335KB, 5,923 lines)
Retrieved source files 51 (736KB)
DocRef citations 415+
Active voice instances 303 ("you/your")
Detail expanders eliminated 100% (0 occurrences)
Verification reports Multiple (2,294+ lines)
Success criteria met 19/19 (100%)

Deliverables

Analysis documentation:

  • /WorkingFolder/01_initial_exploration.md through 07_structure_evaluation_against_ai_guidance.md
  • /WorkingFolder/PHASE1_COMPLETE_SUMMARY.md

Source content:

  • /RetrievalResults/ - 51 files organized by section

Consolidated output:

  • /ConsolidatedStandards/identification_standards_consolidated.md (7,140 lines)

Verification documentation:

  • Stage 12 verification reports (4 parallel agents)
  • Stage 10 remediation reports
  • Stage 13 handover package

Manual review outputs:

  • /ConsolidatedStandards/ManualReview/ - draft versions with change log

Work Distribution

By phase:

  • Phase 1: 3h 7m (28%)
  • Phase 2: 4h 12m (38%)
  • Manual Review: 4h 47m (43%)

By activity type:

  • Analysis and planning: ~3h 7m
  • Content creation and verification: ~4h 12m
  • Manual review and corrections: ~4h 47m

Report generated: 2025-11-26 Data source: Git commit history (27 commits)