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Quezada, Rafael Inquired about SDS for Journal on the Internet
Journal on the Internet Rafael Quezada Asked About Using SDS for Cons
Klogs Blogs Weblogs How is SDS Different for Construction Journal on
Construction Diary on the Internet Rafael Quezada Asked About Using S
Diary Journal Contemporaneous Documentation Capturing Record What Did
Question How Does SDS Differ from Blogs
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Journal Weblogs Blogs for Construction Company

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2213 - Summary/Objective
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221401 - Follow up ref SDS 40 0000, ref SDS 39 0000.
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221403 - Received ref DRT 1 0001 dated 020714 from Rafael Quezada asking about
221404 - using SDS for a diary on the Internet to support a small construction
221405 - business.
221406 -
221407 - Responded today with email linked to this record.
221408 -
221409 - Would like to get feedback from Rafael on how he learned about SDS. He
221410 - does not mention this in his letter.
221412 -  ..
221413 - Rafael's inquiry reflects recent interest by...
221414 -
221415 -     Paul Robinson with Sletten............ 020426, ref SDS 33 XQ7I
221416 -     Ron Pinder with Maskery............... 020527, ref SDS 39 0001
221417 -     Jim Reeks with MeetingMaker........... 020521, ref SDS 36 0001
221418 -     Tom Jones an educator................. 020520, ref SDS 35 0001
221419 -     Joseph Hentz CEO Volitional........... 020629, ref SDS 41 0001
221420 -
221421 - ...and others shown in the record on 010907. ref SDS 25 KX3L
221422 - ..
221423 - Rafael asks today....
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221425 -      How is what you do different than a simple BLOG and what is the
221426 -      cost of implementing your system to a small business, such as
221427 -      ours? ref DRT 1 XQ5L
221429 -  ..
221430 - Journaling is an important part of daily management, noted by Stephen
221431 - Covey, reviewed on 921205, ref SDS 3 2229  The SDS diary evolved from
221432 - many years on the job preparing a daily diary of work, as shown in the
221433 - record on 000723. ref SDS 20 0001
221435 -  ..
221436 - Weblogs that support outlining, lists and journal methods were
221437 - reviewed on 020301. ref SDS 31 GT4M  Earlier, on 000427 weblogs were
221438 - proposed for communication and collaboration on the OHS/DKR project at
221439 - SRI. ref SDS 17 5985
221441 -  ..
221442 - One way to compare weblogs and SDS is by examining work product.
221444 -  ..
221445 - Mike prepared a weblog for an agenda of a meeting on 020522 to discuss
221446 - SDS, that was at the following location.....
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221448 -
221449 -               http://www.dynamiclist.com/?list_id=3824
221450 -
221451 -
221452 - ...shown by Mike's letter on that date.
221454 -  ..
221455 - Content at this location on 020522 was appended to Mike's letter in
221456 - order to ensure a reliable record of what was received, ref DRP 2
221457 - 004J, that supports review, also shown in the record on 020522.
221458 - ref SDS 37 PR6F  Today, attempting to access the same location shows
221459 - something different.  There is a heading that indicates the original
221460 - agenda has been moved, but attempting to open the link crashed the
221461 - browser.  This raises issues of reliability for weblogs, reviewed
221462 - originally on 960304. ref SDS 10 RV8H
221464 -  ..
221465 - At this time (i.e., today, at this moment), there is an example of
221466 - weblog content at...
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221468 -
221469 -           http://www.dynamiclist.com/?list_id=4515
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221471 -
221472 - ...showing Mike's understandings and follow up questions from the
221473 - meeting on 020522, that can be compared with the SDS record of the
221474 - same meeting. ref SDS 37 9R5H
221476 -  ..
221477 - Management, however, requires more than keeping a diary, as explained
221478 - in POIMS. ref OF 1 1113  In order for technology to improve management
221479 - for saving time and money, a critical mass of tasks must be
221480 - integrated, explained in POIMS, ref OF 1 2688, that, all together, add
221481 - intelligence to information in the diary, as explained on 010924.
221482 - ref SDS 26 L46F
221484 -  ..
221485 - Comments on 020301 by Mike Poremba about advantages of SDS may help
221486 - address Rafael's question, since Mike uses Blogs. ref SDS 31 UU6L
221488 -  ..
221489 - Benefits and features of SDS to accomplish this requirement are listed
221490 - on the Internet. ref OF 2 ZM4M
221492 -  ..
