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Anytime Anywhere Information Overload Not Very Productive, Dave Vanni
Least Productive Business System at Intel, Dave Vannier

4811 -
4811 -    ..
4812 - Summary/Objective
4813 -
481301 - Follow up ref SDS 14 0000, ref SDS 13 0000.
481302 -
481303 - This article explains procedures for using the Internet to support
481304 - construction management. ref SDS 0 2222  The procedures apply equally
481305 - to project and general management.  The Internet and local intranets
481306 - provide a direct means to integrate information from different sources
481307 - through a single automated environment using a Web browser.  Security
481308 - and access priveleges are supported. ref SDS 0 6593 This can
481309 - facilitate implementation of programs like RMS at USACE, by gradually
481310 - adding capability over time, rather than having to use an entirely new
481311 - program all at once.
481312 -
481313 -     [On 980630 reviewed article in PMJ explaining a case study using
481314 -     an Internet Web site for project management. ref SDS 44 0633]
481316 -  ..
481317 - The article says intranets can support a joint partnering environment.
481318 - That approach is probably not realistic under present competitive
481319 - bidding requirements and practices.  But an intranet can still enhance
481320 - performance of existing management methods under competitive bidding
481321 - without implementation through partnering.  Such use can support
481322 - effective partnering while also protecting the interests of the
481323 - governemnt.
481325 -  ..
481326 - The Internet is a "new reality" of management that needs a fast, easy
481327 - way to create useful content, and it needs "intelligence" support for
481328 - organizational memory, as reported on 960304. ref SDS 6 2044
481329 -
481330 -     [On 980307 Andy Grove, CEO of Intel, says the Internet is a new
481331 -     reality that requires changes in management skills and procedures.
481332 -     ref SDS 39 3151]
481334 -      ..
481335 -     [On 000403 Jack Park cites demand for carefuly structured thinking
481336 -     when using the web for daily management. ref SDS 64 3782
481338 -  ..
481339 - Information from meetings, calls and email increases complexity that
481340 - increases the risk of making mistakes, and overlooking opportunities
481341 - due to information overload, as explained in POIMS, ref OF 4 6221, and
481342 - analysis of executive and communication training on 970829,
481343 - ref SDS 21 2878, and earlier on 950426. ref SDS 3 4392
481345 -  ..
481346 - The core problem of complexity overwhelming human mental biology is
481347 - further explained in NWO....
481348 -
481349 -     Faster technology increases mistakes............. ref OF 7 8303
481350 -     Information overload compresses time, distance... ref OF 7 8303
481351 -     New realities overwhelm mental biology........... ref OF 7 7928
481352 -     Communication must transcend new realities....... ref OF 8 4925
481354 -  ..
481355 - Dreams of a paperless and virtual office to save time and money have
481356 - so far failed, because the design of SDS is counterintuitive, and so
481357 - is difficult for people to discover, as explained in POIMS.
481358 - ref OF 4 SK7L and ref OF 5 5820
481359 -
481360 -      [On 000324 Lee Iverson reported research at SRI shows KM projects
481361 -      have failed. ref SDS 63 4877
481363 -       ..
481364 -      [On 000425 KM is a secret of SDS. ref SDS 67 0480
481366 -       ..
481367 -      [On 010924 Morris reported nobody has discovered the secret of
481368 -      the SDS design. ref SDS 71 XT5F
481370 -       ..
481371 -      [On 020608 Dave Snowden reports research at IBM shows KM has
481372 -      failed to meet expectations. ref SDS 72 ZN6I
481374 -  ..
481375 - SDS and Communication Metrics methodologies meet the demand for useful
481376 - content on the Internet by making it fast and easy to create
481377 - connections with context that increases span of attention so that
481378 - people are not overwhelmed by confusion from complexity of information
481379 - overload, as explained in the USACE CESPN memo to HQ USACE CEMP-E...
481380 - ref DRP 1 4172.
481382 -  ..
481383 - Using SDS to create organizational memory and add flexible structure,
481384 - for analysis, alignment, summary and obtain obtain feedback to verify
481385 - accuracy, and track action items in the original context, will add
481386 - value to the Interent by adding content that facilitates understanding
481387 - and follow up, which are currently hampered by information overload.
481388 -
481389 -      [On 990419 developed judicious review to help people use the
481390 -      connections that leverage the power of intelligence. ref SDS 58
481391 -      2601
481393 -  ..
