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S U M M A R Y


DIARY: April 6, 1998 07:26 AM Monday; Rod Welch

Called USACE re Web site for Communication Metrics.

1...Summary/Objective
2...Demonstrated Web Site Access Anytime, Anywhere Intelligence
3...Legal Support for Oakland Harbor Project
4...DDE Requests Demonstration of Communication Metrics


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CONTACTS 
0201 - Corps of Engineers, SFD            415 977 8400 fax 8483
020101 - Mr. Thompson F. Keesling, Architect; Assistant Chief =415 977 8473
020102 - Construction Operations Division   =415 977 8480
0202 - Corps of Engineers, SFD            415 977 8400 fax 8483
020201 - Mr. Max R. Blodgett, II, P.E., L.S.
020202 - Construction Operations Division   =415 977 8480
0203 - Corps of Engineers, SFD            415 977 8501 fax 8483
020301 - MAJ Louis Toms; Deputy District Engineer =415 977 8647

SUBJECTS
COE Evaluation Communication Metrics
Intranets, Web, CESP Review
Intelligence Business, Similar to Military
Comm Metrics Web Site Demonstration
Metrics for Business Processes
Port of Oakland

1108 -    ..
1109 - Summary/Objective
1110 -
111001 - Follow up ref SDS 5 2849, ref SDS 3 4897.
111002 -
111003 - Tom got a response from Merry that Communication Metrics might be
111004 - helpful on Oakland, if the case does not settle.  She asked about cost
111005 - effectiveness, so Tom may give her the 971007 cost report to CEMP-E.
111006 - Max will try to talk to Merry as well.  Major Toms has not had time to
111007 - read the letter responding to his inquiry about Communication Metrics.
111008 - When time permits, he will try to visit with Tom Keesling for more
111009 - information.
111010 -
111011 -
111012 -
111013 -
1111 -
1112 -
1113 - Discussion
1114 -
111401 -  ..
111402 - Demonstrated Web Site Access Anytime, Anywhere Intelligence
111403 -
111404 - Follow up ref SDS 5 3920, ref SDS 3 5220.
111405 -
111406 - I advised of work over the weekend to develop the Web site home page
111407 - explanation of Communication Metrics that Max discussed last week. ref
111408 - SDS 29 4760
111409 -
111410 -
111411 -
111412 -
1115 -
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SUBJECTS
Legal Support
District Counsel Approves Communication Metrics
Litigation Support, Intranet
Litigation Support Found Effective

1807 -
180701 -  ..
180702 - Legal Support for Oakland Harbor Project
180703 -
180704 - Follow up ref SDS 5 3952.
180705 -
180706 - Max will ask Merry about using Communication Metrics for litigation
180707 - support on Oakland.
180708 -
180709 -     [On 980520 Max reported that USACE settled litigation filed by
180710 -     Contractor under terms favorable to the government, and it
180711 -     attributed the favorable settlement in part to Communication
180712 -     Metrics. ref SDS 9 2405]
180713 -
180714 -
1808 -
1809 -
1810 - 1226 called Tom Keesling
1811 -   ..
181101 - Tom got an email from Merry Goodenough responding to Tom's email
181102 - notifying her about Communication Metrics Internet support, sent on
181103 - 980403. ref SDS 5 3952
181104 -
181105 - He read Merry's email to me.  She seems to feel that Communication
181106 - Metrics might be useful on the Oakland Harbor project if John Azeveda
181107 - is not successful in settling the matter without litigation.
181108 - ..
181109 - Merry further indicated that Communication Metrics would be
181110 - helpful on other matters if it is cost effective.
181111 -
181112 - We considered the idea of giving Merry a copy of Tom's report to Jim
181113 - Jones, CEMP-E, ref DRP 2 0129, issued last October on estimated cost
181114 - savings, ref SDS 2 1064, and asking Merry for her comments, since she
181115 - raised this as a decision factor.
181116 -
181117 -    [On 980414 called Tom about progress provding cost savings report
181118 -    to Merry. ref SDS 8 2382]
181119 -
181120 -    [On 980520 Max reported Merry indicated Communication Metrics was
181121 -    helpful in getting a favorable settlement with Contractor in
181122 -    litigation on Oakland Harbor project. ref SDS 10 2405]
181123 -
181124 -
181125 -
181126 -
1812 -

SUBJECTS
Comm Metrics Web Site Demonstration
Demonstrate SDS, Communication Metrics
Demo SDS via Web Site
Military

2207 -
220701 -  ..
220702 - DDE Requests Demonstration of Communication Metrics
220703 -
220704 - Follow up ref SDS 5 3783.
220705 -
220706 - I called Sharon and asked if Major Toms has come in this morning, to
220707 - see about following up on our discussion and my letter. ref DIP 2 2418
220708 - to DDE offering to support the demonstration.
220709 -
220710 - Tom got his copy of the letter, Max has not received his copy yet.
220711 -
220712 -
2208 -
2209 -
2210 - 0804 called DDE
2211 -
221101 - Talked to Sharon.  Major Toms has not come in yet this morning.  She
221102 - will ask him to call when he arrives.
221103 -
221104 -
2212 -
2213 -
2214 - 1220 DDE called back
2215 -   ..
221501 - Major Toms has seen my email but has not had time to read it.
221502 - He feels that the technology aimed at saving time somehow seems to
221503 - increase consume a lot of time without providing increased benefits.
221504 -
221505 - I explained that is the aim of Communication Metrics to provide
221506 - intelligence that processes information to make leadership productive.
221507 -
221508 - We discussed the report prepared in the District last year, ref DRP 1
221509 - 6172, received on 980418, ref SDS 1 3368, including the cost savings
221510 - report issued to Jim Jones in October. ref DRP 2 0129
221511 - ..
221512 - Major Toms knows Jim, and feels he is very competent.
221513 -
221514 - The Major will try to visit with Tom Keesling at a convenient time and
221515 - let me know if he would like to meet to see how "business
221516 - intelligence" can delivered on the Internet.
221517 -
221518 -    [I called the Major a few days later and he indicated not having
221519 -    enough time to follow up on Communciation Metrics.]
221520 -
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2216 -
2217 -
2218 - 1226 called Tom Keesling
2219 -
221901 - Advised of discussion with Major Toms, ref SDS 0 0897,
221902 -
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