THE WELCH COMPANY
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S U M M A R Y


DIARY: October 6, 1998 10:17 AM Tuesday; Rod Welch

Visited Bill at Kwan Henmi on Moscone Center project mangement plan.

1...Summary/Objective
2...Meeting Note Procedures Need Clarification
3...Kwan Henmi Developing Management Plan to Support Project Architect
4...KH Develop Weekly Work Plans to Allocate Staff, Resolve Issues
5...WMA Indicates Will Not Meet 50% CD Schedule Objecitves
6...Need Documents in Computer Files by Email
7...Develop Communication Metrics Coordination Between KH and WMA


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CONTACTS 
0201 - Gensler/Michael Willis/Kwan Henmi    415 433 3700 fax 415 627 3700
020101 - Mr. Ivan Romero, AIA; Project Architect
020102 - Kwan Henmi Architects
020103 - Interior Design/Documentation
0202 - Gensler/Michael Willis/Kwan Henmi    415 433 3700 fax 415 627 3700
020201 - Mr. Steven Hergert; Architect
020202 - Michael Willis & Associates
020203 - Exterior Design/Documentation
0203 - Kwan Henmi                           415 777 4770 fax 5102
020301 - Mr. William N. Long; Architect
020302 - Department Name

SUBJECTS
JV Coordination Meeting, 980929
Structural Coordination, 981001
Meeting Note Procedures

0805 -    ..
0806 - Summary/Objective
0807 -
080701 - Follow up ref SDS 13 0000, ref SDS 11 0000.
080702 -
080703 - Reviewed need for support on using the Communication Metrics format;
080704 - will investigate possibility of conforming to Gensler format.  Strong
080705 - effort underway to resolve Project Management situation.  Kwan Henmi
080706 - will provide work plan support for the project and develop realistic
080707 - schedule.  Late PM received docs from Bolivar.
080708 -
080709 - Submitted
080710 -
080711 -
080712 -
080713 -  ..
0808 -
0809 -
0810 - Discussion
0811 -
081101 - Meeting Note Procedures Need Clarification
081102 -
081103 - We reviewed conflicting instructions issued by Clonia at the JV
081104 - Coordination meeting this morning in having initially notified KH on
081105 - 980929 that Gensler did not want meeting notes prepared by Kwan Henmi,
081106 - ref SDS 7 1184, then today requesting that KH provide notes on the
081107 - meeting with the Structural Engineer on 981001.
081108 -
081109 - We further considered that Clonia requested at the meeting on 981001
081110 - that KH meeting notes be provided in a format Gensler uses for printed
081111 - material. ref SDS 12 3776
081112 -
081113 - I advised that this requirement conflicts with the format inherent to
081114 - Communication Metrics.
081115 -
081116 - I explained to Bill that it may not be possible to convert SDS format
081117 - to traditional project engineering document formats; and, at a minimum
081118 - will take a lot of additional time to provide a format that is not
081119 - efficient.
081120 -
081121 -     [On 981010 developed format for Gensler document forms for display
081122 -     on web browsers. ref SDS 14 4738]
081123 -
081124 - There is no evident advantage to using Gensler's format, see notes of
081125 - meeting on 981001. ref SDS 12 3402
081126 -
081127 - It is not conducive to the objectives of improving project management
081128 - with electronic "intelligence."  Documents produced by Gensler show
081129 - lack of consistency in format, so nominally another format should not
081130 - disrupt existing pattern and practice.
081131 -
081132 - There was also discussion with Steven who last Thursday indicated at
081133 - the meeting with the Structural Consultants that he did not want MWA
081134 - activity reflected in the KH meeting notes, then today he says MWA and
081135 - KH notes should be produced as a single record for submission to
081136 - consultants.
081137 -
081138 - Bill seemed to indicate that he and Denis are hopeful that MWA will
081139 - recognize added value of Communication Metrics by the end of the month
081140 - so they will cost-share this support for the remainder of the project.
081141 -
081142 - Bill cited the benefit of on-line access of notes and formal
081143 - correspondence.
081144 -
081145 -     [On 981010 developed format for Gensler document forms for display
081146 -     on web browsers. ref SDS 14 4738]
081147 -
081148 - Bill suggested that KH send Clonia the meeting notes so that Gensler
081149 - is on notice of KH understandings.
081150 -
081151 - One difficulty is that I cannot ask questions during meetings, so the
081152 - benefit of feedback metrics that clarify meaning and needed action is
081153 - lost.  This makes it very difficult to produce useful content.
081154 -
081155 - Nominally, I should be able to work with the Project Manager to obtain
081156 - clarifications, but this has been denied so far.
081157 -
081158 -
081159 -
081160 -
081161 -
081162 -
0812 -

