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S U M M A R Y


DIARY: October 13, 2004 02:00 PM Wednesday; Rod Welch

Gary telecon with Woody demonstrates SDS for Aerospace company standard using ASB.

1...Summary/Objective
2...Kaiser Example of Knowledge Management Not Evident in Medical Practice
3...Distribution of ASB for SDS beyond Project
4...Product Statement of Direction Limited Deployment
5...Hard Sell Retool Skills Transformation to New Way of Working
6...Transformation to New Way of Working Hard Sell to Retool Skills
7...Professional Role to Pilot SDS Technology for Intelligence Support
8...Requirements for SDS Intelligence Support Not Common in Business
9...Organizational Memory Important But Foreign to Business Requirements
10...ASB Revisions Give Unique Features Better Visibility
11...Description Highlight Explicit Links Precision Retrieval
12...Component Manager Solved by Assigning Gary
13...Transformation to New Way of Working Requires Persistant Exposure
14...Jucicious Review Practice Clicking Links to Navigate Knowledge Space
15...Org Memory Intelligence Knowledge Different from Corporate Memory
16...Audience SDS Com Metircs Intelligence Support Project Management
17...ASB Approval of SDS Nearing End of Process

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1...Aerospace company can benefit from seminar on best practices for
2...Woody suggested that Gary research Aerospace company's published skill sets to
3...There was some discussion about getting SDS approved for the Aerospace company

CONTACTS 

SUBJECTS
Demonstrate SDS Telecon Enterprise Architect Review Senior Staff for
Review Telecon SDS Demonstration Senior Staff for Comments Suggestio
Content Review ASB by Aerospace company Staff Woody Pidcock Susan Hamma           13
Component Manager Board Proposes Assigning Someone from Aerospace compa   Staff   14
ASB Content Review Consideration for Component Manager Called Submit
SDS Demonstration Telecon Pidcock Woody Support ASB Set SDS Standard
Ways Off SDS Approval ASB Procedures Diagram Shows Steps for SDS App