481394 - On 960304 industry leaders cite demand for content esstential to make
481395 - the Internet an economic success. ref SDS 6 2044
481397 -  ..
481398 - On 970222 Larry Ellison and Bill Gates reported personal computers
481399 - need an application to complement wordprocessing and spreadsheets.
481400 - ref SDS 14 3967
481402 -  ..
481403 - Paperless and virtual office reported on 960626 illustrate desire for
481404 - using the Internet to improve management....
481405 -
481406 -      Paperless office reviewed at Intel.............. ref SDS 10 4432
481407 -      Better organization and access.................. ref SDS 10 3888
481408 -      Collaboration and knowledge repository.......... ref SDS 10 2222
481409 -
481410 - ...which IT has so far failed to deliver. ref SDS 10 3333  Paperless
481411 - office implies electronic handling, rather than printing documents and
481412 - manually moving, organizing, storing and retrieving.
481413 -
481414 -     [On 971105 printing using browser technology planned. ref SDS 30
481415 -     3871
481417 -      ..
481418 -     [On 021013 converted from PCL default to Internet support.
481419 -     ref SDS 74 6F9F
481421 -  ..
481422 - The record on 890809 shows people need better listening to make
481423 - communication effective with accurate understanding and follow up.
481424 - ref SDS 1 CJ9J  Better communication from understanding links between
481425 - cause and effect, and timely follow up together improve command and
481426 - control of the work.  Good management improves productivity and
481427 - earnings from saving lives, time, and money.
481429 -  ..
481430 - "Intelligence" summarizes goals for better listening, as explained in
481431 - POIMS, ref OF 4 1X6G, which complements popular terms for a paperless
481432 - or virtual office, per above. ref SDS 0 X6TS
481434 -  ..
481435 - It may be possible to accomplish some of the goals for a "paperless"
481436 - and "virtual" office to improve the conventional role of documents for
481437 - enabling accurate understandings and timely follow up, by putting...
481438 -
481439 -                    SDS records on the Internet
481440 -
481441 - ....to make "delivering the goods" fast and easy, so that everybody is
481442 - on the same page.  Many people are helped by a connected web of
481443 - accurate knowledge generated by only a few people using SDS, based on
481444 - a paradigm for...
481446 -                    ..
481447 -                   Anytime,Anywhere Intelligence
481449 -  ..
481450 - The Com Metrics web site...
481451 -
481452 -                http://www.welchco.com/
481453 -
481454 - ...empowers people and organizations with command and control for
481455 - accessing all forms of multi-media "intelligence," including analysis
481456 - that makes information valuable for knowledge work, using ordinary Web
481457 - browser technology.  Links between records showing cause and effect of
481458 - actions, decisions and results would be instantly accessible, per
481459 - research on 960629, ref SDS 11 0000  This architecture meets popular
481460 - objectives for adding value to the Internet by application to improve
481461 - productivity and earnings, rather than merely an electronic billboard
481462 - and purchasing channel, as set out below. ref SDS 0 5884
481463 -
481464 -      [On 971206 initial implementation completed. ref SDS 35 0001
481466 -       ..
481467 -      [On 971210 demonstrated initial system. ref SDS 36 0001
481469 -       ..
481470 -      [On 010907 many people object to better management because fear
481471 -      of accountability prevents using the Internet for working
481472 -      "intelligently." ref SDS 70 ZN3M
481474 -       ..
481475 -      [On 010907 many people report better results using "intelligence"
481476 -      on the Internet. ref SDS 70 0P8P
481478 -       ..
481479 -      [On 020820 0103 engineers and computer scientists trying to
481480 -      advance information to knowledge management frustrated, cannot
481481 -      understand objective; ask "what are we trying to accomplish -
481482 -      letter explains elements of "Knowledge Management" based on
481483 -      3-layer architecture. ref SDS 73 4C6F
481485 -       ..
481486 -      [On 030716 discovered procedure to use Internet and avoid
481487 -      indexing and caching. ref SDS 75 P143
481489 -       ..
481490 -      [On 030728 Google reports procedure to suppress visibility is
481491 -      very limited. ref SDS 76 K48O
481493 -       ..
