CONTACTS 
0201 - PMI Communications                                                                                                                                                 O-00000095 0108
0202 - PMI Communications                                                                                                                                                 O-00000095 0109
020201 - Ms. Jeannette Cabais; News Editor

SUBJECTS
PMI Monthly meetings
Review published legal cases
Respond PMI Articles
PMI Publications Review Case Law
Advertising, July Event
Survey of Attendees

1108 -
1108 -    ..
1109 - Summary/Objective
1110 -
111001 - Follow up ref SDS 23 0000, ref SDS 21 0000.
111002 -
111003 - Jim called in response to ref DIP 1 9444 submitted in the record on
111004 - 960125, ref SDS 15 8843, and earlier discussions at Project World,
111005 - confirmed in the letter, ref DIP 3 0000, submitted on 951231.
111006 - ref SDS 12 0000, and relating our discussion at Project World PMI
111007 - meeting on 951214. ref SDS 10 0032
111009 -  ..
111010 - There has been no response to questions on the Risk Managemnet
111011 - article.  I suggested Jim publish the questions.  I will submit the
111012 - name of David Buoncristiani for a panel of lawyers to address the
111013 - question of sound management practice.  I will submit an article on
111014 - the Asilomar Conference for publication in the June PMNETwork.
111015 -
111016 -    [Did this last point at ref SDS 31 line 114.]
111017 -
111018 -
111019 -
111021 -  ..
1111 -
1112 -
1113 - Discussion
1114 -
111401 - After I spoke to Jeannett about the NWO paper, I asked to talk to Jim.
111403 -  ..
111404 - He said he has been sick and is still not 100%.
111406 -  ..
111407 - I mentioned that it seems like a lot of people have been sick this
111408 - year for some strange reason, and related the experience trying to
111409 - coordinate with Intel where David Vannier got pneumonia, reported on
111410 - 960229. ref SDS 20 9999
111412 -  ..
111413 - I mentioned the challenge of doing analysis, as reflected in our
111414 - discussion today.  We considered breifly the letter to David that in
111415 - order to figure out how to work faster, we have to slow down, per
111416 - ref DIP 2 0034 and ref DIP 2 0034, submitted on 960223.  ..
111421 - Case Law, Regulation & PMBOK
111422 -
111423 - PMI publications can review case law and regulations for consistency
111424 - with sound management practice in the PMBOK, for the reasons in my
111425 - letter to Jim at ref DIP 3 9332.
111426 -
111427 -     Jim said there are occassional reviews of the law in PMI
111428 -     publications.  I explained these efforts typically report what was
111429 -     decided, but do not consider how the cases align with sound
111430 -     management practice, and whether PMBOK needs to be adjusted, or
111431 -     whether the law should be adjusted.
111433 -      ..
111434 -     Jim will search for people to do this column.  We considered a
111435 -     panel comprised of a few lawyers, public works executives, say
111436 -     from the Corps of Engineers, the Navy, private industry such as
111437 -     Bechtal, and the AGC.  There should be geographical diversity to
111438 -     accomodate evolution in various jurisdictions.  Jim is considering
111439 -     developing a research effort within acadamia.  This section would
111440 -     be a good place to report on that research.
111441 -
111443 -  ..
111444 - Asilomar Event Article
111445 - Project World PMI Dinner Meeting
111446 -
111447 - Follow up ref SDS 14 line 112, and ref SDS 25 line 149.
111448 -
111449 - We considered the objective of an article to draw executives to attend
111450 - Asilomar.  The article needs language that speaks to the executive
111451 - mindset, i.e., the desire to work by conversation, ref SDS 19 2004,
111452 - and the lack of time to read and write, which results in nobody being
111453 - prepared for their work, ref SDS 22 6870.
111454 -
111455 -     [See follow up at ref SDS 31 9442.]
111457 -  ..
111458 - I explained the challenges Bill has encountered working with the PMI
111459 - Committee on finalizing an agenda and speakers, ref SDS 26 6683.
111461 -  ..
111462 - We recognized the correlations between the quality of performance and
111463 - decisions, and the impact of time in the management environement,
111464 - similar to Jim's efforts to get the NWO paper edited, discussed below.
111465 - ref SDS 0 8534
111467 -  ..
111468 - Jim commented that dealing with PMI committees who are volunteers with
111469 - other interests and limited time, presents significant management
111470 - challenges.
111472 -  ..
111473 - Jim said PMI Communications plans to run some advertisements that will
111474 - publicize the Asilomar Conference.  I did not ask him about these
111475 - plans.