1809 -
1809 -    ..
1810 - Summary/Objective
1811 -
181101 - Follow up ref SDS 50 0000. ref SDS 48 0000.
181102 -
181103 - Gary reports a constructive meeting to demonstrate SDS and modify the
181104 - ASB as directed by the Board.  Interest in the SDS effort provides a
181105 - platform (i.e., a test bed) on the corporate side to gain experience
181106 - with intelligence support, Knowledge Space, and organizational memory.
181107 - Woody made changes to ASB, ref SDS 0 SE6F, and offered ideas for
181108 - completing the process, including making Gary the Component Manager.
181109 - ref SDS 0 4Q4U  SDS unique capabilities for converting information
181110 - into knowledge were discussed. ref SDS 0 WL6T  Woody suggested making
181111 - these more prominent in the ASB. ref SDS 0 W146  Discussed reviewing
181112 - existing Aerospace company roles for a best fit using SDS. ref SDS 0
181113 - TX4H
181114 -
181115 -     [On 041101 CAC rejects SDS for "Product Statement of Direction"
181116 -     with limited distribution, refers SDS to EEPC KM subgroup for
181117 -     companywide standard.  Woody does not plan to oppose this
181118 -     position. ref SDS 59 CC82
181119 -
181120 -
181121 -
181123 -  ..
1812 -
1813 -
1814 - Discussion
1815 -
181501 - Gary called this afternoon and debriefed the presentation for Woody
181502 - Pidcock, which accomplishes the task set during the hearing on the ASB
181503 - held on 040921, ref SDS 44 YF3H, and based on preparation in another
181504 - record today listing examples of prior demonstrations. ref SDS 51 G77O
181505 -
181506 -        [On 041027 minutes for the hearing on 040921 show that Woody
181507 -        attended that meeting. ref SDS 58 UE43
181509 -  ..
181510 - The demonstration on SDS today, follows up the demonstration to the
181511 - Board on 040907, ref SDS 42 XO9J, and cited in the minutes of the
181512 - hearing received on 040916. ref SDS 43 4V4W
181514 -  ..
181515 - Gary's record today has a narrative story on the presentation, showing
181516 - what was demonstrated to Woody,
181517 - per planning this morning. ref SDS 51
181518 - 0081
181520 -  ..
181521 - He feels Woody supports making SDS available within Aerospace company
181522 - based on support for...
181523 -
181524 -        1.  Granular addressability using explicit links enable
181525 -            efficiencies of a "paperless" office explained in POIMS,
181526 -            ref OF 6 1107 and ref OF 6 6J6L, and cited in the ASB...
181528 -               ..
181529 -              F:/05/00450/FR/SD/040826CE/00102.htm#NM4J
181531 -             ..
181532 -        2.  Granular division of subjects for precision reporting using
181533 -            organic structure, which is not in the ASB, but was
181534 -            demonstrated by Gary today, as set out in POIMS, and
181535 -            discussed with Woody on 041004. ref SDS 48 LD6G
181537 -             ..
181538 -            Organic structure relates to Woody's background and
181539 -            expertise with controlled vocabularies, which Gary cited on
181540 -            040927. ref SDS 45 0001
181542 -  ..
181543 - Woody noted during the demonstration that date-based organization is
181544 - very common, e.g., a ship's log, a contractor's diary, a lawyer's
181545 - timeline, a doctor's patient history, a surveyor's log, a detective's
181546 - chronology, a scientist's journal, etc.  People want the sequence of
181547 - events in order to discover cause and effect.  Gelertner developed
181548 - Lifestreams to exploit the power of time, reviewed 031215. ref SDS 33
181549 - 1I48  Microsoft uses time for listing email chronologically.  People
181550 - feel mountains of information pile up that nobody can find to get
181551 - things done, e.g., on 960406, ref SDS 6 4249, because IT makes
181552 - knowledge management a lot of hard work, reported on 000307.
181553 - ref SDS 17 5182  As a result, Microsoft announced plans on 021108 for
181554 - a new project to solve the problem. ref SDS 30 EF5I  Earlier on 010510
181555 - Microsoft president, Steve Balmer, announced that people should expect
181556 - new solutions from Microsoft in five (5) years, rather than tomorrow
181557 - or next year. ref SDS 19 8Y8H
181559 -  ..
181560 - SDS solves the problem with mechanisms to assemble chronologies based
181561 - on context, per telecon with Woody on 041004. ref SDS 48 LD6G  NWO
181562 - outlines SDS "intelligence support" uses multiple axes, where time is
181563 - one of many dimensions in Knowledge Space. ref OF 10 CO5U  On 010916
181564 - people recognize SDS enables amazing memory, ref SDS 23 0001, using
181565 - multiple paths for finding information, as set out in POIMS.
181566 - ref OF 6 KH8J
181568 -  ..
181569 - Woody asked about the purpose of "double dots," indicating the
181570 - explanation in the ASB, reported on 040720, ref SDS 40 NM4J, may need
181571 - to be stronger and more prominent.  It underscores need to empower
181572 - people for gaining experience with SDS work product that gives meaning
181573 - to explanations, as planned in the annual review setting strategy on
181574 - 040102. ref SDS 35 1656  Mere words that describe activity outside
181575 - people's experience does not impart understanding, but rather causes
181576 - frustration that leads to complaints about false marketing claims.
181577 - (see below, ref SDS 0 SE9O)
181578 -
181579 -
181580 -
181581 -
1816 -

SUBJECTS
Kaiser Example Knowledge Management Not Evident in Medical Practice
Knowledge Management Kaiser Example Not Evident in Medical Practice
Kaiser Example of Knowledge Management Not Evident in Medical Practi
Kaiser Knowledge Management Expert Example Not Evident in Medical Pr

