THE WELCH COMPANY
440 Davis Court #1602
San Francisco, CA 94111-2496
415 781 5700


S U M M A R Y


DIARY: April 16, 1993 09:13 AM Friday; Rod Welch

Follow up demos and letters to Clovis, Fresno, Modesto & McClellan.

1...Summary/Objective

ACTION ITEMS.................. Click here to comment!

1...Send Dave confirmation of this discussion.
2...demonstration on SDS. I will follow up next week after his mail comes

CONTACTS 
0201 - Clovis, Engineer's Office          209 297 2300
020101 - Mr. John Lovejoy; Construction Manager =209 297 2569
020102 - Engineering Department =209 297 2569 fax
0202 - Edwin S. Darden & Associates, Inc. 209 222 7463 fax...
020201 - Mr. David Bradley; Computer Systems Manager
0203 - Fresno Unified School District     209 441 3412
020301 - Mr. Gordon Barker; Project Manager =209 441 3081
0204 - Temple, Anderson & Moore           209 435 4750
020401 - Mr. Jacky Chan, A.I.A.
0205 - Modesto Irrigation District        209 526 7570 fax 7352
020501 - Mr. Allen Short
020502 - Chief Water Resources & Rights Officer =209 526 7570
0206 - 652 SPTG McClellan AFB             916 643 6045
020601 - Mr. Jay T. Rohwer; Chief of Production Support, CEEP =916 643 4875
020602 - CEE =916 643 6045
0207 - 652 SPTG McClellan AFB             916 643 6045
020701 - Mr. John Thompson; Base Comprehensive Planner; CEPX =916 643 3336
0208 - 652 CCSG McClellan AFB             916 643 3445
020801 - Mr. Gary Perdue; SCCB, Paperless Office Group =916 643 3445

SUBJECTS
Demonstrations
SDS "Exam"

