This is great! I would add one more important item to that list:
- Find a common problem of these different stakeholders that will actually get solved by your new standard.
Often, the standards talk is just a solution in search of a problem. It is easy to build a standard. It is not so easy to build a standard which really solves some stakeholder pain and gets adopted by multiple organizations.
There can be. You can create a universal data format for résumés.
You can make the universal data format a world standard in 7 steps:
1. Create a committee comprised of stakeholders.
2. Agree on a protocol for establishing consensus on requirements.
3. Consult all stakeholders about their requirements, and process these requirements through the committee in the form of a requirements document.
4. Develop a résumé format that meets the requirements through the committee.
5. Ratify and publish the résumé format standard through the committee.
6. Publicise the résumé standard.
7. Evangelise the résumé standard until it achieves widespread adoption.
That's almost all there is to it. You just need money, time, expertise, charisma, luck, and for the stakeholders to want you to succeed.