CONTACTS 
0201 - Dep Natrl Recrs & Consrvtn         406 444 6699 fax 6721
020101 - Mr. Wayne Wetzel; Deputy Director =406 444 6722; Director's Office

SUBJECTS
Web Site Access SDS Records

0403 -    ..
0404 - Summary/Objective
0405 -
040501 - Follow up ref SDS 19 0000, ref SDS 14 0000.
040502 -
040503 - Wayne advised he needs access to the JPS server that will not show up
040504 - on his long distance phone bill in order to try the Communication
040505 - Metrics method of "business intelligence." ref SDS 0 2903
040506 -
040507 - He had a problem with SDS subject search but solved it using the SDS
040508 - program. ref SDS 0 0473
040509 -
040510 -     [On 980509 sent follow up on these matters. ref SDS 20 0000]
040511 -
040512 -
0406 -
0407 -
0408 - Progress
0409 -
040901 -  ..
040902 - Setup Dialup Networking for Uploading Files to Welch Web Site
040903 -
040904 - Follow up ref SDS 19 2438.
040905 -
040906 - Received ref DRT 1 from Wayne following up my letter sent on 980421,
040907 - ref DIP 5 2269 at ref SDS 19 1392, which transmits an SDS program
040908 - update, and information on how to conigure Wayne's computer for Dial
040909 - up Networking so he can try the Welch Web site to deliver "business
040910 - intelligence" as a means to improve DNRC management. see record on
040911 - 980421. ref SDS 19 0674
040912 -
040913 -
040914 -  ..
040915 - Justification for Charges to Upload "Business Intelligence"
040916 -
040917 - Wayne needs justification for long distance calls from his computer to
040918 - upload files to the Web, since JPS does not have a local dial up
040919 - access number at his location in Helena, MT, as noted in the record on
040920 - 980421 indicates that Colorado is the closest dial up number for Wayne
040921 - in Helena. ref SDS 19 3479
040922 -
040923 - Such charges might be questioned in an audit. ref DRT 1 4138
040924 -
040925 -      [On 980509 sent Wayne a note on this. see ref SDS 20 1848]
040926 -
040927 -     1.  The charges can be calculated as follows:
040928 -
040929 -            Upload 3 times per week for 5 minutes at $2 per minute
040930 -
040931 -                  3 x 5 x $2 =     $30
040932 -
040933 -            Assume try method to evaluate cost effectiveness for 4
040934 -            weeks...
040935 -
040936 -                    4 x $30  =    $120
040937 -
040938 -         Thus, the value at risk is $120 in a monthly phone bill that
040939 -         is probably in the $500 - $1,500 range.
040940 -         ..
040941 -     2.  Justification for investing $120 - $500 to test the
040942 -         advantages of improving management under the concept of...
040943 -
040944 -
040945 -                       Anytime, anywhere, intelligence
040946 -
040947 -
040948 -         ...is explained in part by the record reviewing IBM's
040949 -         announcement on 980226 to market "business intelligence" and
040950 -         its projections that this will grow to a $70B business by the
040951 -         year 2000. ref SDS 7 5682
040952 -
040953 -         IBM's customers will have to pay a lot more than $120 a month
040954 -         to discover the usefulness of IBM's "intelligence."
040955 -
040956 -         Previously, justification for a Communication Manager was
040957 -         considered on 970703. ref SDS 1 1527  Developed analysis of
040958 -         cost savings for level-of-effort positions in the letter sent
040959 -         on 970703. ref DIP 1 8865
040960 -
040961 -              [On 980509 used similar analogy in letter to Wayne. see,
040962 -              ref SDS 20 0775]
040963 -
040964 -         At $120 per month, DNRC will have an opportunity to discover
040965 -         if Welch can deliver...
040966 -
040967 -
040968 -                    Faster, better, cheaper "intelligence"
040969 -
040970 -
040971 -             ...to DNRC management.
040972 -
040973 -     3.  Experts recommend experimenting with new methods to discover
040974 -         the best way to meet the challenge posed by new realities of
040975 -         changing technology. ref SDS 10 1660
040976 -
040977 -         Andy Grove's book "Only the Paranoid Survive" reviewed on
040978 -         980307 says organizations must be willing to invest in pilot
040979 -         tests to evalute new methods. ref SDS 9 3416  Mr. Grove is
040980 -         Chairman and president of Intel Corporation which has reported
040981 -         record earnings the past several years.  On 980306 Intel
040982 -         forecast earnings in the range of 53%. ref SDS 8 4388  This
040983 -         is significantly above average performance.
040984 -
040985 -         Grove was Time Magazine's "Man of the Year" for 1997 because
040986 -         he is a top manager, based on Intel's strong results.  see
040987 -         971222, ref SDS 6 0000
040988 -
040989 -         Grove recommends writing copious notes to avoid ambiguity of
040990 -         mental maps. ref SDS 10 3668  He says leaders must build
040991 -         shared views. ref SDS 9 0348
040992 -
040993 -         Communication Metrics uses the SDS program to help people who
040994 -         have limited time to use these key dimensions of good
040995 -         management identified by Grove.
040996 -
040997 -             Wayne's report that SDS solved the computer configuration
040998 -             problem shows this advantage. ref SDS 0 0473
040999 -
041000 -             Wayne's report on 970711 of benefits using SDS further
041001 -             shows the advantage of the methodology. ref SDS 2 3003
041002 -
041003 -         A report of major cost savings using Communication Metrics by
041004 -         the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ref DRP 1 0000, indicates
041005 -         that this method is a "good" idea.
041006 -
041007 -         Welch maintains that the Internet can deliver "business
041008 -         intelligence" to a wider audience faster and cheaper than any
041009 -         other method.
041010 -
041011 -         The opportunity to improve DNRC management therefore justifies
041012 -         the nominal investment to experiment with the methodology, as
041013 -         developed in the review of Andy Grove's book on the idea
041014 -         of...
041015 -
041016 -
041017 -                     Leadership with a Broader Vision
041018 -
041019 -
041020 -         ... ref SDS 9 1091 and ref SDS 10 4485
041021 -
041022 -
041023 -  ..
041024 - Alternate Access Route Using "State Backbone"
041025 -
041026 - Wayne asks if the JPS server for our account can be accessed from the
041027 - "state backbone" which provides Internet access to his computer. see
041028 - ref DRT 1 4788
041029 -
041030 -     This may be a good idea.  Not sure how to investigate.
041031 -
041032 -     I will try to contact our account rep at JPS to see if something
041033 -     can be arranged, based on telecon 980309. ref SDS 11 6819
041034 -
041035 -      [On 980509 notified Wayne I will investigate this possibility.
041036 -      ref SDS 20 8962]
041037 -
041038 -      [On 980511 submitted request to JPS. ref SDS 21 0000]
041039 -
041040 -
0411 -