SUBJECTS
Work Plans
Management Plan
JV Coordination, 981005

1106 -
110601 - Kwan Henmi Developing Management Plan to Support Project Architect
110602 -
110603 - I explained that the meeting this morning seemed more productive, and
110604 - Ivan was less ill at ease about working with Clonia.
110605 - ..
110606 - Bill advised that Ivan has notified Kwan Henmi about plans for
110607 - continuing with the project, per work on 981002. ref SDS 13 3368
110608 -
110609 - Denis is continuing to explore solutions per the letter issued on
110610 - 980930. ref SDS 9 3280, and discussions on 981001. ref SDS 11 4817
110611 - and ref SDS 11 3060, and again on 981002. ref SDS 13 3800
110612 -
110613 -
110614 -
110615 - KH Develop Weekly Work Plans to Allocate Staff, Resolve Issues
110616 -
110617 - Follow up ref SDS 13 2112.
110618 -
110619 - Bill advised that he and Robert Rudeen have been developing work
110620 - plans, per disccussion with Denis on 981002. ref SDS 13 3800
110621 -
110622 - The work plans indicate KH will not complete the 50% scope by 981030,
110623 - but will allow KH to advise when work will be available, and what is
110624 - needed to increase production, if that is really necessary, per
110625 - discussion on 980929. ref SDS 6 7840
110626 -
110627 - Kwan Henmi has been placed in an acceleration mode by Gensler which
110628 - has risks that should be recognized in scheduling the work and
110629 - organizing the staff.
110630 -
110631 -
110632 -
110633 - WMA Indicates Will Not Meet 50% CD Schedule Objecitves
110634 -
110635 - We considered the notice given by Steven at the JV Coordination
110636 - meeting this morning that MWA is behind the 25% package schedule, and
110637 - further, that it cannot complete the 50% package by the target date of
110638 - 981030.
110639 -
110640 - Steven advised Gensler's PM that WMA management has not responded
110641 - favorably to Steven's requests for increasing staff to improve
110642 - production of drawings necessary to accomplish schedule targets.
110643 -
110644 - Clonia indicated she would ask Art Gensler to contact WMA about
110645 - increasing staff to assist Steven.
110646 -
110647 -
110648 -
110649 -
1107 -

SUBJECTS
JV Coordination Meeting, 980929
Structural Coordination, 981001
Document Management
Procedures
Meeting Note Procedures
JV Coordination, 981005

1709 -
170901 - Need Documents in Computer Files by Email
170902 - Develop Communication Metrics Coordination Between KH and WMA
170903 -
170904 - Follow up ref SDS 13 7378.
170905 -
170906 - After the JV Coordination meeting today, I met with Ivan and Steven.
170907 -
170908 - Steven indicated he wants to incoporate WMA meeting notes into the KH
170909 - notes, so there is a single body of information to consultants on the
170910 - results of meetings,
170911 -
170912 - Ivan said he does not want multiple meeting notes -- one in the JV
170913 - conventional format requested at Clonia, and another in the Welch
170914 - format.  I explained I probably cannot produce the format Clonia
170915 - wants, but I will investigate this.
170916 -
170917 - Steven feels this would make Clonia feel better.
170918 -
170919 - We did not discuss the cost, loss of efficiency using a conventional
170920 - format, and that Clonia has indicated she does not want the KH meeting
170921 - notes.
170922 -
170923 - Ivan and Steven indicated they want to distinguish Interior from
170924 - Exterior scope in the meeting notes.
170925 -
170926 - I did not explain the organic subject structure in Communication
170927 - Metrics that accomplishes this and other logical divisions of
170928 - information.
170929 -
170930 - I asked Steven to send me his notes for the Structural Consultant's
170931 - meeting last Thursday.  He seemed to indicate I could get a printed
170932 - copy.  I explained the need for a computer file.  Steven thought
170933 - someone on Ivan's staff could send me the file.
170934 -
170935 - I also need any notes Steven has taken on the meeting today.
170936 -
170937 - I explained that I need the two memos Clonia discussed at the meeting
170938 - which she has sent to Ivan.
170939 -
170940 - I suggested that possibly Bolivar could send me these documents.
170941 -
170942 - Ivan explained that Bolivar is busy with a heavy schedule.
170943 -
170944 - Ivan indicated he would try to find someone to submit the documents
170945 - to me, as Bolivar did last Friday.
170946 -
1710 -
1711 -
1712 - 1502 called Bolivar
1713 -
171301 - Had not received documents, so called and asked Bolivar to send them
171302 - to me, since he was able to help on Friday. ref SDS 13 1792
171303 -
171304 -
1714 -
1715 -
1716 - 2137 received documents
1717 -
171701 - This evening, I received documents from Bolivar.
171702 -
171703 - The problem is that this is a little late to integrate these materials
171704 - into the project record in time for the meeting tomorrow, as
171705 - contemplated by objectives of Communication Metrics.
171706 -
171707 - We need to figure out how to get caught up.
171708 -
171709 - Sent Bolivar a thank you note for his help.
171710 -
171711 -
171712 -
171713 -
1718 -
1719 -
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