481494 -      [On 100904 0943 cell phone technology advanced to make using
481495 -      anytime, anywhere intelligence more viable; while increasing
481496 -      demand for ability to generate "intelligence." ref SDS 77 X84R
481498 -       ..
481499 -      [On 101209 0823 Windows 7 Microsoft oprating system restrictive
481500 -      permissions deny access transferring records between computers
481501 -      and to the Internet, prevents anytime, anywhere intelligence.
481502 -      ref SDS 78 1R5H
481504 -  ..
481505 - Webmail would provide the power of SDS connections that add value to
481506 - ordinary email by enabling people to use addressability that saves
481507 - time and money with links to specific information in Knowledge Space,
481508 - rather than to an entire document, as related on 960620. ref SDS 9
481509 - 3516
481511 -  ..
481512 - Knowledge Space on the Interent is a big step toward the goal of
481513 - better productivity using a "paperless" or "virtual" office, which has
481514 - eluded and frustrated technologists and practitioners, as reported on
481515 - 960626. ref SDS 10 3333
481516 -
481517 -      [On 980226 IBM announced plans to market "business intelligence,"
481518 -      which may indicate interest in using the Internet for saving time
481519 -      and money by improving management. ref SDS 37 0000
481521 -       ..
481522 -      [On 980307 Andy Grove's book "Only the Paranoid Survive" supports
481523 -      Communication Metrics methodology. ref SDS 38 0001]
481525 -       ..
481526 -      [On 980613 goal for paperless office to get better productivity
481527 -      has been elusive. ref SDS 42 0526
481529 -       ..
481530 -      [On 980915 Internet search engines make SDS records advertising
481531 -      asset. ref SDS 46 0001
481533 -       ..
481534 -      [On 990328 defined "knowledge space." ref SDS 56 4789]
481536 -       ..
481537 -      [On 990603 report that Communication Metrics on the Internet
481538 -      accomplishes this goal. ref SDS 60 3456]
481540 -       ..
481541 -      [On 000405 Doug Engelbart calls for addressability in email that
481542 -      is in SDS webmail. ref SDS 65 2484
481544 -       ..
481545 -      [On 000802 business plan uses SDS record on the Internet for
481546 -      sales. ref SDS 68 2501
481548 -       ..
481549 -      [On 000809 "passing fancy" shows advertising asset. ref SDS 69
481550 -      0001
481552 -  ..
481553 - Internet delivery of the SDS diary and connected documents via email
481554 - provides a new medium of webmail that makes Communication Metrics work
481555 - product easier to use, and allows people to gain experience using
481556 - "intelligence" without having to learn SDS.  This can illustrate
481557 - benefits that are otherwise difficult for people to grasp without
481558 - experience, as reported by USACE on 961101, ref SDS 12 8888, and which
481559 - later the Corps to report on 970418 that Communication Metrics
481560 - provides "intelligence." ref SDS 15 5368
481561 -
481562 -     [On 971105 sharpened this objective. ref SDS 30 2367]
481564 -  ..
481565 - Delivering anytime, anywhere intelligence should add value to the
481566 - Internet.  On 960509 Dave Vannier at Intel reported that at this time
481567 - the Internet only provides...
481568 -
481569 -
481570 -                   Anytime, anywhere information
481571 -
481572 -
481573 - ...that is not very useful to managers, according to Dave Vannier at
481574 - Intel. ref SDS 8 3502  Earlier on 950927 Dave reported that email is
481575 - the least productive business Intel uses, so adding "intelligence"
481576 - support should be welcomed. ref SDS 4 4939
481577 -
481578 -     [On 971105 developed plans to implement improvements. ref SDS 30
481579 -     4927 and ref SDS 30 2367
481581 -      ..
481582 -     [On 990422 Dave indicated Communication Metrics on the Internet
481583 -     shows progress on this goal. ref SDS 59 8400]
481585 -      ..
481586 -     [On 990907 Dave recognized this distinction. ref SDS 61 0001]
481588 -  ..
481589 - Since intelligence adds value to information, the combination of SDS,
481590 - a skilled Communication Manager to gather, organize and analyse daily
481591 - intelligence, and the Internet to deliver it to managers anytime,
481592 - anywhere, can add value to managers and to the information they create
481593 - and receive each day, by building and maintaining shared meaning, per
481594 - discussion with Merrill Malvini on 970826. ref SDS 20 6702
481596 -  ..
