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DIARY: January 4, 2002 05:07 PM Friday; Rod Welch

Letter to Gary on questions about POIMS.

1...Summary/Objective


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SUBJECTS
Gary Wants to Collaborate on KM Development Path
Alliances Communicate on SDS Com Metrics POIMS Critical Marketing Devel   Culture of 
Link Communication to POIMS for Foundation to Build Culture of Knowle
Communication Link to POIMS Shows Commitment to SDS and KM for Awardi
POIMS Link Communication Build Foundation KM Foster Culture of Knowle
Johnson, Gary Answer Questions on SDS Features and POIMS Concepts
Johnson, Gary Support Culture of Knowledge Develop SDS Link Communica
Letter to Gary Answering His Letters on 011222

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2311 - Summary/Objective
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231201 - Follow up ref SDS F7 0000, ref SDS F6 0000.
231202 -
231203 - Submitted ref DIT 1 0001 to Gary saying....
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231205 -   1.  Gary's letters are excellent reviews of publications on SDS and
231206 -       Communication Metrics that show common goals.
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231208 -          SDS Features, ref DRP 4 0001,.......011222, ref SDS F6 O56M,
231209 -          POIMS scope, ref DRP 5 0001,........011222, ref SDS F7 O56M,
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231211 -         [On 020106 Gary says explanation of SDS features was helpful.
231212 -         ref SDS F9 AE5M
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231214 -       Action items list answers to Terry's questions, ref DIT 1 O96M,
231215 -       in the record on 011222, ref SDS F6 0001, and in the second
231216 -       record. ref SDS F7 0001
231217 -       ..
231218 -   2.  SDS features are complex, ref DIT 1 MJ6I, because SDS
231219 -       enables people to doing a lot of little things that aid memory
231220 -       by providing consistent organization, but without conscious
231221 -       thought. ref SDS F6 BF6K
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231223 -   3.  Pointer to Terry Winograd's work, ref DIT 1 VU6O, reported on
231224 -       011222. ref SDS F6 VJ5J  Letter to Terry, ref DIP 10 0001, sent
231225 -       today, ref SDS F8 0001, on our meeting at Stanford on 011219,
231226 -       might be of interest. ref SDS F4 0001
231227 -       ..
231228 -   4.  Gary's comments seem to be supportive and skeptical.  He
231229 -       shares objectives explained in POIMS and other Welch
231230 -       publications, ref DIT 1 VX8H, but experience using traditional
231231 -       methods and tools invites caution about "utopian" claims.
231232 -       ref SDS F6 I96K  SDS is by no means a "utopian" system.
231233 -       Experience over the past 15 years shows SDS is effective, as
231234 -       reported, for example, by USACE. ref DRP 7 6172
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231236 -   5.  Current agenda is for Gary to....
231237 -
231238 -          1.  Contact Morris, ref DIT 1 TF4F, per planning on 011221 in
231239 -              Gary's letter. ref SDS F5 0001
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231241 -                [On 020106 Gary does not comment on this. ref SDS F9
231242 -                0001
231243 -              ..
231244 -          2.  Link communication to POIMS and to other sources.
231245 -              I am more sure than ever, ref DIT 1 TF4F, that this is a
231246 -              big step toward transitioning from IT to a culture of
231247 -              knowledge, per 011222. ref SDS F6 BF5K  The degree to
231248 -              which people resist indicates a conceptual issue of great
231249 -              moment. Fortunately, SDS makes this fast and easy.
231250 -
231251 -                [On 020106 Gary says purple numbers with redundant
231252 -                links to internal anchors would help on this.
231253 -                ref SDS F9 W69L
231254 -
231255 -                [On 020213 Gary starts linking the record using
231256 -                Microsoft Word and Outlook. ref SDS G0 DW9I
231257 -
231258 -                [On 020320 added redundant links to SDS. ref SDS G2
231259 -                0001
231260 -
231261 -                [On 020320 letter to Gary notifying about improvement.
231262 -                ref SDS G1 0001
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