THE WELCH COMPANY
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S U M M A R Y


DIARY: June 28, 1998 11:52 AM Sunday; Rod Welch

Meeting with Morris on Communication Metrics Web site.

1...Summary/Objective


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CONTACTS 
0201 - Chips & Technologies, Inc
020101 - Mr. Morris E. Jones; Sr. Vice President
0202 - Intel Corporation
020201 - Mr. Morris E. Jones; Business Unit Manager
020203 - Cable Network Operation

SUBJECTS
Web Site Planning, Design
Home Page Design Comm Metrics Home Page Mission Statement
Powerpoint Presentation Knowledge Space Summary Link to Detail

1105 -
1105 -    ..
1106 - Summary/Objective
1107 -
110701 - Follow up ref SDS 14 0000, ref SDS 6 0000.
110702 -
110703 - Spent a fair amount of time discussing the design and message of the
110704 - Web site home page for Communication Metrics.
110705 -
110706 -    [On 980704 called Morris about developing a graphic. ref SDS 15
110707 -    0000]
110709 -     ..
110710 -    [On 980708 continued work on Home page. ref SDS 17 0000]
110712 -     ..
110713 -    [On 980902 Morris submits explanation of business intelligence.
110714 -    see ref SDS 19 1650]
110715 -
110716 -
110718 -  ..
1108 -
1109 -
1110 - Progress
1111 -
111101 - Morris feels the web site should connote class.
111102 -
111103 - He started with three (3) elements:
111104 -
111105 -               mission
111106 -               contents
111107 -               contacts
111108 -
111110 -  ..
111111 - We came up with a mission statement.
111112 -
111113 -    Deliver faster, better, cheaper intelligence anytime, anywhere
111114 -    using the Internet and the science of Communication Metrics.
111116 -  ..
111117 - Morris used the HTML development tools in Microsoft Word to create the
111118 - file...
111119 -
111120 -                  f: 04 00067 00 IC whome.htm
111121 -
111122 -     ... ref OF 3 3099
111124 -  ..
111125 - To amplify the mission statement, formulated following...
111126 -
111127 -    Successful management integrates...
111128 -
111129 -                people     process     time
111130 -
111131 -    ... ref OF 3 2157, which is from the POIMS paper. ref OF 1 7222
111133 -     ..
111134 -    We need to create subsidiary pages that explain each of these
111135 -    elements.
111137 -  ..
111139 -  ..
111140 - Contents used the bullet listing HTML code to identify three items...
111141 -
111142 -        What is intelligence
111143 -        Adding business metrics to communications
111144 -        Examples and demos
111145 -
111146 -    [On 980708 decided to change this to three (3) "What..." questions.
111147 -    ref SDS 17 3792]
111149 -     ..
111150 -    [On 980709 eliminated bullets. ref SDS 18 6007]
111151 -
111152 -
111153 - "Contact" lists our phone number and Internet email address.
111154 -
111155 -    [On 980709 decided to eliminate this field, and make the name of
111156 -    the Company a return address.
111157 -
111159 -  ..
111160 - Morris did some more on a powerpoint presentation, following up work
111161 - on 980405. ref SDS 6 0001  He searched the Internet and downloaded
111162 - some graphics that represent the ideas conveyed by Com Metrics.  He
111163 - said that graphics for "knowledge" and "intelligence" are hard to come
111164 - by, reflecting our meeting on 980405, ref SDS 6 2573, and the telecon
111165 - on 960227 when he asked about the meaning of "knowledge" that is
111166 - different from the meaning of "information. ref SDS 1 0022
111167 -
111168 -     [On 031015 found a problematic picture file. ref SDS 20 XP6I
111170 -  ..
111171 - Morris asked about a logo?
111172 -
111173 -    I showed him the POIMS graphic on my business cards.
111174 -
111175 -    We tried to use the graphic for integrating management processes
111176 -    that is in the POIMS paper, ref OF 1 1116, but it did not work very
111177 -    well.
111178 -
111179 -       [On 980704 talked to Morris about using the ideas in the revised
111180 -       POIMS paper to illustrate the difference between conventional
111181 -       computer applications for management processes, and idea that
111182 -       "automated integration" strengthens management. ref SDS 15 0000]
111184 -  ..
111185 - Morris tried to download enhancements for Microsoft Word which has
111186 - tools for editing HTML to create Web pages.  He was unable to
111187 - accomplish the download while I was there.
111188 -
111189 -     [On 980705 found the Microsoft site and downloaded enhancement
111190 -     upgrade. ref SDS 16 0000]
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