111477 -  ..
111478 - We discussed the advantage of a specific article in addition to an ad,
111479 - to draw the correlation between the Project World Event, Asilomar and
111480 - the New World Order paper under the theme Leaderhsip and Technology.
111481 -
111482 -      One approach would be for us to submit the planning that has been
111483 -      done so far, including the speakers and scope, and Jim can then
111484 -      fashion an article, per analysis at ref SDS 16 line 81, ref SDS
111485 -      17 line 161.
111486 -
111487 -          [Ultimately, did not do this.  Submitted the actual agenda
111488 -          and an article on the correlation with the NWO paper and
111489 -          recent articles on downsizing, ref SDS 31 line 129, pluss I
111490 -          included quote from General Hatch, ref SDS 31 line 270.]
111491 -
111493 -       ..
111494 -      Asilomar Survey of Support Managers Need
111495 -
111496 -      I mentioned the idea of a survey form that could be included to
111497 -      obtain input for the Asilomar event in defining a new management
111498 -      science, new work role and support managers feel they need to be
111499 -      more effective, per analysis at ref SDS 24 line 489.
111501 -       ..
111502 -      Jim requested that I draft an article and proposed survey form,
111503 -      and submit this background.
111505 -       ..
111506 -      He needs it by the end of next week, so it can be published in
111507 -      the June issue which will be mailed to members on May 23.  This
111508 -      timing is adequate to provide notice for the people we want to
111509 -      encourage to attend.
111510 -
111511 -         [See follow up at ref SDS 31 line 139.]
111513 -  ..
111514 - I advised I am meeting with Bill DeHart this morning and then Intel
111515 - later today on the event, so we can figure out what action to take on
111516 - these ideas about an article on Asilomar and survey for speaker input.
111517 -
111518 -          [See follow up with Bill at ref SDS 26 line 119.]
111519 -
111521 -       ..
111522 -      Asilomar Post Event Article
111523 -
111524 -      Jim said he will be attending the Asilomar event and so he can
111525 -      report on the results.
111526 -
111527 -
111529 -  ..
111530 - Risk Management Study Analysis, Author's Response
111531 -
111532 - Followed up work at ref SDS 14 line 129.
111533 -
111534 - Jim said PMI has not heard from the author of the article.
111535 -
111536 - We considered that an appropriate course would be for PMI to publish
111537 - the analysis at ref SDS 8 line 99, and editorialize on the the impact
111538 - of time in exacerbating the risks of inadequate communications, as
111539 - described in the original article.  The editorial can request comments
111540 - from the membership on dealing with the time/information continuum
111541 - which will be treated at Asilomar.
111542 -
111543 -
111545 -  ..
111546 - Authority of Project Manager, PMP Certification
111547 -
111548 - Followed up discussion at ref SDS 14 line 151.
111549 -
111550 -    Jim said he has submitted the SDS record to PMI members working on
111551 -    the issue, but has not heard back.  He has not had time to follow
111552 -    up.  This reflects the challenge of volunteer committee work
111553 -    discussed above with respect to the Asilomar event.
111555 -     ..
111556 -    We considered follow up for Jim to simply publish an editorial on
111557 -    the issue to spur dialog for input into the PMI folks thinking
111558 -    about the direction and future of PMI.  This effort cannot be
111559 -    undertaken too soon.  Attendance at monthly meetings at NCC seems
111560 -    to be down sharply, and this presages a drop in membership,
111561 -    especially as more downsizing occurs.
111562 -
111563 -
111565 -  ..
111566 - PMBOK & ISO 10006 Correlations
111567 -
111568 - Followed up discussion at ref SDS 14 line 172.
111569 -
111570 - We considered how this matter will be an aspect of the Asilomar event
111571 - as described in the NWO paper.  The article we submit will reflect
111572 - this idea, ref OF 2 line 45.
111573 -
111574 -    [Did this at ref SDS 31 line 145.]
111575 -
111576 -
111577 -
1116 -

SUBJECTS
New World Order needs old time religion
Time - Too Busy Being Busy
Haste Makes Waste
PMBOK, Apply Consistently with Technology
Management productivity, Needs Integration
Museum, Communication Manager Takes
Bumbling Comedy of Errors, Guess Gossip

2609 -
261001 -  ..
261002 - PMI Has Edits on NWO... Paper that Require Expedited Review
261003 -
261004 - Follow up ref SDS 13 0000, ref SDS 15 0000.
261005 -
261006 - Talked to Jeannette Cabanis.
261008 -  ..