481597 - This may solve the problem of managers getting so much information
481598 - they do not have time to think, reported on 970910. ref SDS 22 3479
481600 -  ..
481601 - It would provide an automated "repository of experience, i.e., a....
481602 -
481603 -
481604 -                       Knowledge Space
481605 -
481606 -
481607 - ...defined on 960620, ref SDS 9 3516, to summarize analysis on 940510
481608 - showing that SDS enabling people to generate and maintain an
481609 - "encyclopedia" of their knowledge, ref SDS 2 8403, explained in NWO.
481610 - ref OF 8 21AE and in POIMS, ref OF 6 1107, which also reflects
481611 - industry trends for organizations to maintain memory of critical daily
481612 - experience through a...
481614 -                     ..
481615 -                    Repository of Knowledge
481616 -
481617 -
481618 - ...described on 970525 in an article on the "Project Office" concept.
481619 - ref SDS 18 4700  This is, also, the "paperless" and "Virtual" office
481620 - capability, which, for example, Turner wants. ref SDS 7 2640
481621 -
481622 -      [On 980613 reviewed article on "Virtual Office." ref SDS 42 0526]
481624 -       ..
481625 -      [On 991222 Doug Engelbart proposes a knowledge repository to
481626 -      augment human capabilities. ref SDS 62 1140]
481628 -       ..
481629 -      [On 000120 Doug's Colloquium asks what a dynamic knowledge
481630 -      repository (DKR) looks like.
481632 -       ..
481633 -      [On 000421 Colloquium says DKR supports lessons learned.
481634 -      ref SDS 66 5933
481636 -  ..
481637 - We can fashion a linking method so users can access the detail from
481638 - the Summary.  They would be shielded from awareness of how large the
481639 - record is, and so would not be reluctant to review information of
481640 - immediate relevance which they recognize from the Summary, because the
481641 - overall size of the record is very large and so psychologically
481642 - burdensome.
481643 -
481644 -     [See discussion with Tom Keesling at USACE and letter on 971028,
481645 -     suggesting intranets to support Communication Metrics. see the
481646 -     record at ref SDS 29 0000.]
481648 -      ..
481649 -     [On 971105 developed objective and scope for Web project. see the
481650 -     record at ref SDS 30 1459]
481652 -      ..
481653 -     [Met Bill DeHart on 971108 to evaluate viability of using Internet
481654 -     to deliver SDS records, ref SDS 31 1111.]
481656 -      ..
481657 -     [Began SDS coding for Internet/HTML support on 971108. ref SDS 32
481658 -     5340]
481660 -      ..
481661 -     [See SDS features to support HTML on 971113 ref SDS 33 1668.]
481663 -      ..
481664 -     [Sent letter to Jim with copy to Tom on 971113, ref SDS 34 1717.]
481666 -      ..
481667 -     [See completion of SDS system on 971206, ref SDS 35 4862,]
481669 -      ..
481670 -     [On 980321 successful test of Web site. ref SDS 40 4345]
481672 -      ..
481673 -     [On 980405 began work on Web site home page to explain
481674 -     Communication Metrics and "business intelligence". ref SDS 41
481675 -     2573]
481677 -      ..
481678 -     [On 980625 encountered limitations of Internet. ref SDS 43 0000]
481680 -      ..
481681 -     [On 980723 Communication Metrics web site supports clear, concise
481682 -     and complete communications. ref SDS 45 2759]
481684 -      ..
481685 -     [On 981107 Tom Keesling asks about security and access priveleges.
481686 -     ref SDS 54 4494]
481688 -      ..
481689 -     [On 990305 USACE trying papereless contracting. ref SDS 55 9044]
481691 -      ..
481692 -     [On 990331 proposed Common Administration. ref SDS 57 8112]
481693 -
481695 -  ..
4817 -
4818 -
4819 - Progress
4820 -
482001 - Received an article ref OF 1 0000, explaining application of
482002 - intranets to construction management.
482003 -
482004 -
482006 -  ..
482007 - The Internet supports automated management under POIMS technology, see
482008 - ref OF 5 8558, also called Enterprise Workflow, similar to what Max
482009 - Wideman asked about on 970820, ref SDS 19 3345.
482010 -
482011 -       [Notified Max Wideman of this idea on 971024, ref SDS 28 0105.]
