CONTACTS 
0201 - Turner Const. SF                   415 274 2900 fax 989 1370
020101 - Mr. Steve Rule; Territory Engineer =415 274 2917; Engineering Department

SUBJECTS
Proposal, Contract & Support
Turner, San Francisco
Rule, Steve, Turner
Proactive Management Discovers Problems
Discovery, Strategic Resource
Proactive Needs to Dig Out Key Information

0908 -
0908 -    ..
0909 - Summary/Objective
0910 -
091001 - Follow up ref SDS 5 0000, ref SDS 4 0000.
091002 -
091003 - Scheduled meeting with Steve and Kavinder on 960816 1000 to debrief
091004 - Asilomar Conference, show how "issue management" was applied using
091005 - Communication Metrics to plan Asilomar.
091007 -  ..
091008 - Submitted ref DIT 1 0001 confirming these understandings, included
091009 - discussion with Kavinder ref SDS 9 line 60, and Dave Buoncristiani,
091010 - ref SDS 8 line 60, for background.  Sent copy to Dave to see if he
091011 - wants to meet with us on 960816.
091012 -
091013 -      [See meeting at ref SDS 11 4883.]
091014 -  ..
0911 -
0912 -
0913 - Progress
0914 -
091401 - Turner is changing personnel at SFO, so maybe they need help.
091402 - ref SDS 5 4983
091403 -
091404 -     I did not ask about this.
091406 -  ..
091407 - Steve was disappointed that I could not attend the event.  He received
091408 - congratulatory letters from Sherrill McDonald and from Nino Borsoni.
091410 -  ..
091411 - I mentioned lauditory remarks from others on his presentation.
091412 - ref SDS 7 1352, ref SDS 8 1474
091414 -  ..
091415 - Steve asked about Dave Vannier missing his presentation on Intel's
091416 - plans for future technologies.
091418 -  ..
091419 - Steve said everybody was that worried Dave may have been in an
091420 - accident when he did not show up on Saturday.
091422 -  ..
091423 - I explained the apparent mixup in scheduling due to not reading the
091424 - record, reported on 960715. ref SDS 7 0032
091426 -  ..
091427 - Steve asked to see how SDS managed the Asilomar Conference.  He wants
091428 - to improve Turner's "issue management" system discussed with Kavinder
091429 - on 960713. ref SDS 10 0643
091431 -      ..
091432 -     Steve said "Issue" management at Turner is reactive.
091433 -
091434 -     He feels management should be proactive, per discussion with
091435 -     Morris Jones at Chips on 960721. ref SDS 9 2885.
091436 -
091437 -          [On 960816 Steve feels proactive problem handling is not cost
091438 -          effective. ref SDS 11 2958
091440 -           ..
091441 -          [On 970709 article describes risk management as a proactive
091442 -          process, ref SDS 12 6693.]
091444 -           ..
091445 -          [On 980405 Bill DeHart explained that managers are afraid of
091446 -          accountability, ref SDS 13 5065, which blocks use of
091447 -          proactive problem which handling Steve indicates is useful.]
091449 -      ..
091450 -     I explained Communication Metrics supports "proactive" management,
091451 -     as discussed in the New World Order... paper (p. 3 col 2 para 1)
091452 -     submitted to Turner, ref OF 1 line 378.  Steve was reading the NWO
091453 -     paper at the time of the meeting on 960405. ref SDS 1 6663
091455 -      ..
091456 -     We set a review meeting for 960816 1000.  I advised that Bill may
091457 -     not be able to meet on that day, and if so, Steve can meet the
091458 -     following Monday on 960819.  Steve is traveling from 960820 for a
091459 -     few days.  Bill is on vacation this week.  I will coordinate on
091460 -     this when Bill returns next Monday, and advise Steve.
091461 -
091462 -      [See meeting at ref SDS 11 4883.]
091464 -  ..
091465 - Steve will try to have Kavinder attend the meeting.
091466 -
091467 -     This reflects understandings from the telecon with Kavinder that
091468 -     Turner expects to debrief the event, ref SDS 10 line 136.
091470 -  ..
091471 - I mentioned the ideas of Concurrent Discovery.  Steve said he liked
091472 - David Buoncristiani's presentation.
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