The legacy of present-day standardization dates back to processes from the era of GSM in 1988. This is a paper-based approach adapted for the digital world. There is much to learn from software development practices.
This presentation by Andreas Kraft describes an experimental trial within oneM2M that aims to speed up the process while maintaining a high level of quality and reducing the workload on rapporteurs and editors. The approach relies on the Markdown language for documents and GitLab to enable collaboration and version control.
The presentation can be downloaded HERE.