0604 -    ..
0605 - Summary/Objective
0606 -
060601 - Follow up ref SDS 8 0001.
060602 -
060603 - Was only able to talke to Dave at Darden and Jacky at Temple,
060604 - Anderson and Moore.  Dave remains strongly interested.  Jacky said
060605 - they are interested, but did not sound enthusiastic.
060606 -
060607 -
060608 -
060609 -
0607 -
0608 -
0609 - 0914 John Lovejoy following up ref DIP 1
0610 -
061001 - Following up demo at ref SDS 2 line 051007.
061002 -
061003 - Talked to Gloria.  John is in the field.  She will tell him I called.
061004 -
061005 -
061006 -
061007 -
0611 -
0612 -
0613 -      John called back
0614 -
061401 -
061402 -
061403 -
061404 -
0615 -
0616 -
0617 - 0915 called Dave Bradley following up ref DIP 2.
0618 -
061801 - Following up presentation at ref SDS 3 line 051101. They still
061802 - haven't got the network.  They need a special cabinet, which is behind
061803 - schedule on installation.
061804 -
061805 - The staff has discussed SDS and likes it.
061806 -
061807 - Dave said SDS is really interesting software.  When it gets implement-
061808 - ed is a matter of perceived need by senior management.  He said it
061809 - took a long time for management to approve the network they are
061810 - installing.
061811 -
061812 - I recommended that:
061813 -
061814 -     1.  Darden not wait for the network to be installed to begin
061815 -         training him to be the firm's expert support person.  When the
061816 -         network is installed, there will be pressure to begin using
061817 -         SDS on the network.  It is better to train one person for
061818 -         local support, in advance of encountering that pressure.
061819 -
061820 -            Dave feels SDS needs to be used by a project manager since
061821 -            they know about and have need of the functions SDS pro-
061822 -            vides.
061823 -
061824 -            I agreed with this point with respect to applying SDS "man-
061825 -            agement" tools.  I mentioned though that everyone has a
061826 -            list of things to do and works issues.  Dave is involved
061827 -            with getting the Novel network installed, and supporting
061828 -            the firm's computer system.  He could be learning SDS for
061829 -            his tasks in order to gain knowledge of data entry and
061830 -            standard features, so when an Architect/Engineer project
061831 -            manager begins training in the program, he has support.
061832 -
061833 -            Additionally, we may want to train an administrative
061834 -            support person, to be able to aid a project manager in
061835 -            getting out correspondence and entering received documents
061836 -            into the Doc Log, so the Project Manager has critical
061837 -            support in getting things done with SDS.
061838 -
061839 -     2.  Darden consider doing a pilot program where one or two Project
061840 -         Managers begin using SDS to evaluate its effect on the success
061841 -         of some difficult projects.
061842 -
061843 -         This would cost $550 for each program installation, plus 3 or
061844 -         4 days of initial training, then 2 days training per week for
061845 -         3 or 4 weeks, then once week for about a 6 month period.  The
061846 -         actual amount of training is controlled by the User's progress
061847 -         in learning.
061848 -
061849 -         Additionally, often on "problem" projects, the Project Manager
061850 -         prefers to have me support the management effort by crafting
061851 -         correspondence and capturing the record on progress meetings,
061852 -         phone calls, change orders, etc., for a few months. This is an
061853 -         ideal way to demonstrate SDS and train a new User, because the
061854 -         time is billable to a client.
061855 -
061856 -
061857 - I advised that there is another letter in the mail to Dave on his
061858 - request for managing Darden's standard journal records, ref SDS 9 line
061859 - 040601.
061860 -
061861 - Send Dave confirmation of this discussion.
061862 -
061863 -
061864 -
061865 -
0619 -
0620 -
0621 - 1004
0622 -
062201 - Following up demo at, ref SDS 3 line 050710.
062202 -
062203 - Talked to Evon.  She will ask Gordon to call when he comes in.
062204 -
062205 - Following up ref DIP 3.
062206 -
062207 -
062208 -
0623 -
0624 -
0625 - 1005 Gordon called back
0626 -
062601 -
062602 -
062603 -
062604 -
062605 -
0627 -
0628 -
0629 - 1012 called Jacky re ref DIP 4
0630 -
063001 - Following up demo at ref SDS 4 line 051001.
063002 -
063003 - Jacky seemed rushed this morning.  He said he and Tom feel SDS would
063004 - definitely be helpful.  The firm's management is currently pre-occu-
063005 - pied with resolving a situation where they are too crowded in their
063006 - present offices.
063007 -
063008 - Jacky they will call us when they decide to proceed with SDS.
063009 -
063010 -
063011 -
063012 -
063013 -
0631 -
0632 -
0633 - 1022 called Allen Short
0634 -
063401 - Following up demo at, ref SDS 5 line 051003 and ref DIP 5.
063402 -
063403 - Left message with Rita.  Allen has a call.  She will tell him I
063404 - called.
063405 -
063406 -
063407 -
063408 -
063409 -
063410 -
0635 -
0636 -
0637 - 1028 called Tom Rowher at McClellan      916 643 4875
0638 -
063801 - Follow up demo at ref SDS 6 line 051001, ref DIP 6.
063802 -
063803 - Left message with secretary for Tom to call back.
063804 -
063805 -
063806 -
0639 -
0640 -
0641 - 1033 Tom called back
0642 -
064201 -
064202 -
064203 -
064204 - How did he do on the POIMS exam.
064205 -
064206 - Does he feel SDS could be helpful in applying good manaement
064207 - practice?
064208 -
064209 -
064210 -
0643 -
0644 -
0645 - 1033 called John Thompson at McClellan
0646 -
064601 - Follow up demo at ref SDS 6 line 051001, ref DIP 6.
064602 -
064603 - He has not seen ref DIP 6 yet, and has not talked to Tom about the
064604 - demonstration on SDS.  I will follow up next week after his mail comes
064605 - in and he has had a chance to visit with Tom about SDS.
064606 -
064607 -
064608 -
064609 -
064610 -
0647 -
0648 -
0649 - 1037 called Gary Perdue at McClellan
0650 -
065001 - Follow up demo at ref SDS 7 line 051401 and ref DIP 7.
065002 -
065003 - Talked to John.  He will tell Gary I called.
065004 -
065005 -
065006 -
0651 -
0652 -
0653 - 1041 John called back
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