CONTACTS 
0201 - Corps of Engineers, SFD            415 977 8400 fax 8483
020101 - Mr. Max R. Blodgett, II, P.E., L.S.
020102 - Construction Operations Division   =415 977 8480

SUBJECTS
COE Contractor Evaluation, Oakland
Evaluation Welch Contract
Guess Gossip Commedy of Errors Murphy's Law
Executive Training, 930726
Meetings

0907 -    ..
0908 - Summary/Objective
0909 -
090901 - Followed up work at ref SDS 9 line 131. ref SDS 8 line 54.
090902 -
090903 - Completed initial draft of Communication Metrics evaluation report
090904 - with comments received from COE managers.
090905 -
090906 -
090907 -
0910 -
0911 -
0912 - Progress
0913 -
091301 - Posted Herb's edits to the memo, ref OF 3 line 11, and dated them
091302 - 970407, since that is the date of his return memo to Tom Keesling.
091303 -
091304 -     He wants to add in the first paragraph that he was project manager
091305 -     for the Oakland project.
091306 -
091307 -     He wants to add to the last para that he would like to have Action
091308 -     Items and responsibilities tracked by Communication Metrics, see
091309 -     ref OF 5 line 74, which reflects concerns raised on 961206, per
091310 -     ref SDS 1 3456.
091311 -
091312 -     He also wants to change "notes" to "minutes" which I oppose,
091313 -     because people think of "minutes" as containing only what
091314 -     specifically was said, and Communication Metrics goes beyond that
091315 -     to include analysis.  However, for this purpose we will use
091316 -     "minutes" to mean "notes."
091317 -
091318 - Prepared a final version for Herb, ref OF 4 line 21.
091319 -
091320 - Was able to complete a final memo for Max.  Actually did two versions,
091321 - ref OF 9 line 16, and ref OF 10 line 16.
091322 -
091323 - Finalized the report itself, ref OF 3 line 10, by creating a new
091324 - version 6 to replace ref OF 1 line 10.  Prepared Tom's transmittal
091325 - letter to Tom Benero, ref OF 2 line 7.  Gave it the date of 970328 to
091326 - reflect that COE managers who submitted comments had the report.
091327 - ..
091328 - Decided to add material on improving conventional executive
091329 - practice of management by
091330 -
091331 -                      Guess and Gossip
091332 -
091333 -     ...which was first formulated in Herb's memo, ref SDS 5 6217, and
091334 -     was considered from an example of meeting at ref SDS 9 line 36.
091335 -     Another example is at ref SDS 3 line 690; another is the decision
091336 -     on RFP 19 at ref SDS 2 line 124.
091337 -
091338 -     [On 970418 report covers this point. ref SDS 14 5368]
091339 -
091340 -
091341 - We need the COE logo.
091342 -
091343 -    [See receipt of this at ref SDS 12 line 68.]
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0915 -
0916 - 1610 called Max
0917 -
091701 - Advised I have the memo for him with his edits.  We will meet tomorrow
091702 - oa 0700 for him to sign it.
091703 -
091704 -     [See follow up at ref SDS 11 line 69.]
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0918 -