3206 -
320701 -  ..
320702 - Kaiser Example of Knowledge Management Not Evident in Medical Practice
320703 -
320704 - Woody evidently remembers technology created by other folks that has
320705 - support similar to better than SDS for granular addressability, or
320706 - possibly multiple paths for precision access that is part of Knowledge
320707 - Management.  He plans to submit information on this to Gary.
320709 -  ..
320710 - A few days later Woody submitted a link to software Kaiser commenting
320711 - that Kaiser and the US Army are the most advanced implemeting
320712 - Knowledge Management.
320714 -  ..
320715 - There is a lot of experience working with Kaiser the past few years,
320716 - indicating their methods and systems for improving management have not
320717 - been fully deployed, and/or require refinement for effective knowledge
320718 - management of patient history, shown on 040517. ref SDS 38 S66O
320720 -  ..
320721 - Aerospace company can benefit from seminar on best practices for
320722 - intelligence support using technology that empowers professionals to
320723 - save lives, time, and money, as shown in the scope set out in NWO.
320724 - ref OF 10 A56M
320725 -
320726 -     [On 041014 case study found errors and omissions working with
320727 -     Kaiser medical charts and records on patient history. ref SDS 52
320728 -     W78K and ref SDS 52 T49J
320730 -      ..
320731 -     [On 050212 doctor treating emergency patient unable to find
320732 -     relevant patient history in medical chart; asks patient for
320733 -     details stretching back 3 years in order to diagnose and
320734 -     prescribe. ref SDS 61 2Y75
320736 -      ..
320737 -     [On 050414 John Maloney cites UCSF for using Knowledge Management
320738 -     in medical practice, ref SDS 62 LX7F, with "earth-shattering
320739 -     achievements" over the past 10 years. ref SDS 62 JY5Y
320741 -      ..
320742 -     [On 050812 case history working with Kaiser demonstrates how
320743 -     technology supports working intelligently to save time and reduce
320744 -     mistakes. ref SDS 63 6L4M
320746 -      ..
320747 -     [On 051021 admitting nurse for surgery requests patient
320748 -     identification previously submitted, and discloses error in Kaiser
320749 -     records. ref SDS 64 QV9M
320751 -      ..
320752 -     [On 070130 case study Kaiser UCSF Cancer Center collaboratin
320753 -     indicates Knowledge Mangement requires support and refinement.
320754 -     ref SDS 65 4T5N
320755 -
320756 -
320757 -
320758 -
320759 -
320760 -
3208 -

SUBJECTS
Deployment Limited Product Statement of Direction Set by Woody Durin
Distribution Scope Changed to Limited Distribution from General
Pilot Test SDS with Limited Distribution to Discover General Solutio
Deployment Limited Product Statement of Direction Set by Woody Durin

4006 -
400701 -  ..
400702 - Distribution of ASB for SDS beyond Project
400703 - Product Statement of Direction Limited Deployment
400704 -
400705 - Follow up ref SDS 48 TY66.
400706 -
400707 - Woody came up with a scope for distribution at Aerospace company that
400708 - is beyond Gary's project, discussed for the ASB on 040921, ref SDS 44
400709 - 7K83, but does not rise to the level of a Aerospace company standard.
400710 - This approach signals that Aerospace company is pilot testing SDS to
400711 - develop a standard, so that people can be aware of SDS and can
400712 - experiment to gain experience using "intelligence support" for
400713 - organizational memory.
400715 -  ..
400716 - The ASB was modified to say....
400717 -
400718 -      Schedule Diary System for  combat - Product Statement of
400719 -      Direction
400720 -
400721 -                         Limited Deployment
400723 -         ..
400724 -        [On 041025 received ASB with this revision. ref SDS 57 HK7F
400726 -         ..
400727 -        [On 041027 received minutes of meeting on 040921 calling for
400728 -        this change. ref SDS 58 UE62
400730 -         ..
400731 -        [On 041101 CAC rejects SDS for "Product Statement of Direction"
400732 -        with limited distribution, refers SDS to EEPC KM subgroup for
400733 -        companywide standard.  Woody does not plan to oppose this
400734 -        position. ref SDS 59 CC82
400735 -
400736 -
400737 -
400738 -
400739 -
400740 -
4008 -

