CONTACTS 
0201 - Seawest Company                                                                                                                                                    O-00000420 0201
020101 - Mr. Jeffery S. Ghilardi
020102 - Vice President
0202 - Enron                                                                                                                                                              O-00000713 0201
020201 - Mr. Jeff Ghilardi; 661 823 6813                                                                                                                                  O-00000713 0201

SUBJECTS
Demo SDS via Web Site
Construction (DPB)
Enron on Project in Turkey

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0705 -    ..
0706 - Summary/Objective
0707 -
070701 - Follow up ref SDS 16 0000, ref SDS 15 0000.
070702 -
070703 - Jeff reports the SDS record was useful getting information from 1993,
070704 - and needed help sending records via email.  I explained a procedure
070705 - using the SDS memo ASCII option. ref SDS 0 3240
070707 -  ..
070708 - Submitted ref DIT 1 linked to this record, and to the review of the
070709 - Broadwater project on 990323. ref SDS 20
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070712 -  ..
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0710 - Discussion
071101 -  ..
071102 - Research SDS Records for History Relevant to New Project in Turkey
071103 -
071104 - Jeff has a new assignment with Enron, a firm in Tehachappi, which is
071105 - Northeast of LA, near Edwards Air Force base.
071107 -  ..
071108 - He recently researched the SDS record for work during 1993 on a big
071109 - energy project in Turkey.  He found information on discussions which
071110 - he wants to send to colleagues via email.
071112 -  ..
071113 - Today, Jeff wants to print the SDS record he found.
071115 -  ..
071116 - We decided he could save the records as ascii using the SDS Report
071117 - menu, and then save the files to a temporary name like "x."  He can
071118 - open x in Wordpad or MS Word, and print that file.
071120 -  ..
071121 - The printed file may be useful for reading SDS records off-line.
071122 -
071124 -  ..
071125 - SDS Records Can Be Incorporated into Email
071126 -
071127 - I suggested that he consider sending the stuff via email, as an ascii
071128 - file, rather than print it.  He create an ASCII text file that can be
071129 - incorporated into an email file, open it in Wordpad, use Copy and
071130 - then "Paste" it into his email document.
071132 -  ..
071133 - Here are some detailed instructions....
071134 -
071135 -     1.  In an SDS record, select "Report" from the menu.
071136 -
071137 -     2.  Select "Memo-ASCII" from the menu.
071138 -
071139 -         This creates a separate file, save it to x or y or anything.
071141 -          ..
071142 -         You can save it by hitting the home key to put the cursor on
071143 -         the command line.  Enter...
071145 -          ..
071146 -         CMD>save x [Home]
071148 -          ..
071149 -     3.  Close the memo report file, and open x in Wordpad using the
071150 -         Windows My Computer or Explorer features.
071152 -          ..
071153 -         Double clicking on the filename will ask for the program to
071154 -         use.  Generally Wordpad works well.
071156 -          ..
071157 -     4.  In Wordpad, Use Edit menu, and choose "Select All"
071159 -          ..
071160 -     5.  Click the right mouse button and select "Copy"
071162 -          ..
071163 -     6.  In you email, position you cursor where you want the SDS
071164 -         record to appear, and click the right mouse button.  Choose
071165 -         "paste."
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SUBJECTS
Organizational Memory Who What When Where Why How Capturing Reporting
Organizational Memory Intelligence Organization Analysis Alignment Su

