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S U M M A R Y


DIARY: January 16, 2002 09:34 AM Wednesday; Rod Welch

Letter to Stuart Harrow at DCMA on Technography.

1...Summary/Objective

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1...If time permits, can Stuart comment on the scope of services,

CONTACTS 
0201 - Defense Contract Management Agency
020101 - Mr. Stuart Harrow
020102 - Manufacturing & Production Field Service Representative
020104 - Contract Operations Field Support Mid-Atlantic
020105 - OCFC

SUBJECTS
DCMA SDS Endorsed for Supporting KM
DOD DCMA National Security Procurement Recommended for SDS to Support I  elligence
SDS New Way Working Needs Intellectual Bridges
DCMA SDS Used for Contract Management Based on Aerospace company Report  nd Com
Common Administration Needed by DCMA and Aerospace company Based on Com  etrics
Aerospace company Report Shows Need for Com Metrics at DCMA Using Com M  rics Sc
Com Metrics Scope of Services for Common Administration Request Comme
Scope of Services Com Metrics for Common Administration Request Comme
Meltdown Economy Imploding Due to Information Overload
Connecting Dots Technology to Improve Management Productivity Earning
Change Enabling Forces Culture of Knowledge Overcome Fear Paradigm Bl
Implode Management Information Overload Entropy Not Enough Time to Th
DCMA Budget Cuts Cannot Hire Consultants Propose Specifying Com Metri

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3416 - Summary/Objective
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341701 - Follow up ref SDS 32 0000, ref SDS 30 0000.
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341703 - Submitted ref DIT 1 0001 to Stuart with a link to telecon last week on
341704 - 020107. ref SDS 32 0001
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341706 -         [On 020118 called Stuart, he is reviewing scope of services.
341707 -         ref SDS 35 0001
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341709 -   1.  Meltdown in ability to perform, ref DIT 1 4H6I, caused by
341710 -       information overload, in NWO, ref OF 3 TQ4O and further at
341711 -       ref OF 3 7501, is demonstrated by the record over the past 10
341712 -       years....
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341715 -         Intel profit falls 90%................ 020116, ref SDS 34 0001
341716 -         Enron bankruptcy, audits cook books... 011109, ref SDS 28 0001
341717 -         Aerospace company hopeless gives up on improving. 011006, ref SDS 25 QS5F
341718 -         Jobless worst in 2 decaedes........... 011102, ref SDS 27 0001
341719 -         Economy steepest fall in 10 years..... 011031, ref SDS 26 0001
341720 -         Productivity paralyzed by IT.......... 011003, ref SDS 24 EC5N
341721 -         Intelligence security failure......... 010911, ref SDS 23 UP5K
341722 -         PG&E bankruptcy....................... 010520, ref SDS 20 L2EM
341723 -         Too many people too many problems..... 001207, ref SDS 19 V54M
341724 -         NASA Mars mission fails............... 991001, ref SDS 18 0001
341725 -         CEOs fail avoid good management....... 990625, ref SDS 17 0460
341726 -         Productivity Knowledge Work Falls..... 980101, ref SDS 14 4042
341727 -         US Intelligence failures.............. 980815, ref SDS 16 1173
341728 -         Stanford gives up on best, brightest.. 971004, ref SDS 13 0001
341729 -         JPL Columbia Space Shuttle............ 921021, ref SDS 3 4499
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341732 -   2.  Problems in the economy due to pressures that prevent analysis,
341733 -       which Stuart described as "literacy," in our telecon on 010619.
341734 -       ref SDS 21 KWSQ
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341736 -         Communication hopeless quagmire....... 011003, ref SDS 23 EC5N
341737 -         Laziness enabled email, no alignment.. 010908, ref SDS 22 0001
341738 -         Overwhelming tendency bad management.. 990625, ref SDS 17 4914
341739 -         Accountability feared hated avoided... 980405, ref SDS 15 5065
341740 -         Computers IT reduce productivity...... 970919, ref SDS 12 4739
341741 -         Not enough time to think.............. 970910, ref SDS 11 3479
341742 -         Intel gives up on IT for management... 950927, ref SDS 9 7732
341743 -         Best and brightest fail, MacNamera.... 950417, ref SDS 8 5872
341744 -         Case studies information overload..... 950327, ref SDS 7 0200,
341745 -         Bumbling everywhere, Kissinger........ 940609, ref SDS 6 4238
341746 -         People giving up on communication..... 931130, ref SDS 5 3851
341747 -         Feel good management no accountability 911123, ref SDS 2 1331
341748 -         Good management overkill.............. 890324, ref SDS 1 LZ5F
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341751 -   3.  Discussion on 020107, ref SDS 30 T16K, citing report on 011006
341752 -       about difficulties that plague Aerospace company is only tip of ice berg,
341753 -       ref SDS 24 QS5F, ref DIT 1 AN7M, as seen by Enron, reported on
341754 -       011109. ref SDS 25 0001  This presents enabling forces for
341755 -       introducing intelligence into the work stream, as set out in the
341756 -       record on 011120. ref SDS 27 H67I
341758 -        ..
341759 -   4.  Com Metrics provides alignment that solves the problem.
341760 -       ref DIT 1 WM8I, as reported by USACE, ref DRP 3 6172, and this
341761 -       saves time and money, as reported by USACE. ref DRP 4 0001
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341764 -   5.  If time permits, can Stuart comment on the scope of services,
341765 -       ref DRP 3 4929, showing requirements, ref DRP 3 6375, and
341766 -       deliverables, ref DRP 3 7402, for Communication Metrics.
341767 -       ref DIT 1 WT9H  In the case of Aerospace company, they hired an outside
341768 -       contractor for project management support. DCMA should therefore
341769 -       consider adding a requirement for Communication Metrics to the
341770 -       scope for PM, as suggested by Max Blodgett with USACE.
341771 -       ref SDS 10 1008
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341774 -         [On 020125 submitted email to Stuart asking about progress on
341775 -         Stuart's review. ref SDS 36 0001
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