SUBJECTS
Deployment Plan Library Analysis Facilitator Skills Scribe
Roles Responsibilities Intelligence for Operations and Projects Base
ASB SDS Review Telecon SDS Demonstration Senior Staff for Comments S

4305 -
430601 -  ..
430602 - Hard Sell Retool Skills Transformation to New Way of Working
430603 - Transformation to New Way of Working Hard Sell to Retool Skills
430604 - Professional Role to Pilot SDS Technology for Intelligence Support
430605 -
430606 - Not sure about whether there was discussion on training to develop
430607 - skills using the 8 steps for Com Metrics, which are listed in POIMS.
430608 - ref OF 6 685K  Gary seemed to indicate Woody appreciates that SDS
430609 - requires professional skills to "pilot" the program, explained in NWO.
430610 - ref OF 11 6369
430612 -  ..
430613 - The ASB section on Deployment says....
430615 -            ..
430616 -           Intelligence support could become a professional role for
430617 -           operations and projects, ref OF 10 A56M, that sets
430618 -           standards, and provides training for the Scope of Services,
430619 -           specified by the Corps of Engineers. ref DRP 4 4929
430620 -
430621 - ...developed in the record on 040720. ref SDS 40 KH4O
430623 -  ..
430624 - Gary became "famous" on 030823, ref SDS 31 XT4M, and again on 040203,
430625 - ref SDS 36 NB6G, for doing the same work that General Vernon Walters
430626 - was famous for doing, reported on 960410, ref SDS 7 7382, and which
430627 - Rod was doing on 911205. ref SDS 2 4224
430629 -  ..
430630 - Woody suggested that Gary research Aerospace company's published skill sets to
430631 - see where SDS might best fit.  The general declination for SDS skills
430632 - is...
430633 -
430634 -          [On 041027 minutes of hearing on 040921 suggest there was
430635 -          discussion of this matter related to "power users," and
430636 -          "subject matter experts." ref SDS 58 GO3K
430638 -           ..
430639 -          [On 041102 Gil's letter lists "OA" position as primary target
430640 -          for deploying SDS. ref SDS 60 9Z9G
430642 -         ..
430643 -        Chief Operations Officer............. 990625, ref SDS 15 8183
430644 -        Scribe............................... 960413, ref SDS 8 8848
430645 -        History button....................... 030821, ref SDS 31 NH5N
430646 -        Do What You're Famous For............ 040203, ref SDS 36 NB6G
430647 -        Secretary............................ 020618, ref SDS 27 MF60
430648 -        Meetings Facilitate.................. 020618, ref SDS 27 MY6J
430649 -        Administrative Assistant.............
430650 -        Executive Aide....................... 911205, ref SDS 2 8402
430651 -        Management Aide...................... 911205, ref SDS 2 0326
430652 -        Para Manager......................... 911205, ref SDS 2 0326
430653 -        Leadership Aide...................... 960410, ref SDS 7 3229
430654 -        Assistant Project Manager............ 031212, ref SDS 32 RN8F
430655 -        Intelligence Analyst.................
430656 -        Communciation Manager................
430657 -        Field Svc Rep, DCMA procurement...... 010622, ref SDS 21 CX4K
430658 -
430659 -            [...see below Woody asks again for tasks SDS supports.
430660 -            ref SDS 0 JR6G
430662 -  ..
430663 - Other common titles are listed on 970830. ref SDS 9 PK8U
430664 -
430665 -     [On 041015 Gary interviewed an Operations Assistant, and got
430666 -     interesting perspective on expanding existing roles. ref SDS 54
430667 -     TM3O
430668 -
430669 -     [On 041020 Gary requests input from people with experience using
