Criteria to Consider When Deciding on a Blockchain Use CaseThis model asks a series of strategic questions to help an organization determine if a blockchain solution is appropriate for it.This document was developed by a voluntary committee of subject experts. Upon completion, the draft document was reviewed and vetted with a group of peer reviewers and the Standards Board, an oversight committee for the Standards Program. For approval, the document obtained more than a simple majority vote favoring the publication and release of the document. All objections and comments received on the draft were discussed by the committee prior to approving the document. This document will be reviewed upon its 3-year publication anniversary and revised as necessary. 3D PDF Consortium3DPDFC_3e41f55a-7768-11ea-bca6-5b5d1b83ea00The 3D PDF Consortium is a community of end user companies, software developers, and system integrators who are passionately dedicated to 3D ubiquity and are working together to make that a reality. ECM Standards Blockchain CommitteeThis report was drafted and approved by the ECM Standards Blockchain Committee. At the time this report was drafted and approved, the ECM Standards Blockchain Committee had the following members.Patricia FranksChair -- San Jose State UniversityAbigail BonkWilliam BoriciSuanpan SolutionsBill CoreyUniversity of Virginia (Library)Corro’ll DriskellXclients Technology, LCTerri JacksonJackson Beggs LimitedAnthony JohnsonDonna JohnstonSutter County Clerk – RecorderPiergiorgio LucidiApache Software FoundationElizabeth MarianiRegina MarjaniUSACNorman MooradianDavid SimmonsAmitabh SrivastavHeluxEdward SumcadLA County Records Management & ArchivingCassandra Taylor-WilsonJennifer ToppingStandards BoardAt the time this report was approved, the Standards Board of the 3D PDF Consortium had the following members:Stephen LevensonChairOwen AmburRobert BlattEID, Inc.Kevin DeVorseyNARAMatthew HardyAdobeDonna JohnstonSutter County Clerk – RecorderRick LaxmanChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day SaintsLisa SiscoSisco RecordsPhil Spreier3D PDF Consortium_3e41f6a4-7768-11ea-bca6-5b5d1b83ea00To facilitate deciding whether to use blockchain_3e41f74e-7768-11ea-bca6-5b5d1b83ea00DataTrustUse CasesIdentify use cases for blockchain_3e41f82a-7768-11ea-bca6-5b5d1b83ea00DatabasesDetermine whether the potential use case involves a database_3e41f8c0-7768-11ea-bca6-5b5d1b83ea00Step 1Database Required_0f7c7f20-89be-11ea-8522-c9b8aec75681PLACEHOLDER_1If not, don't use blockchainYes/No[To be determined]UsersDetermine whether there will be numerous users updating the database_3e41f94c-7768-11ea-bca6-5b5d1b83ea00Step 2Numerous Users_0f7c81a0-89be-11ea-8522-c9b8aec75681PLACEHOLDER_2If not, use a centralized databaseYes/No[To be determined]TrustDetermine whether the users need to trust each other_3e41f9e2-7768-11ea-bca6-5b5d1b83ea00Step 3Mutual Trust_0f7c8308-89be-11ea-8522-c9b8aec75681PLACEHOLDER_3If not, use multiple copies of a centralized databaseYes/No[To be determined]Other EntitiesDetermine whether there would be problems associated with using a central/third-party entity_3e41fc8a-7768-11ea-bca6-5b5d1b83ea00Step 4Intermediary Service ProvidersThird-Party Problems_0f7c83ee-89be-11ea-8522-c9b8aec75681PLACEHOLDER_4If not, use a third party/intermediaryYes/No[To be determined]Dependencies & InteractionsDetermine whether the transactions depend upon or interact with each other_3e41fd3e-7768-11ea-bca6-5b5d1b83ea00Step 5Dependencies/Interaction_0f7c84d4-89be-11ea-8522-c9b8aec75681PLACEHOLDER_5If not, use a master/slave databaseYes/No[To be determined]UsageUse a blockchain_3e41fdde-7768-11ea-bca6-5b5d1b83ea00Step 6Blockchain Service ProvidersUsage_0f7c8600-89be-11ea-8522-c9b8aec75681_0f7c8704-89be-11ea-8522-c9b8aec75681http://stratml.us/forms/walt5.pl?url=https://stratml.us/carmel/iso/part2/BSRACwStyle.xmlRisk AssessmentClick on the link to open the template for editing with the content applicable to your business case.If you have answered each of these questions in the affirmative, the next step would be to conduct a risk analysis. Yes/No[To be determined]_0f7c8808-89be-11ea-8522-c9b8aec756812020-05-22http://3dpdfconsortium.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ECM_Standards_Blockchain_WhitePaper-Final.pdf_0f7c8952-89be-11ea-8522-c9b8aec75681OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net