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DIARY: October 8, 1999 11:36 AM Friday; Rod Welch

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CONTACTS 
0201 - Intel Corporation                    408 765 8080
020101 - Mr. Morris E. Jones; Director of Architecture =408 545 9521
020102 - morris.jones@intel.com

SUBJECTS
Risk Communication Main Factor of Management Success
Rework Cycle Due to Miscommunication
Difficult to Calculate, Difficult to Believe
Mistakes Avoided, Saves Money, Lawsuits
Not Enough Time to Succeed
Denial Managers Making Mistakes Reject Savings
Communication Biggest Risk of Mistakes
Traceability & Aligning Communications
Engineering Management Mistakes

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1712 - Summary/Objective
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171301 - Follow up ref SDS 62 0000, ref SDS 57 0000.
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171303 - Submitted ref DIT 1 0001 to David Perlman, Science Editor for the SF
171304 - Chronicle, linked to review of his article, ref OF 8 0001, published
171305 - on 991001. ref SDS 62 0001
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171307 - Suggested "connecting the dots" with the article on medical mistakes
171308 - reviewed on 990912, ref SDS 57 0001, and the recent article on Intel's
171309 - delay releasing its 820 chipset, reported on 990925. ref SDS 60 0001
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171311 - Did not cite letter to Andrea Gerlin, ref DIP 2 0001, explaining
171312 - solution to mistakes is "intelligence," submitted on 990924.
171313 - ref SDS 59 0001
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171315 -     If Dave responds, will follow up with this letter.
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171317 - Linked to the letter, ref DIP 4 0001, sent yesterday to Dave Vannier
171318 - at Intel, ref SDS 64 0001, explaining the common cause of mistakes is
171319 - meaning drift.
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