CONTACTS 
0201 - Project Management Mentors         415 922 4706
020101 - Ms. Joan Knutson; Vice President

SUBJECTS
SDS Marketing, Application to market
Overview of Methods
Concurrent PM (Engineering)
Technology Transfer
Automation, Implementing, 930119
Fast Track, Time to Market

0908 -    ..
0909 - Summary/Objective
0910 -
091001 - Scanned artical on concurrent management at ref OF 3 line 15
091002 - which is largly about using PM to successfully transfer new technology
091003 - to an organization.  This is a basic requirement for successfully
091004 - marketing SDS.
091005 -
091006 - Concurrent engineering is a component of a fast track method to
091007 - shorten time to market, ref OF 3 line 16.
091008 -
091009 -     [On 970724 communication problems from concurrent engineering
091010 -     cause rework, increased cost and delay. ref SDS 13 0866]
091011 -
091012 - I assigned it a subject "Implementing Automation" because it relates
091013 - to steps and challenges on doing this.
091014 -
091015 - Article cites at ref OF 3 line 55, competing forces arising from
091016 - technology transfers:
091017 -
091018 -            1.  Greater product sophistication
091019 -            2.  Quality
091020 -            3.  Global competitiveness
091021 -
091022 -    ...these objectives are opposed by:
091023 -
091024 -            1.  Lower cost.
091025 -            2.  Faster time-to-market
091026 -            3.  Better market predictability
091027 -
091028 -   These seem to be competitive forces in any endeavor.  The author
091029 -   contends at ref OF 3 line 60, Concurrent Project Management can "...
091030 -   support many of the objectives that lead to an effective utilization
091031 -   of company resources and favorable long-range competitive position.
091032 -
091033 -
091034 - The article seems to arise from a field study of management practices
091035 - associated with new product development, ref OF 3 line 72.
091036 -
091037 -
091038 - The article emphasises the need for greater "understanding" by project
091039 - managers (part of which is the idea of converting "information" into
091040 - "knowledge); and the linkages between functions and task groups, both
091041 - of which are implemented by SDS and POIMS technology.
091042 -
091043 - Should send SDS information to these authors.
091044 -
091045 -    Give them a broader perspective on the idea of "linkage" and
091046 -    "understanding."  There is a great deal of discussion about doing
091047 -    various things, but there is no tool to do them.
091048 -
091049 - "Concurrent Engineering" should be defined in this article, but so
091050 - far I have not seen anything on it.
091051 -
091052 -
091053 -
091054 -
0911 -

SUBJECTS
SDS Marketing, Application to market
Overview of Methods
Project Management, Fundamentals & Overview
Project Management, Methods, Procedures
Executive Training, 930726
Proposals, Preparation to Win New Business
Investor Considerations for Projects
Communication 90% Manager's Time

2011 -
201101 - Article at ref OF 7 line 11 has good general explanation of project
201102 - management fundamentals, which investors consider in deciding to fund
201103 - a project or enterprise.  I assigned "Proposals, Preparation..."
201104 - because a successful proposal needs to reflect the considerations of
201105 - investors.
201106 -
201107 - Author defines at ref OF 7 line 167, "strategic functions" as:
201108 -
201109 -        ...large scale planning and direction of operations.  In the
201110 -        project context, it pertains to a process by which the project
201111 -        manager searches and analyzes the project's environment and
201112 -        resources in order to:
201113 -
201114 -             •  Select opportunities to minimize investor risk and
201115 -                capital exposure.
201116 -
201117 -             •  Make discrete decisions to invest resources in order to
201118 -                achieve the identified objectives.
201119 -
201120 -
201121 - The article says "communication" is essential between project manager
201122 - and investor stakeholders, ref OF 7 line 240.
201123 -
201124 -
201125 -
2012 -

SUBJECTS
SDS Marketing, Application to market
Overview of Methods
Project Management, Fundamentals & Overview
Project Management, Methods, Procedures
Executive Training, 930726
Leadership & Change, 930119
Conflict resolution in management

2610 -
261001 - Scanned ref OF 13 line 11, focusing the leadership attributes of
261002 - being a project manager.
261003 -
261004 -        Interest in job, ref OF 13 line 79.
261005 -        Action-Oriented, ref OF 13 line 90.
261006 -        Tolerance for Ambiguity and Change, ref OF 13 line 115.
261007 -        Vision, ref OF 13 line 142.
261008 -        Objectives and Priorities, ref OF 13 line 155.
261009 -        Team Development, ref OF 13 line 173.
261010 -        Motivate People, ref OF 13 line 190.
261011 -        Managing Conflict, ref OF 13 line 204.
261012 -        Assisting in Decision Making, ref OF 13 line 216
261013 -        Gaining Organizational Support, ref OF 13 line 232
261014 -        Communicating, ref OF 13 line 258.
261015 -        Having Credibility, ref OF 13 line 271.
261016 -        Visibility, ref OF 13 line 282
261017 -        General Interpersonal Skills, ref OF 13 line 293
261018 -
261019 -
261020 - The comments on "conflict resolution" as a source of innovation and
261021 - creativity, ref OF 13 line 204, are similar to those at ref SDS 7
261022 - line 141177.
261023 -
261024 -
261025 -
261026 -
2611 -

SUBJECTS
SDS Marketing, Application to market
Overview of Methods
Partnering
Project Management Trends, Changes,
Overview of Methods