430670 -     SDS work product, for ideas on application to common roles at the
430671 -     company. ref SDS 55 8Y3R
430673 -      ..
430674 -     [On 041025 proposed revision to Audience field. ref SDS 57 ZO7O
430676 -      ..
430677 -     [On 041102 Gil's letter lists "OA" position as primary target for
430678 -     deploying SDS; analysis indicates other roles may fit more closely
430679 -     responsiblity for "intelligence support," and requirements for
430680 -     context management. ref SDS 60 9Z9F
430682 -  ..
430683 - Gary mentioned that Steve has carved out a Chief of Staff role to
430684 - support him in the period ahead.  This is another natural fit for SDS
430685 - to provide "intelligence support" with organizational memory,
430686 - Communication Metrics, etc., ref OF 10 A56M, similar to operations
430687 - management.
430689 -  ..
430690 - Since Aerospace company does a lot of government work, e.g., Space
430691 - Shuttle, they may have analogous roles to a "contracting officer," or
430692 - a Field Service Rep described as an "information broker" in
430693 - procurement and contract management, reviewed on 010608. ref SDS 20
430694 - UP68
430696 -  ..
430697 - Gary is planning to read through Wayne Wetzel's report that describes
430698 - the need for an assigned role, ref DRP 3 03FW, based on experience
430699 - using SDS at DNRC for 10 years, reviewed on 010725. ref SDS 22 03H4
430700 - and ref SDS 22 03DW  An example of Wayne's experience is reported on
430701 - 911205. ref SDS 2 4224
430703 -  ..
430704 - Skills and training for applying SDS using the eight (8) steps of
430705 - Communication Metrics were discussed by Wayne in his report reviewed
430706 - on 010725. ref SDS 22 03M6  Earlier, on 960227 skills were listed that
430707 - make "intelligence" support effective. ref SDS 5 2326
430708 -
430710 -  ..
430711 - Requirements for SDS Intelligence Support Not Common in Business
430712 - Organizational Memory Important But Foreign to Business Requirements
430713 -
430714 - Woody indicated today that getting SDS adopted is a "hard sell" in the
430715 - Aerospace Company because "intelligence" support is not common in
430716 - business, as related in POIMS, ref OF 4 5820, and requires people to
430717 - retool skills to make "connecting the dots" for working intelligently
430718 - fast, easy, fun and effective for saving lives, time and money.  This
430719 - aligns with Woody's comments in the call on 041004. ref SDS 48 W86F
430721 -  ..
430722 - The training hurdle is the hard sell, because people are getting by
430723 - with existing skills, and they don't have enough experience that makes
430724 - them 100% sure of getting benefits for investing time to study SDS, in
430725 - the way people are 100% sure of getting benefits for studying
430726 - chemestry, engineering, law, etc, as Morris related on 890809.
430727 - ref SDS 1 V66N
430729 -  ..
430730 - Our job is not to convince the entire world to learn SDS, but rather
430731 - to convince a sizeable portion that SDS work product saves lives, time
430732 - and money by solving the problem of people going in different
430733 - directions due to erroneous, incomplete communication, which Gary
430734 - discussed on 011006. ref SDS 25 O99K  With SDS on the Internet, and on
430735 - secure intranets, we have the ability to demonstrate to a lot of
430736 - people that SDS can do this.  Once people are convinced, maybe 80% to
430737 - 90% sure that SDS is needed, a few people will be assigned to provide
430738 - support for intelligence.
430739 -
430740 -
430741 -
430742 -
430743 -
4308 -