482012 -
482013 -       [On 980630 received article in PMJ that sounds similar to what
482014 -       these folks are doing. ref SDS 44 0633]
482016 -  ..
482017 - Many organizations are trying Web based intranets. ref OF 1 1181
482018 -
482019 -       Dave Vannier said Intel's management was "people intensive" but
482020 -       moving to Web, ref SDS 16 3333.
482021 -
482022 -         [On 990422 Dave indicated Communication Metrics on the
482023 -         Internet accomplishes Intel's goals to use the web.
482024 -         ref SDS 59 8400]
482026 -          ..
482027 -         [On 990907 Dave says Communication Metrics delivers timely
482028 -         information, rather than data. ref SDS 61 0001]
482029 -
482030 -
482032 -        ..
482033 -       LTC Thompson, CESPN-DE, set intranets as a goal in the draft
482034 -       Operations Plan dated oa 970516, ref SDS 17 2029.
482035 -
482036 -       Sun Microsystems is using intranet for project management. see
482037 -       ref OF 1 1181
482038 -
482039 -       Fails Management System is a construction management company
482040 -       using intranets to improve "communication." ref OF 1 1184
482042 -        ..
482043 -       Bill DeHart is unaware of use by Sprint of an intranet for the
482044 -       project with PG&E and Bechtel, ref SDS 26 5555.
482045 -
482046 -
482048 -        ..
482049 -       MIT has placed Building Codes on its WWW server
482050 -       ref OF 1 0330
482051 -
482052 -       Canadian institute for Construction Research (IRC) uses the
482053 -       Internet to provide worldwide access to its research, ref OF 1
482054 -       0330
482056 -        ..
482057 -       Carnegie Mellon University uses a Web server as an information
482058 -       broker to search environmental regulations for specific projects
482059 -       in specific locales.  This broker provides a computer-based
482060 -       mechanism for distributing information to a distributed
482061 -       collection of users without the users having to know where that
482062 -       information resides (Krofchik, Garrett & Fenves, 1995).
482063 -       ref OF 1 0330
482064 -
482066 -  ..
482067 - Intranets...
482068 -
482069 -     •  Support partnering, per example at web site...
482070 -
482071 -                    http://www.gcn.net
482072 -
482073 -        ....ref OF 1 1184
482075 -         ..
482076 -        This may fit with the proposal to USACE this morning on using
482077 -        Communication Metrics to support partnering, ref SDS 25 1212.
482079 -         ..
482080 -        We should try to contact someone where this has improved
482081 -        business performance.
482082 -        ..
482083 -        Partnering proposal was submitted this morning to Tom
482084 -        Keesling at USACE CESPN, ref SDS 25 6221.
482085 -
482086 -          [See telecon with Bill DeHart at ref SDS 26 5555 and research
482087 -          on Web sites at ref SDS 27 3828.]
482088 -
482089 -          [On 971021 developed Common Administration. ref SDS 25 0621]
482091 -           ..
482092 -          [On 990328 refined Common Administration. ref SDS 56 9641]
482093 -
482095 -         ..
482096 -     •  Rework reduced on construction using global offices to access
482097 -        expertise 24 hours a day that forms a virtual team through
482098 -        timely communication and collaborative sharing of project
482099 -        information. ref OF 1 3959
482100 -
482101 -        Can we get an example?
482103 -         ..
482104 -        I contacted the vendor and they were unable or unwilling to
482105 -        provide an example of having accomplished this objective.
482107 -         ..
482108 -        USACE reported on 971008 cost savings using Communication
482109 -        Metrics to reduce rework. ref SDS 23 1273
482111 -         ..
482112 -        Communication Metrics on the Internet may increase this
482113 -        benefit.
482114 -
482115 -            [On 981104 received report from USACE that Communication
482116 -            Metrics on the Internet is "pretty neat." ref SDS 53 4320]
482117 -
482119 -         ..
482120 -     •  Design teams communicate without numerous phone calls or
482121 -        expensive meetings. ref OF 1 5844
482122 -
482123 -            [On 980917 set goal to support design function with
482124 -            Communication Metrics on the Internet. ref SDS 47 7412]
482125 -
482126 -            [On 980928 trying Communication Metrics on Internet to
482127 -            support design teams. ref SDS 48 9020]
482129 -             ..
482130 -            [On 981007 project manager reluctant to support using
482131 -            Internet for project communications. ref SDS 49 7722
482133 -             ..
