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SUBJECTS
Minutes Hearing 041019 ASB for SDS Proposal Voted Approved Organizat
Meeting Vote SDS Proposal for ASB Gary Gil Did Not Attend Approve SD
Minutes Hearing 040921 Received on ASB for SDS Proposal Organization
ASB Hearing #3 SDS Approved Vote 4 1 for Next Step in Standards Proc
Vote Approve SDS Next Phase Standards Process Deferred to October 19

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1707 -    ..
1708 - Summary/Objective
1709 -
170901 - Follow up ref SDS 13 0001, ref SDS 12 0000.
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170908 -
170910 -  ..
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1712 - Progress
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171301 - Vote 4 to 1 Approve SDS Take Next Step Become Aerospace company Standard
171302 -
171303 - Follow up ref SDS 12 OY5F.
171304 -
171305 - Received ref DRT 1 0001 from Gary transmitting a letter he received
171306 - from Gil that seems to report there was hearing on 041019 and SDS was
171307 - approved for the next phase of review with a vote of 4 1. ref SDS 0
171308 - 7J6Q
171310 -         ..
171311 -    1.  Gil got this among his emails. It *appears* that the board
171312 -        voted on the ASB at the meeting on October 19, which we didn't
171313 -        attend (see below)
171315 -  ..
171316 - Minutes attached to Gary's letter for the meeting on 041019 are shown
171317 - below. ref SDS 0 LV6J
171319 -  ..
171320 - Comments about voting on SDS are also shown, ref SDS 0 LW7Y,
171321 - confirming Gary's report today that SDS was not represented at the
171322 - meeting. ref SDS 0 LW88
171324 -  ..
171325 - Gary continues...
171326 -
171327 -    2.  There is a reject vote, but that person (Brian Young) isn't on
171328 -        the distribution for this email. ref DRT 1 QV5N
171330 -         ..
171331 -    3.  I *think* that this means that "the ayes have it", and the ASB
171332 -        is being submitted to yet another group (the CAC, whatever that
171333 -        is), for the next level of approval. ref DRT 1 XV6H
171334 -
171335 -            [On 041101 CAC rejects SDS for "Product Statement of
171336 -            Direction" with limited distribution, refers SDS to EEPC KM
171337 -            subgroup for companywide standard.  Woody does not plan to
171338 -            oppose this position. ref SDS 16 CC82
171340 -             ..
171341 -            [On 041101 CAC review is new step added to ASB process on
171342 -            040921. ref SDS 16 JM6F
171344 -         ..
171345 -    4.  Here is the voting record:, ref DRT 1 8W6M
171346 -
171347 -        a.  BDSB Voting Record:, ref DRT 1 GW7H
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SUBJECTS
Objections SDS Developed by Small Company