SUBJECTS
Description SDS Intelligence Organizational Memory Scientific Method
Description Highlight Granular Addressability Explicit Links Precisi
Edit Privelege Access ASB Granted to Gary by Woody for Revising Main

4905 -
490601 -  ..
490602 - ASB Revisions Give Unique Features Better Visibility
490603 - Description Highlight Explicit Links Precision Retrieval
490604 -
490605 - Woody suggested moving the explanation of granular addressability, and
490606 - precision retrieval using SDS organic structure for context up in the
490607 - order of the product description.
490608 -
490609 -     [On 041022 new requirement for brief description applies Woody's
490610 -     suggestion. ref SDS 56 E29H
490612 -  ..
490613 - There was no discussion of correlation with Aerospace company's
490614 - support for Knowledge Management.
490616 -  ..
490617 - Woody expects a future version of SDS will support Windows user
490618 - interface.
490620 -  ..
490621 - Woody commented that the ASB has a lot of "marketing" language,
490622 - suggesting inflated claims and false explanations.
490624 -  ..
490625 - He indicated the Audience field in the ASB form should be more
490626 - targeted rather than aimed at a general solution, shown in the record
490627 - on 040720, ref SDS 40 EH8T, for improving alphabet technology to
490628 - augment intelligence for everyone, as set out POIMS. ref OF 3 ER3G
490629 -
490630 -     [On 041025 proposed revision to Audience field. ref SDS 57 ZO7O
490632 -  ..
490633 - Examples using SDS for wide ranging tasks and professional disciplines
490634 - are listed in the record on 020708. ref SDS 28 MZ6O
490636 -  ..
490637 - It would help for Woddy to flesh out specific language that seems
490638 - offensive due to marketing hype so that SDS support can be
490639 - demonstrated showing the ASB language is descriptive rather than
490640 - exaggeration (see the example above on explicit links, ref SDS 0
490641 - WM31), and so that language can be crafted to avoid distraction.
490642 - Woody's feeling aligns with Morris' comments about advertising that
490643 - claims Microsoft supports SDS capabilities for working intelligently,
490644 - reported on 010425. ref SDS 18 PJ4M
490645 -
490646 -    We need to work on the language to avoid alienating people like
490647 -    Woody by describing capablities that seem beyond reach, because
490648 -    they are outside daily experience using information technologies.
490650 -     ..
490651 -    This concern relates to bridging the two worlds problem.
490653 -     ..
490654 -    Part of the issue may relate to setting out in the ASB result
490655 -    oriented phrases like "saving lives, time, and money," and like
490656 -    "connecting the dots to work intelligently."  Most people however
490657 -    feel that SDS capabilities are unnecessary overkill absent
490658 -    reminders about benefits.  The ability to "connect the dots" is so
490659 -    removed from actual experience, that the language seems exagerated,
490660 -    when in fact examination of SDS work product shows extensive
490661 -    connections backward and forward in time that imparts cause and
490662 -    effect.
490664 -     ..
490665 -    Maybe more can be done to accomodate both objectives of explaining
490666 -    why working intelligently is helpful, without being repetitive.
490668 -  ..
490669 - During the call, Woody gave Gary access rights to the ASB for making
490670 - edits discussed today.
490671 -
490672 -     [On 041025 Gary used access rights as Component Manager to make
490673 -     further edits requested by Woody. ref SDS 57 D88Q
490674 -
490675 -
490676 -
490677 -
490678 -
490679 -
4907 -

SUBJECTS
Component Manager Solved by Assigning Gary

5003 -
500401 -  ..
500402 - Component Manager Solved by Assigning Gary
500403 -
500404 - During the telecon, Woody modified the ASB setting Gary as the
500405 - Component Manager, solving the issue raised by the AIC board on
500406 - 040921. ref SDS 44 QS4G
500408 -  ..
500409 - Woody commented that since Aerospace company has set SDS as a target
500410 - for setting a software standard within the ASB system, this eliminates
500411 - any prior conflict for Gary to explain and support SDS at Aerospace
500412 - company.
500413 -
500414 -
500415 -
500416 -
500417 -
5005 -

SUBJECTS
Transformation to New Way of Working Slow Requires Persistant Exposu

5103 -
510401 -  ..
510402 - Transformation to New Way of Working Requires Persistant Exposure
510403 -
510404 - Woody was disappointed that more people on Gary's project have not
510405 - asked about using SDS, in light of overt expressions for approval,
510406 - e.g., Dave, Paul, Bruce, reported on 040102. ref SDS 35 UO6T
510407 -
510408 -    This reflects the diffuse character of project at this time due to
510409 -    lack of requirements.  Work has not reached the stage where
510410 -    pressures to meet production goals drives people to work
510411 -    productively.  People are being given assignments, and before
510412 -    anything is accomplished, new assignments are issued.
510414 -     ..
510415 -    The current operational theory for growing demand is to provide
510416 -    work product to people that helps them do their work.  An example,
510417 -    is working with Woody today based on the record of the prior work
510418 -    on 041004, ref SDS 48 0001, and the ASB hearing on 040921.
510419 -    ref SDS 44 0001  When opportunity arises, demonstrating how the
510420 -    record of organizational memory (i.e., project history) is applied
510421 -    to perform the work, grows demand for more history, as people gain
510422 -    confidence in using this new resource.
510423 -
510424 -
510425 -
510426 -
510427 -
5105 -