221493 - This is simplified into a common management cycle of plan, perform,
221494 - report. ref OF 2 3385  In construction, we talk about...
221495 -
221496 -                 Plan the work, and work the plan!
221498 -  ..
221499 - SDS evolved from that tradition into a methodology for delivering....
221500 -
221501 -
221502 -            Intelligence anytime, anywhere on the Internet
221504 -  ..
221505 - "Intelligence" is a continuous process of adding...
221506 -
221507 -       Organization
221508 -       Analysis
221509 -       Alignment
221510 -       Summary
221511 -       Feedback
221512 -
221513 - ...to daily working information, as explained in POIMS. ref OF 1 0367
221515 -  ..
221516 - Organization is explained in POIMS, ref OF 1 1110  Advantages of SDS
221517 - were noted by Bill DeHart on 000706, when he described experience
221518 - using SDS at PG&E. ref SDS 18 1029
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221520 - Analysis enabled by the flexible structure of SDS aids organization
221521 - and expands span of attention explained in POIMS. ref OF 1 M17I
221523 -  ..
221524 - Alignment provides an "audit trail" showing traceability to original
221525 - sources that ensures accurate understanding of cause and effect to
221526 - build and maintain shared meaning for taking complementary action.
221527 - Time and money is saved by avoiding mistakes, as discussed in POIMS.
221528 - ref OF 1 QZ4F (see also discussion of Communication Metrics,
221529 - ref OF 1 1106)
221530 -
221531 - Summary forces deeper understanding through the exercise of figuring
221532 - out the big idea in a body of information, and then providing logical
221533 - connections to details on the larger context, as explained in POIMS.
221534 - ref OF 1 6011
221536 -  ..
221537 - Feedback is enabled by SDS to quickly capture and organize a greater
221538 - share of daily information and obtain input from others that
221539 - continually refines accuracy of knowledge, as explained in POIMS.
221540 - ref OF 1 16EF
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221542 - In sum, SDS is helpful for managing daily work, planning and
221543 - scheduling actions needed to get things done correctly, on time and
221544 - within budget.  An example related to construction is shown in the
221545 - record on 970107. ref SDS 12 0001
221547 -  ..
221548 - For a small construction company, the owner can keep important details
221549 - and connections of cause and effect in mind during the course of a
221550 - busy day, and so a blog system to write a daily journal may be
221551 - adequate, rather than go to the time and expense to implement SDS for
221552 - adding intelligence that converts information into knowledge.  An
221553 - example of a successful small company is in the record on 991021.
221554 - ref SDS 16 0458
221556 -  ..
221557 - Blogs are a good training step toward using SDS, as noted recently on
221558 - 020522. ref SDS 37 01TT
221560 -  ..
221561 - SDS is designed for managing complex projects, as explained in POIMS,
221562 - ref OF 1 VL5F, and noted by the US Army Corps of Engineers in a report
221563 - on 970328. ref DRP 5 6172
221565 -  ..
221566 - A growing company might want to think about SDS to aid organizational
221567 - memory, noted on 991019, ref SDS 15 0660, so that as business grows,
221568 - profit is not reduced by communication problems that are easily solved
221569 - when the business is small, but become overwhelming when the amount of
221570 - work and the number of people goes up, as shown by the example in the
221571 - record on 940611, ref SDS 8 8239, and illustrated more recently last
221572 - year on 011003. ref SDS 27 EC5N  When business people get confused,
221573 - mistakes lead to loss, conflict and crisis as reported on 020204.
221574 - ref SDS 30 0001
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221577 -  ..
221578 - Cost $50K - $80K
221579 -
221580 - Experience shows that to deploy SDS typically requires 3 - 4 months of
221581 - training and support.  This can cost from $50K - $80K for people to
221582 - acquire skills to perform the eight (8) steps in using SDS, as shown
221583 - on 001219. ref SDS 23 4W4L
221585 -  ..
221586 - Since deployment entails management support, this cost should be
221587 - returned to the contractor in savings, as reported by USACE finding
221588 - ROI in the range of 10:1. ref DRP 6 0001  Thus, investing say $50K
221589 - should return $500K to the organization provided there is sufficient
221590 - volume.
221592 -  ..
221593 - For a small business, this expense is too high, because annual volume
221594 - does not generate sufficient income nor risk to justify major outlay
221595 - for strengthening management.  Therefore, blogs make more sense,
221596 - because this method is relatively free and gets the company into the
221597 - practice of keeping a daily diary.
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