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150502 - Investing Information Benefits Management by Saving Time
150503 -
150504 - Jeff feels his experience finding information on renewable fuel
150505 - systems that he constructed while with Seawest, and which supported
150506 - his new project in Turkey (see above, ref SDS 0 9936), shows a benefit
150507 - of SDS that most people overlook.  He indicated that his boss and
150508 - Enron's client will be favorably impressed with the record he submits
150509 - using SDS research, as set out in POIMS. ref OF 1 KH8J
150511 -  ..
150512 - On 941201 Jeff reported SDS records provided information on bidding a
150513 - PG&E project that could be worth $M of dollars. ref SDS 1 JK4O
150514 -
150515 -      [On 990422 Dave Vannier at Intel complimented Communication
150516 -      Metrics on the web. ref SDS 21 8400]
150517 -
150518 -      [On 990426 manager at JPS Internet Service Provider admired
150519 -      Communication Metrics solving business problem. ref SDS 22 9400]
150521 -  ..
150522 - I mentioned Wayne is the "historian" at DNRC because people come to
150523 - him for information on meetings from years past, reported on 970711.
150524 - ref SDS 4 3003  More recently, on 981027 the U.S. Army Corps of
150525 - Engineers reported SDS saved $200K, ref SDS 18 7315, and may have
150526 - saved $Millions more. ref SDS 18 9152
150528 -  ..
150529 - As a result, HQ USACE on 990304 recommended wider use of Communication
150530 - Metrics. ref SDS 19 7392
150532 -  ..
150533 - Jeff is disappointed that it is not easier for people to use SDS,
150534 - which is an extension of the alphabet:  adding time to information is
150535 - the "intelligence" process for creating knowledge and ideas, as
150536 - explained in POIMS. ref OF 1 0582
150538 -  ..
150539 - Once you know how, though, it is fast and easy to create useful
150540 - intelligence.
150542 -  ..
150543 - It is also difficult for people to invest time in creating a useful
150544 - record.  We do not know that information today will be needed next
150545 - week, next month, or in 5 years.  Andy Grove, CEO of Intel, recommends
150546 - taking copious notes to discover and correct ambiguity from meetings,
150547 - before it causes mistakes, as reported on 980307. ref SDS 9 3668  The
150548 - same investment also provides a useful record that can be used later,
150549 - as Jeff reports today, especially with a system like SDS that can
150550 - organize and retrieve information when needed.
150551 -
150552 -      [On 990426 manager at JPS admired Com Metrics. ref SDS 22 9400]
150554 -  ..
150555 - Of course, Andy can allocate to himself the time needed for analysis.
150557 -  ..
150558 - His boss is not telling him to go to another meeting or catch a plane
150559 - to Japan. ref SDS 9 2189  Most managers do not have time to invest in
150560 - understanding their work, because their boss is telling them to do
150561 - something else, and so it is very hard for them to create the record
150562 - that is necessary in order to discover the power of investing to save
150563 - time, see analysis on 950429. ref SDS 2 4404
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150567 -  ..
150568 - SDS Improved for Internet Support
150569 -
150570 - I explained progress improving SDS so the Internet can support an
150571 - effective channel to deliver business intelligence.  This adds value
150572 - to the Internet and to managers, as reported on 971021. ref SDS 6
150573 - 3636
150575 -  ..
150576 - Jeff said he looked at the Welch web site...
150577 -
150578 -                    http://www.welchco.com                              ss.HTM"
150579 -
150580 - ...that explains how SDS adds intelligence to management.  He has not
150581 - had time to comment on whether this would improve earnings, which was
150582 - requested in my letter, ref DIP 2 on 980721. ref SDS 16 4495
150584 -  ..
150585 - I will send him another example, using the report by USACE on 990304.
150586 - ref SDS 19 7392, and the review of Broadwater. ref SDS 20
150588 -  ..
150589 - I can put the current version of SDS that has these features, on the
150590 - web site for him to download, if he has time.
150592 -  ..
150593 - I mention in a post script, ref DIT 1 8473, that Wayne Wetzel used
150594 - this successfully on 980521. ref SDS 13 8546
150596 -  ..
150597 - In order for the Internet tools to work, this version has to be run on
150598 - the following drives...
150599 -
150600 -            c: sd 01  [main sds program files]
150601 -            c: sd 03  [program macros]
150602 -            c: sd 10  [empty for temp files]
150604 -             ..
150605 -            d: sd 08  [main SDS data base]
150607 -             ..
150608 -            e: sd     [html mirror record of server data base
150610 -             ..
150611 -            f: work files
150613 -             ..
150614 -            h: sd 02  [printer commands]
150615 -            h: sd 04  [menu files]
150616 -            h: sd 05  [help]
150617 -            h: sd 06  [subject index]
150618 -            h: sd 07  [repetitive dates]
150619 -            h: sd 09  [contacts]
150621 -             ..
150622 -            h: sd     [all temporary directories for transfer to
150623 -                      web site Internet server]
150625 -  ..
150626 - Jeff can let me know, if he wants to try it.
150627 -
150628 -    [On 990803 Jeff requested a price to upgrade. ref SDS 23 0001]
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