SUBJECTS
Jucicious Review Practice Clicking Links to Navigate Knowledge Space

5203 -
520401 -  ..
520402 - Jucicious Review Practice Clicking Links to Navigate Knowledge Space
520403 -
520404 - Gary did not mention during the call today whether Woody had any
520405 - problems navigating through Knowledg Space, based on the caution in
520406 - the record on 041004 that was submitted to Woody. ref SDS 48 F05M
520407 -
520408 -
520409 -
520410 -
5205 -

SUBJECTS
Org Memory Intelligence Knowledge Different from Corporate Memory

5303 -
530401 -  ..
530402 - Org Memory Intelligence Knowledge Different from Corporate Memory
530403 -
530404 - Woody advised that "organizational memory" may have connotations
530405 - similar to "corporate memory" that is sometimes used in Aerospace
530406 - company for referring to officially sanctioned documents.  Woody
530407 - recommends adding clarification to the ASB.  Currently,
530408 - "organizational memory" is linked to POIMS that explains "intellectual
530409 - capital," which is further related to history, and experience.
530410 - ref OF 5 1101
530411 -
530412 -     [On 041015 identify subject for common vocabulary used to define
530413 -     SDS. ref SDS 53 W13N
530415 -  ..
530416 - Woody suggests using a phrase like "project memory."
530417 -
530418 - "Project history" seems more servicable....
530419 -
530420 -       [On 041022 Woody proposes SDS brief description based on
530421 -       "project memory. ref SDS 56 JQ4T
530423 -     ..
530424 -    Searching for "project memory" on the Internet does not yield much
530425 -    that shows this is a description people commonly or readily
530426 -    associate with project management, record keeping, intelligence
530427 -    support, information management, or getting things done.  Only one
530428 -    paper was found that uses "project memory" close to the application
530429 -    SDS supports...
530430 -
530431 -        Modern organizations are successfully using project teams to
530432 -        address complex tasks. Yet these teams often use approaches for
530433 -        project data management that may not capture project processes,
530434 -        contexts, rationales, or artifacts in a way that enables new
530435 -        project members to familiarize themselves quickly with the
530436 -        project history. Project information is rarely captured,
530437 -        retained, or indexed so that people external to the project can
530438 -        retrieve and apply it to future tasks. To address the issue of
530439 -        capturing a comprehensive project history that can subsequently
530440 -        be retrieved and applied to current problems, a generalizable
530441 -        object-oriented data model is developed. It decomposes project
530442 -        information into five discrete classes: projects, users,
530443 -        events, meetings, and documents. Through inheritance and domain
530444 -        references, the model describes the people, temporal events
530445 -        (such as meetings or single agenda items within a meeting), and
530446 -        archival documents that are created within a project or support
530447 -        some aspect of the project. These project items can be
530448 -        retrieved based on either contextual information (such as the
530449 -        dates they were created or last revised, who created them, or
530450 -        the projects they pertain to) or user-supplied descriptive
530451 -        keywords. Hypertext-like links can also be created to associate
530452 -        related items. Based on this model, a prototype system, Project
530453 -        Memory, has been developed to validate the model structure and
530454 -        system requirements.
530456 -     ..
530457 -    The explanation of "capturing project history" and discrete classes
530458 -    for projects, users, events, meetings, and documents reflects SDS
530459 -    capabilities, however, the actual paper is not available, i.e., it
530460 -    seems to have been removed from the Internet so that only the
530461 -    cached abastract is still available, suggesting if there was an
530462 -    organization or an implementing technology either or both have
530463 -    receded.
530465 -     ..
530466 -    A flaw limiting SDS to "project memory" rather than "organizational
530467 -    memory" is the connotation that folks not working on a "project"
530468 -    can get by without working intelligently, as set out in POIMS.
530469 -    ref OF 3 1X6G  Moreover, "memory" is a passive notion, more closely
530470 -    associated with storage and filing, while "intelligence support"
530471 -    implies proactive measures to discover cause and effect that drives
530472 -    command and control of daily work, as shown by the scope in NWO.
530473 -    ref OF 10 A56M
530475 -     ..
530476 -    Searching the Internet for...
530477 -
530478 -                        capturing project history
530479 -
530480 -    ...comes up empty, suggesting the idea is not common to industry.
530482 -     ..
530483 -    In any case, "project history" is a perfectly servicable phrase.
530484 -    There is no reason not to apply it to SDS, as part of investing
530485 -    intellectual capital for organizational memory, explained in POIMS.
530486 -    ref OF 5 1101
530488 -     ..
530489 -    A good place to do this might be in POIMS under "Command and
530490 -    Control."  ref OF 7 1113
530492 -     ..
530493 -    Went ahead and added this phrase to POIMS. ref OF 7 PR7G
530495 -     ..
530496 -    Gary might ask Woody if he feels the explanation of project history
530497 -    in POIMS fits the model he has in mind for describing SDS in the
530498 -    ASB?
530499 -
530500 -        [On 041030 Woody prepared a "Brief Description" of SDS.
530501 -        ref SDS 56 F18H
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Audience SDS Com Metircs Intelligence Support Project Management