SUBJECTS
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Subjects
Wayne Wetzel, special assistance

0906 -
090601 -  ..
090602 - SDS Subject Report Failed on Wayne's New Computer
090603 -
090604 - Follow up ref SDS 3 CP4L.
090605 -
090606 - Received ref DRT 2 0000 from Wayne requesting help on how to get SDS
090607 - subject search to run on his new computer.
090608 -
090609 - Wayne says his SDS records are inconclusive on how to solve the
090610 - problem, and so he asks for support. ref DRT 2 3488
090611 -
090612 - I checked the record under...
090613 -
090614 -                    DNRC
090615 -                       Support
090616 -                         Subject Reports
090617 -
090618 - ...and found on 970729 that adding "buffers=99" to config.sys solved
090619 - the problem on that occassion. ref SDS 3 2247
090620 -
090621 -    [On 980509 notified Wayne to check this point. ref SDS 20 2244]
090622 -
090623 -    [On 980831 Wayne had similar problem. ref SDS 22 6883]
090624 -
090625 - The record also indicates that the path statement in autoexec.bat
090626 - needs to be set in case the computer was not configured by someone
090627 - who knows we need...
090628 -
090629 -                     path=c:\sd\01;c:\01\02
090630 -
090631 -
090632 -
090633 -  ..
090634 - Autoexec.bat Needs C: SD 01
090635 - SDS Solves System Configuration Problem
090636 -
090637 - Received ref DRT 3 0000 from Wayne advising he solved the problem
090638 - reported in his earlier letter that the SDS Subject search would not
090639 - run.
090640 - ..
090641 - He found an SDS record that showed the path in autoexec.bat
090642 - needs to include c: sd 01.
090643 -
090644 - He checked and found this was not in autoexec.bat.  After he made this
090645 - change, the subject search is working. ref DRT 3 8398
090646 -
090647 -    [On 980509 notified Wayne to check the buffers statement in his
090648 -    config.sys file also. ref SDS 20 2244]
090649 -
090650 - This record reflects one way to save time using the SDS program to
090651 - congifure itself.  Wayne mentioned SDS has been helpful on a wider
090652 - range of matters, in our meeting on 970711. ref SDS 2 3003  Hopefully
090653 - this is the kind of experience can be a tangible advantage for
090654 - prospective customers, per discussion above. ref SDS 0 9744
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