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190401 -  ..
190402 - Objections SDS Developed by Small Company
190403 - KM Board Should Own SDS and SMEs Should Comment on Usefulness
190404 - Usefullness of Intelligence Support Not Clear Need Experience
190405 -
190407 -             ..
190408 -        c.  Comments from Brian... ref DRT 1 RW8J
190409 -
190410 -            Concerns:
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190412 -               •  The "company" providing this "product" appears to be
190413 -                  a single person. See <http://www.welchco.com>.  Has
190414 -                  SM&P done due diligence? (Is there a "real" product?
190415 -                  Does the company legally hold the IP rights to the
190416 -                  product? What license terms do they offer? Will they
190417 -                  escrow the code? Etc.), ref DRT 1 NX8M
190419 -  ..
190420 - Brian was a "guest" attendee, along with Woody, during the hearing on
190421 - 040921. ref SDS 15 UE43
190423 -  ..
190424 - Brian's concerns complement prior objections that SDS would increase
190425 - Aerospace company's problem of aggregating useless information on computers,
190426 - reviewed on 040610. ref SDS 10 FF8V  Analysis shows SDS solves this
190427 - problem by converting information into knowledge for getting things
190428 - done, as shown by this record. ref SDS 10 YN3H
190430 -  ..
190431 - What did Brian gleen from Welchco?  Is there a record showing what was
190432 - examined in relation to representations in the ASB, and to Aerospace company
190433 - objectives, requirements, and commitments on improving productivity
190434 - and earnings?
190436 -  ..
190437 - Brian's research on Welchco shows that Aerospace company has a better chance of
190438 - shaping SDS for transformation to an "operating system" that augments
190439 - intelligence, defined in NWO, ref OF 12 PX6J, than to influence
190440 - sustaining technologies by Microsoft, IBM, and Oracle, and thereby
190441 - benefit from being an "early mover," noted by Andy Grove in his book
190442 - "Only the Paranoid Survive," reviewed on 980307. ref SDS 5 N14G
190443 - Microsoft was rejected by AT&T in the early 80s as "too small" to have
190444 - ideas and products for helping a big company, reported on 970617.
190445 - ref SDS 4 1847
190447 -  ..
190448 - Brian's question on "due diligence", ref SDS 0 7K3Y, can be addressed
190449 - by using SDS, as set out in the ASB....
190450 -
190451 -        F:\05\00450\FR\SD\041025CE\00102.htm
190452 -
190453 - ...further in the Business Case....
190454 -
190455 -        F:/05/00450/FR/SD/041025CE/00102.htm#DM58
190456 -
190457 - ...and based on theory and practice using SDS, explained in NWO.
190459 -  ..
190460 - Brian continues...
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190462 -               •  This is a "knowledge management" product. If anyone
190463 -                  owns it, it should be the IMAB. They have the SMEs
190464 -                  who can understand and evaluate this type of product,
190465 -                  and also determine if it fits within a Aerospace company
190466 -                  Knowledge Management architecture. ref DRT 1 NX97
190468 -  ..
190469 - What definition brings Brian to associate KM with SDS, since FAQs
190470 - field in the ASB expressly states SDS claims no association.
190472 -  ..
190473 - Some SMEs describe KM as collaboration and versioning software, like
190474 - Sharepoint, ACE, Groove, Grove, etc, reviewed on 020822. ref SDS 8
190475 - H2YS  Other SMEs hold that KM does not require technology, but entails
190476 - making fantastic social contacts.  SDS avoids debates on KM, and
190477 - offers to save time and money, as set out in the ASB...
190478 -
190479 -        F:/05/00450/FR/SD/041025CE/00102.htm#RT9K
190481 -  ..
190482 - Brian continues...
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190484 -                  Using this product in a limited, controlled
190485 -                  environment might be an interesting exercise for a
190486 -                  graduate dissertation, but I don't see any use for it
190487 -                  within Aerospace company in its current form where "[t]he
190488 -                  fastest way to learn SDS is working with a mentor for
190489 -                  2 - 6 weeks to get experience with SDS functions".
190490 -                  Is there any organization who will pay for mentors
190491 -                  and the 2-6 weeks of training for staff members?  Is
190492 -                  there any demand for this product? We should only
190493 -                  create enterprise product standards for products that
190494 -                  will have a substantial base of users. If there is an
190495 -                  organization that wants to try SDS, they can buy one
190496 -                  or more copies through the non-standard RFE process.
190497 -                  ref DRT 1 NX4R
190499 -  ..
190500 - The ASB describes SDS support for granular linking and indexing enable
190501 - timely access and better accuracy to get things done quickly and
190502 - accurately using organizational memory for collaboration.
190503 -
190504 -        F:/05/00450/FR/SD/041025CE/00102.htm
190506 -  ..
190507 - 2-6 weeks training planned for the ASB to introduce SDS support for
190508 - Com Metrics, as shown on 030720, ref SDS 11 KH3N, fits the model of
190509 - prior Aerospace company transformation efforts based on training for 8 weeks,
190510 - reported on 990312. ref SDS 6 01GN
190511 -
190512 -           [On 041101 Dave, who designed 8-week proof of concept
190513 -           training exercise for Aerospace company in the 90s, notifies Woody SDS
190514 -           rejected for limited deployment; submitted to EEPC KM
190515 -           subcouncil for companywide standard. ref SDS 16 CC4L
190517 -  ..
190518 - SDS supports command and control of the work across professional
190519 - disciplines, departments, and management levels, as set out in the
190520 - Standards Declaration of the ASB....
190521 -
190522 -        F:/05/00450/FR/SD/041025CE/00102.htm#RT9K
190524 -  ..
190525 - SDS turns useless information aggregating on computers, reported as a
190526 - problem at Aerospace company by an ASB Board member, into knowledge for meeting
190527 - customer requirements, reviewed on 040610. ref SDS 10 FF8V  SDS support
190528 - for proactive management, using continual alignment illustrated by
190529 - this record, helps prevent small deviations from growing into big
190530 - mistakes endemic to big organizations, reported on 921127, ref SDS 2
190531 - 0674, and cited by Kissinger, reviewed on 940609. ref SDS 3 4238
190532 - Previously, on 921021 this problem was presented by JPL at a Cal Tech
190533 - seminar on common management problems. ref SDS 1 4F46  Aerospace company's major
190534 - customer, DOD, reported experience showing SDS helps solve the
190535 - problem. ref DRP 4 6172
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190538 - Experience applying SDS for command and control, as defined in POIMS,
190539 - ref OF 7 1113, has yielded over the past 20 years a wide range of
190540 - common use cases listed in the record on 020708. ref SDS 7 MZ6O
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190543 - Gary comments on objections...
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190545 -    5.  I don't think that there is any need to respond to the comments
190546 -        from Brian Young. This may well be a good thing, because some
190547 -        of his issues are ones that have concerned us in some degree or
190548 -        other. ref DRT 1 1Z5L
190550 -  ..
190551 - Can we inquire from Susan about customary practice for sponsors to
190552 - address concerns like those Brian raises, to aid CAC deliberations,
190553 - per her letter below? ref SDS 0 GX5X
190555 -         ..
190556 -    6.  I am afraid that this doesn't illuminate matters much, but you
190557 -        now know as much as Gil and I have been able to figure out.
190558 -        ref DRT 1 FZ6G
190559 -
190560 -            [On 041101 CAC rejects SDS for "Product Statement of
190561 -            Direction" with limited distribution, refers SDS to EEPC KM
190562 -            subgroup for companywide standard. ref SDS 16 CC82
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SUBJECTS
CAC Vote on SDS for NOI Comment Phase of ASB Approval Process Susan