261009 - She said the original work ref OF 1 1055 rambled and used a
261010 - conversational tone that required rework to conform with professional
261011 - standards for publication by PMI.
261012 -
261013 -      I did not mention Jim's observation on 951026 that he liked the
261014 -      article very much. ref SDS 6 9932  I also did not ask if others
261015 -      found the article hard to follow, because many have indicated
261016 -      that the new ideas in the piece are difficult.  By definition new
261017 -      ideas are difficult.  Few could follow the theory of relativity
261018 -      when it was first published.
261020 -  ..
261021 - Jeanette has edited the article to 5,000 words and created headnotes
261022 - per understandings with Jim on 951214, ref SDS 10 0032, and previously
261023 - on 951226. ref SDS 6 9932
261025 -  ..
261026 - Jeannett wants to fax her ideas on the NWO paper for my comments.
261028 -  ..
261029 - I asked her to send me a disk.
261031 -  ..
261032 - She said there is not enough time for the mail.  They need to finalize
261033 - the article by tomorrow.
261034 -
261035 -      [On 960430 another example of bumbling mistakes by "expediting"
261036 -      notice on Asilomar agenda. ref SDS 32 7008]
261037 -
261038 -      [On 960405 Jeannette has article in April PMnetwork, ref SDS 29
261039 -      9604, explaining advantages of PM career.]
261041 -       ..
261042 -      [On 050411 received request for article within 3 days for
261043 -      publication in PMNetwork on business intelligence. ref SDS 34
261044 -      L25K
261046 -  ..
261047 - I indicated suprise about the apparent emergency notification of
261048 - changes to the paper PMI has had since last August.
261050 -  ..
261051 - Jeanette said she has had the paper only for the past 10 days.
261053 -  ..
261054 - I explained a fax is not an efficient medium to facilitate the work
261055 - PMI is requesting, and further in conflicts with practices being
261056 - presented in the article.  I asked if she can zip the file she
261057 - prepared for the article, and send it via the Internet?
261059 -  ..
261060 - Jeannett will do this, and will also fax a hard copy to Millie in case
261061 - the internet thing crashes, as often happens.  I will review it
261062 - tonight after returning from the meeting with Intel; I will try to
261063 - submit comments tomorrow in time to meet PMI's publication deadline.
261065 -  ..
261066 - I asked to talk to Jim.
261067 -
261069 -  ..
261070 - Talked to Jim.
261072 -  ..
261073 - Jim says that his team is on a tight deadline; he confirmed they have
261074 - to finalize the article by tomorrow.  He did not indicate if he has
261075 - read the revised work performed by Jeannette, since on 951026 Jim
261076 - indicated he liked the original very much, ref SDS 6 9932.
261078 -                     ..
261079 -                    There is not enough time
261080 -
261081 -    ...to submit PMI's proposed changes in the NWO article and the
261082 -    reasons for them so they can be analysed and treated in a careful
261083 -    manner to ensure good ideas are integrated into the work, and
261084 -    erroneous ones are corrected.
261086 -     ..
261087 -    This challenge is particularly acute where PMI is publishing
261088 -    introduction to a new management science that is outside everyone's
261089 -    experience.
261091 -  ..
261092 - We considered the irony of an article on better time and information
261093 - management for which there is not enough time to adequately analyse
261094 - the information, i.e., to connect it up to create knowledge, per
261095 - Jeanette's email. ref DRT 1
261096 -
261097 -     [On 960412 received thank you letter from PMI. ref SDS 30 0001
261099 -      ..
261100 -     [On 960418 received actual article published in the May issue.
261101 -     ref SDS 33 0001
261102 -
261104 -  ..
261105 - Communication Manager
261106 -
261107 - This record supports the NWO thesis that the central challenge of the
261108 - New World Order is the tension between using summary methods due to
261109 - constant information, and mistakes this causes that degrades
261110 - management productivity under Drucker's rule cited in the paper.
261111 - ref OF 9 0664  Poor work reduces earnings, leading to more
261112 - downsizing, which leads to worse work -- the implosion described in
261113 - the paper.  The role of communication manager and technology is to
261114 - meet the challenge of timely notice in order to apply PMBOK practices
261115 - of aligning communications to accomplish productive work.
261116 -
261117 -         [On 960405 irony PMnetwork publishes article on taking time to
261118 -         check accuracy, essential to avoid the cost of rework to
261119 -         correct mistakes. ref SDS 29 F15U
261121 -          ..