482134 -            [On 981014 project manager reports electronic transfer of
482135 -            information to Communication Manager, ref SDS 50 3819,
482136 -            which was incorrect.]
482138 -             ..
482139 -            [On 981023 project manager disconnects Internet access to
482140 -            design team. ref SDS 51 2730]
482142 -             ..
482143 -            [On 981023 goal to work out procedures to support design
482144 -            team with Communication Metrics. ref SDS 52 3000]
482145 -
482147 -         ..
482148 -     •  Provides electronic record of all discussions, decisions and
482149 -        project notes. ref OF 1 5844
482151 -         ..
482152 -        This comprises the "repository of experience," set as a goal
482153 -        for the Project Office, reviewed on 970525. ref SDS 18 4700
482154 -        Using computers for an electronic record was proposed by
482155 -        Vannevar Bush in an article published in 1945, and reviewed on
482156 -        960304, ref SDS 5 L47F; Bush proposed tracking "trails of
482157 -        association to aid memory and the thinking process. ref SDS 5
482158 -        H68K However, it is a very difficult task, which is why
482159 -        Communication Metrics was developed, per above. ref SDS 0 3636
482161 -         ..
482162 -        How is a "repository of experience" accomplished without
482163 -        Communication Metrics?
482164 -
482165 -           [On 981108 Bill DeHart at PG&E advised that no one at PG&E,
482166 -           Sprint, Bechtal, he has encountered the past year or so have
482167 -           accomplished this goal. ref SDS 31 1111]
482169 -            ..
482170 -           [On 980613 article says these objectives have not yet been
482171 -           accomplished. ref SDS 42 0526]
482172 -
482174 -         ..
482175 -     •  Allows transfer or sharing documents, specifications, change
482176 -        orders, CADD drawings, database records, and hypertext
482177 -        documents in a quick and efficient manner" (Varier & Turk,
482178 -        1995). ref OF 1 5844
482180 -         ..
482181 -        How does this method relate to affirmative need for a
482182 -        contractor to obfuscate or for a design professional to
482183 -        conceal?
482184 -
482185 -           [On 971028 talked to Tom Keesling at USACE and submitted a
482186 -           letter on using intranets to support Communication Metrics,
482187 -           ref SDS 29 1209.]
482189 -            ..
482190 -           [On 981108 Bill DeHart at PG&E advised that no one at PG&E,
482191 -           Sprint, Bechtal, he has encountered the past year or so have
482192 -           accomplished this goal. ref SDS 31 1111]
482194 -            ..
482195 -           [On 980613 article says these objectives have not yet been
482196 -           accomplished. ref SDS 42 0526]
482197 -
482199 -  ..
482200 - Issues to be resolved for using a project intranet:
482201 -
482202 -    1.  Who makes up the project information team?
482203 -        ref OF 1 4993
482204 -
482205 -        This might be similar to the management team for the Oakland
482206 -        Harbor Cost Sharing agreement between USACE CESPN and the Port
482207 -        of Oakland.
482209 -         ..
482210 -        The article says there can be an executive team and a working
482211 -        group; and that "project leaders" select a group of key players
482212 -        to comprise the project information team. ref OF 1 4994.
482214 -         ..
482215 -        This procedure was on the Oakland Harbor project, and it did
482216 -        not work well.  The parties were disconnected from the details
482217 -        of the work, and did not follow the terms of their agreement.
482219 -         ..
482220 -        Author recommends for the Information Team...
482221 -
482222 -               Owner's rep  ref OF 1 4998
482223 -               Project Design Group, ref OF 1 4998
482224 -
482225 -                  Why does Owner only have a single rep, and the
482226 -                  design team has an entire group?  Isn't this
482227 -                  unwieldy?
482229 -                   ..
482230 -                  Is there a designee from each sub-consultant?  Is
482231 -                  there a hierarchy, where the lead designer
482232 -                  (engineer/architect) has primary responsibility?
482234 -                ..
482235 -               Construction Management Staff, ref OF 1 4998
482236 -               ..
482237 -               Key Subcontractors and Vendors, ref OF 1 4998
482238 -                  ..
482239 -                  What is the standard for level of
482240 -                  participation?
482242 -         ..
482243 -        How is this group managed and at what cost?
482245 -         ..
