CONTACTS 
0201 - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San F
020101 - Construction Services Branch, Sausalito, CA
020102 - Mr. Thomas W. White; Project Engineer
020103 - Construction Service Branch
0202 - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
020201 - San Francisco District
020202 - Mr. Thompson F. Keesling, Architect; Assistant Chief
020203 - Construction Operations Division

SUBJECTS
COE Evaluation Communication Metrics
Cost Avoidance on Claims
Dispute Resolution
USACE CESPN CSB Review
Construction Management
Wider Use Comm Metrics
Cool Intelligence Anytime Anywhere on
Out of Box Thinking Neat SDS Communication Metrics on Internet is "N
Sel -evident Benefits Attitudes Change People Would Use SDS for Addi
10% Links Impact Current Context and Save Other 90% for When Needed
Neat Out of Box Thinking SDS Communication Metrics on Internet is "N

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2413 -    ..
2414 - Summary/Objective
2415 -
241501 - Follow up ref SDS 17 0000, ref SDS 15 0000.
241502 -
241503 - Received copy of letter from Tom White at the Construction Services
241504 - Branch of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District,
241505 - saying Communication Metrics on the Internet is pretty neat.
241506 - ref SDS 0 4320
241508 -  ..
241509 - Sent ref DIT 1 to Tom White explaining the formatting and asking if he
241510 - has any objections to this being part of the USACE Internet record.
241511 -
241512 -     [On 981107 received letter from Tom via email saying he concurs
241513 -     with the edits. ref SDS 19 7566]
241514 -
241516 -  ..
2416 -
2417 -
2418 - Progress
241901 -  ..
241902 - Tom White's Report Supports HQ USACE Review of Comm Metrics
241903 -
241904 - Follow up ref SDS 17 2945, ref SDS 13 3883.
241905 -
241906 - Received ref DRT 1, from Tom White on Com Metrics, in response to Tom
241907 - Keesling's memo, also, received today. see ref DRT 2, per telecon with
241908 - Tom Keesling 981103. ref SDS 17 2945
241910 -  ..
241911 - Tom explains the need for investing in R&D to figure out how to apply
241912 - Communication Metrics. ref DRT 1 3496
241914 -  ..
241915 - This supports Tom's earlier analysis on 961105. ref SDS 4 1220
241917 -  ..
241918 - Tom's letter today supplements the favorable report on cost savings by
241919 - District Counsel received on 981027, ref SDS 14 7315, which indicates
241920 - his caution on 961202, ref SDS 6 3399, was not justified.
241922 -  ..
241923 - Provided standard USACE memo format.
241925 -  ..
241926 - Created links to illustrate Tom's points.  Used record on 961105 where
241927 - Tom was preparing a report to Tom Keesling. ref SDS 4 1220, and to
241928 - para 5 in Disctrict Counsel's memo, ref DRP 2 0000, received on
241929 - 981027. ref SDS 14 7315
241930 -
241932 -  ..
241933 - Communication Metrics on Internet is "Neat," Out of the Box Thinking
241934 -
241935 - Tom says using links in the SDS record is "pretty neat," clarification
241936 - in para 4 explains why. ref DRT 1 4550
241937 -
241938 -      Supports District Counsel's report on 981027. ref SDS 14 7315
241940 -       ..
241941 -      Supports Max Blodgett's evaluation on 980803. ref SDS 8 5141
241942 -
241943 -      "Pretty neat" is a simpler way to explain "self-evident" benefits
241944 -      that are irrefutable, as explained in the PMJ article reviewed on
241945 -      980630. ref SDS 7 0779
241947 -       ..
241948 -      On 980902 Morris feels the Welch Home page is too advanced for
241949 -      most engineers and executives to grasp. ref SDS 9 1124  Since Tom
241950 -      White had experience using Communication Metrics, this seems to
241951 -      further show the gap between people who use the system and those
241952 -      who only read about it.
241954 -  ..
241955 - Tom says Communication Metrics is "out of the box" thinking to jump
241956 - into the 21st century, ref DRT 1 9571, that is far ahead of current
241957 - thinking and procedures. ref DRT 1 3496
241959 -  ..
241960 - Added link in para 7, ref DRT 1 3496, to Marc McGovern's point that
241961 - Communication Metrics makes it faster and easier to find information.
241962 - ref DRP 1 1878
241963 -
241964 -      [On 981106 received letter saying Communication Metrics is a...
241965 -                    ..
241966 -                   Pretty cool way to do things.
241967 -
241968 -      ... ref SDS 18 2070]
241969 -
241970 -      [On 981107 asked Dave if this accomplished clear, concise,
241971 -      complete communication. ref SDS 20 1200]
241973 -       ..
241974 -      [On 981119 Tom Keesling asked Major Blechinger to review CSB
241975 -      report. ref SDS 21 3420]
241977 -       ..
241978 -      [On 981121 asked Morris if neat and cool justify investment in
241979 -      R&D to develop Communication Metrics for generating and
241980 -      delivering intelligence via Interent. ref SDS 22 0000]
241982 -       ..
241983 -      [On 990409 Jeff Ghilardi complimented SDS. ref SDS 23 4611
241985 -       ..
241986 -      [On 990422 Dave Vannier at Intel complimented Web application,
241987 -      "... where to take it from here?" ref SDS 24 8400]
241989 -       ..
241990 -      [On 990426 Morris objects to links, advantages explained.
241991 -      ref SDS 26 0558
241993 -       ..
241994 -      [On 990426 JPS manager admired Com Metrics. ref SDS 25 9400]
241996 -       ..
241997 -      [On 990602 links easy to follow. ref SDS 28 5041]
241999 -       ..
242000 -      [On 990711 NSF research grantee found Communication Metrics on
242001 -      the Internet useful. ref SDS 29 2200]
242003 -       ..
242004 -      [On 990802 medical manager reported Communication Metrics on the
242005 -      Internet is pretty neat. ref SDS 30 0406]
242007 -       ..
242008 -      [On 990907 Dave Vannier supports Com Metrics on web solving
242009 -      problem of getting too much data. ref SDS 31 0149]
242011 -       ..
242012 -      [On 990909 Bill DeHart at PG&E advised Com Metrics web mail
242013 -      provides useful context that is missing from conventional email.
242014 -      ref SDS 32 0001]
242016 -       ..
242017 -      [On 000709 Bill reported SDS provides context and organization
242018 -      that enhance understanding of information. ref SDS 34 0784
242020 -       ..
242021 -      [On 991216 John Maloney with KM in San Francisco characterized
242022 -      Com Metrics on the Internet as "very cool." ref SDS 33 6720]
242023 -
242024 -
242026 -  ..
242027 - Risk Management Should be On-going Effort
242028 -
242029 - Tom notes the challenge of deciding when to use risk management tools
242030 - like Communication Metrics, ref DRT 1 1764, which was addressed by Jim
242031 - Stout on the Oakland Harbor project on 961015. ref SDS 3 9000
242032 -
242034 -  ..
242035 - Document Log Application on Internet
242036 -
242037 - Follow up ref SDS 16 0000.
242038 -
242039 - Sent Tom Keesling ref DIT 2 linked to this record and the explanation
242040 - on 981015, ref SDS 12 5292, of the Doc Log created for the Moscone
242041 - Center project, which was completed yesterday. ref SDS 16 0576
242043 -  ..
242044 - Mentioned potential for Tom White to cite this advantage in para 7 of
242045 - his memo. ref DRT 1 3496
242046 -
242047 -     [On 990505 Tom wants inventory of docs, or way to find reference
242048 -     material quickly on the web. ref SDS 27 3150]
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