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DIARY: February 9, 1993 08:50 AM Tuesday; Rod Welch

Scanned documents from Cal Tech Project Management seminar.

1...Summary/Objective
.....Internal Management


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CONTACTS 
0201 - Cal Tech                           818 356 4041 fax 795 7174
020101 - Ms. Delores Lee; Seminar Registration; Seminar Program Department

SUBJECTS
Project Planning & Oversight
Internal management
Project Management
Correlation to accepted practice and
Project Management, Methods, Procedures
Project Management, Fundamentals & Overview
Discovery, Strategic Resource
Technology Transfer

1210 -    ..
1211 - Summary/Objective
1212 -
121201 - Follow up ref SDS 2 0001.
121202 -
121203 - Scanned the summary notes provided by Cal Tech at conclusion of the
121204 - seminar at ref SDS 2 0001.  It shows the range of issues that can be
121205 - tracked and implemented using SDS.
121206 -
121207 -       [On 940219 reviewed book received at seminar. ref SDS 4 0001]
121208 -
121209 -      ..
121210 -     Internal Management
121211 -
121212 -     Differences between internal and external management are discussed
121213 -     at the seminar on 921021. ref SDS 2 5696
121214 -
121215 -          Ideas on dealing with internal competition for resources on
121216 -          a project are discussed at ref OF 1 line 656.
121217 -
121218 -
121219 -     Value of SDS record to "discover" problems and opportunities is
121220 -     explained at ref SDS 2 line 141.  This is also referred to as:
121221 -
121222 -                  Command & Control of the Record
121223 -
121224 -     ...explained in SDS & POIMS scope statement, ref OF 9 line 581.
121225 -
121226 -
121227 - Cal Tech's paper shows:
121228 -
121229 -     Causes of Project Problems is explained at ref OF 1 line 10, and
121230 -     is also explained in seminar notes at ref SDS 2 line 567.
121231 -
121232 -          Cost overrun analysis is discussed at ref OF 1 line 449.
121233 -
121234 -          Solving problems is at ref OF 1 line 723.
121235 -
121236 -
121237 -     ..
121238 -     It has a good check list of communications and anlysis to
121239 -     start a project, per ref OF 1 line 36.
121240 -
121241 -     Methodology to develop customer requirements is explained at ref
121242 -     OF 1 line 127.
121243 -
121244 -     Evaluate ability to meet requirements per ref OF 1 line 189.
121245 -
121246 -     Problems in acquiring and transferring technology is discussed at
121247 -     ref OF 1 line 213.
121248 -
121249 -     Procedures for "planning" a project and "kickoff" meetings are
121250 -     shown at ref OF 1 line 274.
121251 -
121252 -          Obtaining "buy-in" on initial plans is at ref OF 1 line 576,
121253 -          and also at ref OF 1 line 723.
121254 -
121255 -
121256 -     Performance measurement for "projects," which is part of the TQM
121257 -     methodoligy, is explained at ref OF 1 line 415.
121258 -
121259 -         Actually much of this paper is really about TQM.
121260 -
121261 -
121262 -     Reporting procedures are at ref OF 1 line 684.
121263 -
121264 -
121265 -
1213 -
Distribution. . . . See "CONTACTS"