482246 -        What about...
482247 -
482248 -               Regulatory jurisdictions?
482249 -               Public Impact?
482250 -
482251 -
482253 -         ..
482254 -    2.  Who publishes and controls information on the intranet?
482255 -        ref OF 1 4993, ref OF 1 3772
482256 -
482257 -        If erroneous information is published, who is liable?
482258 -
482259 -        Author recognizes that entering information into the project
482260 -        intranet comprises significant control over the project......
482261 -        ref OF 1 4749
482263 -         ..
482264 -        Author suggests that each organization responsible for
482265 -        generating information has the responsibility to maintain it
482266 -        on the Web. ref OF 1 4749
482268 -             ..
482269 -            Each organization can have its own server, and there can be
482270 -            a single home page that links them together. ref OF 1 4749
482271 -
482272 -
482274 -         ..
482275 -    3.  How is information submitted for publication on the intranet,
482276 -        when is it due; how soon after submission, must publication
482277 -        occur; if publication does not occur what remedies result?
482279 -         ..
482280 -        Author says it is a hard job to keep the files on an intranet
482281 -        system current with the flow of work in the field. Files have
482282 -        to be translated into HTML format, which is very time
482283 -        consuming. ref OF 1 3004
482284 -
482285 -            [See meeting with Bill DeHart on 971108, ref SDS 31 5491.]
482287 -             ..
482288 -            Seems like experience with Netscape indicates that it is
482289 -            fairly easy to transfer normal correspondence into the
482290 -            email system.
482292 -             ..
482293 -            However, the job requires discipline and can easily fall
482294 -            behind, as indicated by review of USACE CEMP-E Web site on
482295 -            971015, ref SDS 24 8492.
482297 -         ..
482298 -        Author says procedures should be specified, ref OF 1 3006
482300 -         ..
482301 -        Author says "effective partnering" can develop information
482302 -        transfer methods and provide standards for liability and
482303 -        control issues that meet conflicting needs of construction
482304 -        contracting parties. ref OF 1 3006 and ref OF 1 3888
482305 -
482306 -            What is the source of this effective partnering?
482308 -             ..
482309 -            The challenge is that contract notice provisions provide a
482310 -            mechanism for each party to manage its own information and
482311 -            to obtain relief if the other side fails to meet industry
482312 -            standards for timely performance.  How is this accomplished
482313 -            in a common Web?
482314 -
482315 -
482317 -         ..
482318 -        The alternative is not to use "partnering" agreement, but
482319 -        rather to specify a procedure to perform, and let the market
482320 -        provide bidders willing to perform according to spec.
482321 -
482323 -         ..
482324 -    4.  What information will be managed by the intranet?
482325 -        ref OF 1 4993
482326 -
482327 -             Project Description             ref OF 1 3995
482328 -             Project Roster                  ref OF 1 3995
482329 -             Photos                          ref OF 1 3995
482330 -             Updated project schedule        ref OF 1 3998
482331 -             Two-week look ahead schedule    ref OF 1 3998
482332 -             Meeting minutes                 ref OF 1 3998
482333 -             Pending Change Orders           ref OF 1 3998
482334 -             RFI - Requests for Information  ref OF 1 3998
482335 -             Submittal status log            ref OF 1 3998
482336 -             Action Items                    ref OF 1 3998
482337 -
482339 -         ..
482340 -        What is the interface between information on the intranet
482341 -        and that which is off the system?
482342 -
482344 -         ..
482345 -        "Brainstorming" determines information published on intranet.
482346 -        ref OF 1 3814
482347 -
482348 -        How many sessions are required?
482349 -
482350 -        Typically, procedures are identified in contract specifications
482351 -        on notices and submittals.  Parties have long established
482352 -        procedures.  Who decides what portion of these components are
482353 -        to be published and whose procedure will apply when parties
482354 -        have differing approaches to common matters?
482355 -
482357 -         ..
482358 -        Security and Access Control
482359 -
482360 -        An intranet is generally separate from the wider world of the
482361 -        Internet, and it is controlled by the organization's own web
482362 -        master. ref OF 1 2859
482363 -
482364 -        Access control can be designed using passwords to assign access
482365 -        priveleges for sensitive information. ref OF 1 3888
482366 -
482367 -            [On 981107 Tom Keesling asks about security and access
482368 -            priveleges. ref SDS 54 4494]
482369 -
482371 -         ..