261122 -         [On 960405 same issue of PMnetwork reports downsizing by
261123 -         cutting cost of project managers, perhaps because they did not
261124 -         take time to check their work, and so cost overruns led to
261125 -         cost cutting. ref SDS 29 0300
261126 -
261128 -      ..
261129 -     Haste Makes Waste
261130 -     PMI Cannot Apply PMBOK
261131 -
261132 -     I explained the meeting we are having today with Chips &
261133 -     Technologies and Intel to help them shape their presentations at
261134 -     Asilomar to address the issues in the NWO paper.  If I had been
261135 -     notified of PMI's interest in changing the article last week, this
261136 -     effort could have been incorporated into the work flow so it
261137 -     received the attention PMI Communication's ideas deserve.  Now we
261138 -     are forced to hurry.  Haste makes waste!  I cannot address PMI's
261139 -     concerns until tonight, when I am tired.  This seems to conflict
261140 -     with PMBOK strictures to apply sound management practice.
261142 -          ..
261143 -         [On 960419 letter to PMI Comm applies anomoly on not having
261144 -         enough time and money to avoid mistakes, causing delays and
261145 -         cost overruns. ref SDS 31 0001
261147 -  ..
261148 - We reviewed similarities in the record on editing the NWO article,
261149 - with work on the PMI Committee, at Chips, Intel, Turner, per letter to
261150 - Intel, ref DIP 2 0001, issued on 960223 and citing the challenge of
261151 - the ages -- nobody has time to think. ref SDS 18 JZ6M
261153 -  ..
261154 - Everyone wants to be notified of problems but nobody makes it to the
261155 - museum. There is not enough time in the New World Order.
261157 -  ..
261158 - I suggested the value of the PMBOK is to provide cultural inertia for
261159 - people to slow down long enough to succeed faster.
261161 -  ..
261162 - I will request PMI's analysis of the NWO paper for careful comments at
261163 - a later date, per Fran Webster's suggestions in his letter, received
261164 - on 941006. ref SDS 1 0000
261165 -
261166 -     What I am wondering is that in order to decide to publish, someone
261167 -     had to read the paper.  This evidently disclosed merit and a
261168 -     rambling conversational tone, cited by Jeanneatte. ref SDS 0 1470
261169 -
261170 -        [On 960403 General Hatch, Commander, USACE, Ret reported he
261171 -        read the NWO three (3) times in order to understand how to add
261172 -        intelligence support for management. ref SDS 28 5592
261174 -      ..
261175 -     Someone else must have been asked to read the paper again for a
261176 -     second opinion, under the reasoning Fran Webster cites that it
261177 -     takes awhile for the ideas in the NWO paper to sink in,
261178 -     ref DRP 1 0001  These readings likley raised questions, e.g., "I
261179 -     don't understand this, I don't understand that.  This does not
261180 -     seem connected.  That seems rambling."  Why could not these
261181 -     markings and concerns have been submitted 4 or 5 months ago, or 4
261182 -     or 5 weeks ago, or 4 or 5 days ago?
261183 -
261184 -
261185 -
261186 -
2612 -
261201 -
2613 -

SUBJECTS
PMI Articles in Publications
New World Order needs old time religion

2904 -
2905 - 2028 received PMI Com version of NWO
290601 -  ..
290602 - Millie delivered the fax and I downloaded the zip file via internet.
290604 -  ..
290605 - Jeanette's email asks for my bio, but it seems to be attached to the
290606 - fax.
290607 -
290608 -     Jeanette's file is a Word document, ref OF 5 line 30.
290609 -
290610 -     I created the file ref OF 6 line 30 to create a revision file
290611 -     showing the changes I was able to identify over night.
290613 -      ..
290614 -     The next day, I created a separate file, ref OF 7 line 30 that has
290615 -     the final version of what I returned to PMI.  I actually returned
290616 -     ref OF 6 line 30, so they can see the revisions.
290617 -
290619 -  ..
290620 - The main problem is that the flow has been so changed that I do not
290621 - have a good feel for the conceptual development and transitions of the
290622 - material in the newly proposed form.
290624 -  ..
290625 - I have spent about 6 hours working with individual pieces.  This has
290626 - not been enough time to analyse what has been removed.  There is
290627 - considerable redundancy, which seems to occur because the removed
290628 - portions no longer require linking back to the primary concepts.
290630 -  ..
290631 - The back page needs a lot more work.  There is too much repetition of
290632 - certain phrases.  Will have to do it tomorrow; I cannot think clearly
290633 - anymore now.
290634 -
290635 -    [On 960327 submitted comments on PMI's proposed edits to NWO.
290636 -    ref SDS 27 0001
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