Symptom: People don't get involved in setting standards; they leave it to the Standards Coordinator or to a few experts.
Decisions on standards should involve all stakeholders, that is, everyone who is affected by the standard. One reason is to take advantage of everyone's knowledge -- not just the technical knowledge of the few experts on a particular standard, but everyone's understanding of the impact of the decision on their operations.
Another reason to get all of the stakeholders involved is to build their buy-in. If they were part of the decision, then people will be far more likely to willingly comply with the standard.
If a broad cross-section of those affected by standards are not getting involved in the decision process, the Standards Coordinator will have difficulty succeeding. It may be that people don't realize the importance of standards to their own success, or perhaps people would like to be involved but can't spare the time.