482372 -        Information Catagories Requires Careful Development
482373 -        Focus Group Used by Sun Microsystems for WBS Development
482374 -
482375 -        Author says Sun Microsystems project team identified 51
482376 -        information categories for their intranet, ref OF 1 3814.  A
482377 -        "focus group" was used to sort the categories into similar
482378 -        piles, which were then used to make separate Web pages.
482379 -        ref OF 1 3814
482380 -
482381 -             Was the focus group generic or selected from Sun's
482382 -             management who knew something about how Sun does business?
482384 -         ..
482385 -        Construction Management Has Four Major Categories...
482386 -        ref OF 1 4622:
482387 -                  ..
482388 -                  Project      ref OF 1 4622 Design
482389 -                  ref OF 1 4829 Management   ref OF 1 3700 Financial
482390 -                  ref OF 1 3747
482392 -              ..
482393 -             What is the source of this list?  Has it been used by
482394 -             Bechtel, PG&E, USACE, or some other recognized firm that
482395 -             specializes in construction?
482397 -     ..
482398 -    Questions 1 - 4 are very difficult for contracting parties under a
482399 -    fixed price bid to reach and maintain agreement over time, for the
482400 -    reasons discussed in the partnering proposal developed this
482401 -    morning, ref SDS 25 8492.
482402 -
482404 -         ..
482405 -    5.  What technology will be used
482406 -
482407 -        Hardware, software, service, maintenance
482408 -
482409 -        Cost is estimated at $10K...
482410 -        ref OF 1 3008
482411 -
482412 -           What does this include?  Does it include the Internet
482413 -           address, the labor for all of the "partnering,"
482414 -           "barnstorming" and "focus group" meetings to plan the system,
482415 -           resolve disputes and implement the thing.
482417 -            ..
482418 -           Author says "basic system" can be created for $5K.
482419 -           ref OF 1 3996
482421 -         ..
482422 -        Creating an intranet requires expertise in TCP/IP network
482423 -        administration. ref OF 1 5229
482425 -         ..
482426 -        Configuration consists of a file server which uses WWW software
482427 -        and remote client computers that can be used by project team
482428 -        members to "pull" information off the server. ref OF 1 5229
482430 -         ..
482431 -        This server can distribute information to project team members
482432 -        down the hall or around the globe via the Internet.
482433 -        ref OF 1 5229
482435 -         ..
482436 -        One or several Web servers can be used to distribute
482437 -        information, depending upon project size, ref OF 1 5229
482438 -
482439 -             How about reliability?  How much redundancy is needed to
482440 -             maintain constant access?
482441 -             ..
482442 -             Is there 24 hour 7 day a week access?
482443 -
482444 -                It may not be needed, if information can reliably be
482445 -                downloaded during most of the work day.  This is a big
482446 -                if though.
482447 -
482449 -         ..
482450 -    6.  Who is responsible for installation, set-up, maintenance?
482451 -
482452 -        If equipment or maintenance fails, who is liable for extra
482453 -        costs flowing from failed communication?
482454 -
482455 -        Author says the project team under para 1 has this
482456 -        responsibility, ref OF 1 3772, ref OF 1 4749. This is a recipe
482457 -        for failure. If anything goes wrong, no one will be
482458 -        responsible.
482459 -
482461 -         ..
482462 -    7.  Webmaster maintains system, ref OF 1 3772
482463 -
482464 -        Based on Bill DeHart's experience with PMI, and the USACE
482465 -        CEMP-E Web site, maintaining a Web site can be a hit or miss
482466 -        situation, ref SDS 24 8492.
482468 -         ..
482469 -        How many Webmaster's are needed to maintain the level of access
482470 -        needed?
482472 -         ..
482473 -        If the system is to be accessible 24 hours a day, does this
482474 -        take 3 people, plus 2 more for backup and rotating on weekends?
482476 -         ..
482477 -        Author says small projects can outsource Webmaster and for
482478 -        larger projects the organizations network administrator will be
482479 -        the Webmaster. ref OF 1 3772
482481 -             ..
482482 -            Do these people have the skills and the drive needed keep
482483 -            the intranet up-to-date, so that work is not impacted by
482484 -            lack of information?
482485 -
482486 -
482487 -
482488 -
482489 -
4825 -
4826 -