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230401 -  ..
230402 - CAC Vote on SDS for NOI Comment Phase of ASB Approval Process
230403 -
230404 - Received ref DRT 2 0001 from Susan to members of CAC requesting a vote
230405 - on the ASB for SDS, transmitted with Gary's letter per above.
230406 - ref SDS 0 859F
230408 -  ..
230409 - Susan says....
230410 -
230411 -    1.  The Schedule Diary System-for  combat (CW-BDSB-1547-0) has been
230412 -        reviewed by the Aerospace company Desktop Standards Board (BDSB).
230413 -        ref DRT 2 0001  Here is the link to the Architecture &
230414 -        Standards Bulletin (ASB):
230415 -
230416 -           http://asc1.web.boeing.com/cfm/index.cfm?page=view_ASB&asb=1547
230418 -         ..
230419 -    2.  To view the BDSB voting record, please click on the link above,
230420 -        scroll to the bottom of the ASB and click on "NOI".  Note that
230421 -        there is one "Reject" vote. ref DRT 2 TZ6M
230423 -         ..
230424 -    3.  As part of the companywide Architecture & Standards Process,
230425 -        please review this ASB for CAC concurrence prior to NOI
230426 -        (Notification of Intent to publish) distribution for comments
230427 -        and concerns. ref DRT 2 2I7H
230429 -         ..
230430 -    4.  I will distribute the NOI Draft ASB only after I receive your
230431 -        approval to do so. ref DRT 2 9I7M
230432 -
230433 -            [On 041101 CAC rejects SDS for "Product Statement of
230434 -            Direction" with limited distribution, refers SDS to EEPC KM
230435 -            subgroup for companywide standard. ref SDS 16 CC82
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SUBJECTS
CAC Procedures Customary for Sponsors to Address Objections by ASB V

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270402 - CAC Procedures Input from Sponsors Address Objections
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270404 - Received ref DRT 3 0001 from Gary asking Gil to inquire from Susan
270405 - about the CAC process, per above. ref SDS 0 FQ54
270406 -
270407 - Gary says...
270408 -
270409 -    1.  I really appreciate your taking the initiative to ask about
270410 -        "where next". ref DRT 3 0001
270412 -         ..
270413 -    2.  I was going to talk with you about finding out what is needed
270414 -        from here. ref DRT 3 LX6F
270416 -         ..
270417 -    3.  In particular, are we expected to respond to the comments of
270418 -        Brian Young, who provided the single reject vote? ref DRT 3
270419 -        TX6I
270421 -         ..
270422 -    4.  Hopefully Susan can provide some insight as to what the CAC is
270423 -        and whether we are expected to do (or not do) anything at this
270424 -        point. ref DRT 3 3Y6M
270426 -         ..
270427 -    5.  For example, should we continue to refine the ASB in an attempt
270428 -        to improve how we communicate, or should we leave it as it is
270429 -        to provide a stable document for review? ref DRT 3 6Y7G
270431 -         ..
270432 -    6.  What happens if the CAC 1) accepts the ASB, or 2) rejects the
270433 -        ASB? ref DRT 3 DY7L
270435 -  ..
270436 - Received ref DRT 4 0001 from Susan to Gil advising that CAC meets on
270437 - Friday, 041029, and if they approve, then SDS will move into the NOI
270438 - process which is a comment phase prior to publication...
270440 -  ..
270441 - Susan says...
270442 -
270443 -        I'm waiting to hear back from the CAC (they meet every Friday
270444 -        at 12:30p).  If they say go-ahead, I'll send it out for
270445 -        comments. ref DRT 4 0001
270446 -
270447 -            [On 041101 CAC rejects SDS for "Product Statement of
270448 -            Direction" with limited distribution, refers SDS to EEPC KM
270449 -            subgroup for companywide standard.  Woody does not plan to
270450 -            oppose this position. ref SDS 16 CC82
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SUBJECTS
Minutes Aerospace company Desktop Standards Board (BDSB) Hearing 041019           10

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280402 - Received minutes of ASB hearing on 041019....
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280404 - Follow up ref SDS 15 GH6K.
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