5403 -
540401 -  ..
540402 - Audience SDS Com Metircs Intelligence Support Project Management
540403 -
540404 - Woody suggests targeting project management and project planning as
540405 - the audience for SDS.  This reflects analysis above on the roles where
540406 - SDS provides added value. ref SDS 0 KQ3L
540408 -  ..
540409 - Woody suggests explaining that SDS complements Microsoft Outlook that
540410 - people at Aerospace company use to schedule meetings for other people.
540412 -  ..
540413 - There was no discussion of POIMS, nor of intelligence support, nor of
540414 - Communication Metrics scope for application of SDS on the job, as set
540415 - out in NWO. ref OF 10 LW5I
540417 -  ..
540418 - There was some discussion about getting SDS approved for the Aerospace company
540419 - corporate intranet separate from the Gary's project.  The details are
540420 - still hazy.  Gary seemed to feel this can be followed up with Woody,
540421 - in addition to pressing ahead to get SDS configured on the ACE system
540422 - for Gary's project.
540424 -  ..
540425 - Gary also feels that a method can be devised to easily direct records
540426 - to different servers, so that constructing organizational memory does
540427 - not require additional time.
540429 -  ..
540430 - Woody evidently indicately he cannot advocate SDS.
540432 -  ..
540433 - Since we need advocates, an objective of preparing the record of the
540434 - demonstration today is to present the opportunity for Woody to be an
540435 - advocate for the things SDS does which he feels are useful and unique,
540436 - per above, ref SDS 0 WL6T, without providing an overt endorsement of
540437 - SDS.  In other words advocacy for solutions can occur quietly and
540438 - effectively, without endorsement.
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SUBJECTS
Ways Off SDS Approval ASB Procedures Diagram Shows Steps for SDS App
ASB Procedures Diagram Shows Steps for SDS Approval as Standard
ASB Submitted to Aerospace company for SDS Standard on Intelligence Nex  Step R   34

7705 -
770601 -  ..
770602 - ASB Approval of SDS Nearing End of Process
770603 -
770604 - Follow up ref SDS 41 R15N.
770605 -
770606 - Woody evidently indicated during the discussion with Gary that
770607 - completing the ASB process on SDS is a ways off.  After completing the
770608 - work today, the ASB will be released for general comments.  These need
770609 - to be reviewed and addressed with possible revisions to the ASB prior
770610 - to final approval, per the schedule on 040818. ref SDS 41 X683
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