3008 -
300801 -  ..
300802 - Partnering to Improve Communication, Avoid Disputes
300803 -
300804 - Article at ref OF 20, explains a new contracting practice called
300805 - "partnering" which is a form of "joint venturing."
300806 -
300807 - Partnering has frustrated practitioners. ref OF 20 3445
300808 -
300809 -     [On 940105 article provides partnering agreement. ref SDS 8 7493]
300810 -
300811 -     [On 990127 executives are "frustrated" by continual small snafus
300812 -     in communication that "should never occur," but do, and then grow
300813 -     into big problems that "partnering" cannot solve. ref SDS 17 7399]
300814 -
300815 - Two types of implementation. ref OF 20 8493
300816 -
300817 -        1.  Multi-project cooperation over long-term relationship.
300818 -        2.  Single-projects under competitive bidding
300819 -
300820 - Common elements of partnering, ref OF 20 8394
300821 - ..
300822 - Problems in partnering, ref OF 20 2492 and ref OF 20 0640
300823 -
300824 -     "Partnering" does nothing to solve the cause of mistakes that lead
300825 -     to disputes.  Partnering tries to improve "communication" by
300826 -     getting everybody together and talking about things, but this
300827 -     compounds problems of "meaning drift" and information overoload.
300828 -
300829 -         [On 940609 Henry Kissinger says management is an "Alice in
300830 -         Wonderland" environment using talking and pictures in place of
300831 -         analysis. ref SDS 9 4238
300832 -
300833 -         [On 950327 small snafus that grow into big problems make
300834 -         management an exercise in continual bumbling. ref SDS 10 0200]
300835 -
300836 -         [On 970815 communication problems from internal management are
300837 -         worse than on contracts. ref SDS 15 7800
300838 -
300839 -         [On 980518 Cognitive Science shows more talk, more information
300840 -         cause "meaning drift." ref SDS 12 3734]
300841 -
300842 -         [On 990303 scientific paper cites challenge of information
300843 -         overload. ref SDS 18 6120]
300844 -
300845 -     The only way to improve "communication" is to align information
300846 -     day-to-day with requirements and commitments so people are alerted
300847 -     they are drifting off course, in time to take corrective action
300848 -     before mistakes are made that cost money.  Once money is spent,
300849 -     talking about it in partnering meetings will not avoid conflict.
300850 -     It is too late.  People who spent the money want to recover it,
300851 -     and often need to recover it in order to survive.  The remedy is
300852 -     to use good practice, rather than "feel good" management defined
300853 -     on 911123. ref SDS 2 1331  This requires SDS. ref SDS 2 0477
300854 -
300855 -         [On 950721 ISO management standards call for traceability to
300856 -         original sources. ref SDS 11 1740]
300857 -
300858 - Example of failed partnering, ref OF 20 4218
300859 -
300860 -     [On 981027 USACE paid $30M to settle claims on a $42M job that
300861 -     used partnering. ref SDS 16 9152]
300862 -
300863 - Steps to enhance partnering, ref OF 20 3718
300864 -
300865 -     [On 990328 proposed Common Administration using Communication
300866 -     Metrics to solve the cause of mistakes and disputes. ref SDS 19
300867 -     9641]
300868 -
300869 - Study of Partnering benefits, ref OF 20 4261
300870 - ..
300871 - Corp of Engineers Chief Counsel says partnering saves money....
300872 - ref OF 20 7391
300873 -
300874 -     [On 970728 contractor used partnering against Corps. ref SDS 14
300875 -     8760]
300876 -
300877 -     [On 981027 USACE paid $30M to settle claims on a $42M job that
300878 -     used partnering. ref SDS 16 9152]
300879 -
300880 -     [On 990328 proposed Common Administration to make partnering
300881 -     effective. ref SDS 19 9641]
300882 -
300883 -     [On 990507 HQUSACE review Common Administration. ref SDS 20 4956]
300884 -
300885 -
300886 -
300887 -
3009 -

SUBJECTS
SDS Marketing, Advertizing, Articles on POIMS
Project Management Journal, 910611
Executive Training, 930726
Joan Knutson
Publishing Articles
PM Steering Committee

3509 -   ..
350901 - The article at ref OF 24 line 11 describes a new feature to be
350902 - written and/or editied by Joan Knutson with Project Management
350903 - Mentors, an executive training organization, which is identified at
350904 - ref OF 24 line 108.
350905 -
350906 -     The article recommends a "Project Steering Committee" for execu-
350907 -     tive management to provide the support (time funding, expertise
350908 -     and equipment, and follow through), to make PM practices effec-
350909 -     tive, ref OF 24 line 56.
350910 -
350911 -         Not sure how this would apply to external projects which have
350912 -         budgets based on contract prices.
350913 -
350914 -
350915 - I submitted our SDS survey form to PMM at ref SDS 3 line 37, and have
350916 - asked PMM to support SDS from time to time, ref SDS 1 line 28, so far
350917 - without any luck.
350918 -
350919 - Joan requests submission of articles for publication in this new
350920 - feature, per ref OF 24 line 79.
350921 -
350922 - Should send Joan articles on either Cal Tech seminar and/or review of
350923 - Stephen Covey's book, or Van Kasper's "Knowledge Revolution."
350924 -
350925 -     I got a little nibble from my submission at ref SDS 4 line 77, and
350926 -     responded at ref SDS 5 line 52, have received no further response,
350927 -     despite follow up at ref SDS 6 line 41.
350928 -
350929 -
350930 -
3510 -