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3208 - Summary/Objective
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320901 - Follow up ref SDS 12 PQYW, ref SDS 10 KU6G.
320902 -
320903 - Received ref DRT 1 0001 from Gary saying...
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320905 -    1.  I spoke with Gil about the issues of an intranet. He doesn't
320906 -        currently know enough about it to have a handle on it, but is
320907 -        willing to investigate it to some extent -- or at least look at
320908 -        information that I dig up.
320910 -         ..
320911 -    2.  In addition, he has worked with Darrel ****** in the past and
320912 -        thinks that he may be able (painfully) to get some action out
320913 -        of Darrel when the time comes. ref DRT 1 IU5M
320915 -         ..
320916 -    3.  I let Gil know that the point of an intranet was to support
320917 -        SDS. He was concerned about who would maintain the web site,
320918 -        and I assured him that it was no problem (at least for the SDS
320919 -        records.), ref DRT 1 WU6H
320920 -
320921 -           [On 040329 Gil seems to have followed up with a letter to
320922 -           Jackie in Procurement asking about getting approval in
320923 -           relation to the company network. ref SDS 13 6P6N
320925 -            ..
320926 -           [On 040330 Jackie reports that SDS is "good to go" on Aerospace company
320927 -           network. ref SDS 14 LQ38
320929 -  ..
320930 - Gary's action today meeting with Gil to expedite configuration of
320931 - intranet support aligns with planning on 040229 listing steps for
320932 - evaluation of SDS by Aerospace company, ref SDS 10 PU5R, based on the
320933 - 3-step strategy set on 040102 reviewing progress last year,
320934 - ref SDS 8 QQ6F, and setting goals for "education" this year that
320935 - enables "continual learning" for transformation to a culture of
320936 - knowledge, discussed in the record on 040229. ref SDS 10 886W
320938 -  ..
320939 - It would be interesting to get Gil's take on Jackie's comments in her
320940 - call on 040318. ref SDS 12 6O3F  Jackie was able to grasp the
320941 - importance of intranet support based on interacting with SDS records
320942 - for a few days on the SDS procurement transaction.
320944 -  ..
320945 - Gary continues...
320946 -
320947 -    4.  His initial take is that he needs to understand more about the
320948 -        Distributed Product Description (DPD), which I cite as an
320949 -        existence proof that what we want to do is both possible and
320950 -        supported by the program.
320951 -
320952 -           [On 040329 Gil seems to have followed up with a letter to
320953 -           Jackie in Procurement asking about getting approval in
320954 -           relation to the company network. ref SDS 13 6P6N
320956 -  ..
320957 - What is a DPD in relation to SDS and Aerospace company's intranet?
320959 -  ..
320960 - Gary concludes...
320961 -
320962 -    5.  My next step is to get with Paul and find out what makes him
320963 -        believe that hosting an intranet violates any rules,
320964 -        particularly if ACE manages all access to it.
320966 -  ..
320967 - Should consideration be given to asking Steve for guidance, perhaps
320968 - through Bruce, to assist Gil in allocating time on this task, as he
320969 - did after getting signals from management on getting SDS procurement
320970 - put together, based on Steve's request to get links in SDS active,
320971 - reported on 031211, ref SDS 6 5U6J, and Paul's comments about the need
320972 - for intranet support on 031205, ref SDS 5 RS6W, and noting the
320973 - importance of organizational memory on 031201? ref SDS 4 IR4V
320974 -
320975 -     [On 040330 Jackie reports SDS is "good to go" on Aerospace company network.
320976 -     ref SDS 14 LQ38
320978 -  ..
320979 - Steve might be willing to go to bat on the intranet issue, as was done
320980 - with getting SDS approved, based on the report in the record for
320981 - 040115 indicating Steve announced during a staff meeting that Gary
320982 - will be publishing the record of organizational memory on the intranet
320983 - to facilitate communication, coordination and collaboration for the
320984 - M&S group. ref SDS 9 8Y5Y  Additionally, on 030828 Steve seemed to
320985 - give a commitment to the customer that M&S group organizational memory
320986 - would be available on the intranet for common, timely access.
320987 - ref SDS 3 SE5X
320989 -  ..
320990 - The cause would have been aided on 030823 by Steve asking the customer
320991 - for a letter confirming the request for common, timely access on a
320992 - secure intranet to project history.  Requirements for "timely" access
320993 - would have triggered putting SDS records on Aerospace company's interant, since
320994 - it meets requirements to expedite the work by providing timely
320995 - "intelligence," planned on 971021. ref SDS 1 JN6J  Alternatively,
320996 - Steve might have submitted a letter confirming the customer's request,
320997 - and reporting M&S is working on this commitment to perform
320998 - requirements under FAR part 4.801, reviewed on 020504. ref SDS 2 IY4I
320999 - None-the-less, even without written confirmation, there are good
321000 - grounds for putting SDS on a secure intranet.
321002 -  ..
321003 - Since SDS has been approved for evaluation, and since the value of the
321004 - record of organizational memory is increased many fold by having links
321005 - active, as Steve noted on 031211, and announced to the team on 040115,
321006 - then to perform the evaluation, which Aerospace company contracted to perform, on
321007 - 040317, ref SDS 11 PQ6P, SDS needs to be distributed on an intranet.
321008 - Since Jackie was able to grasp this predicate to Aerospace company's commitment
321009 - in her letter on 040318, ref SDS 12 PQYW, then Steve and others in M&S
321010 - management should grasp the same reasoning that Jackie applied on
321011 - 040318. ref SDS 12 6O3F
321013 -  ..
321014 - Why not then give M&S group management the opportunity to support,
321015 - Steve's earlier requests for taking action on this matter, ref SDS 0
321016 - XW44, so that Gil has the backing and authority to be proactive
321017 - investigating and expediting intranet support for SDS through the
321018 - bureaucracy, as he did for SDS?
321019 -
321020 -     [On 040330 Jackie reports SDS is "good to go" on Aerospace company network.
321021 -     ref SDS 14 LQ38
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