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Sally,
As I told you last week, I laid a big egg and "put the cat amongst the pigeons" as Steve Stock put it. Phillipe called a meeting with Rick (and me), Debbie Brackett and Steve yesterday to "clear the air". While he pledged to be attentive to the problem (as I articulated), he still focused on fixing process which I fear gets us to where we thought we were as opposed to where we need to be. I continue to believe that not only are there things just plain broken, but what we have gotten used to as "acceptable" is now inadequate. This includes the ability for "human" systems and processes to be automated to avoid stupid downstream data problems as well as improve analytics. You will be cordially invited to be (another) weekly meeting that both Rick and Phillipe plan to attend to monitor and guide progress. Ted Enron North America Corp. From: Sally Beck 08/28/2000 06:48 PM To: Stephen Stock/HOU/ECT@ECT, Beth Perlman/HOU/ECT@ECT cc: (bcc: Ted Murphy/HOU/ECT) Subject: ERMS Resources I heard today that Curtis Smith has resigned. I am sure that both ot you know that Curtis and Jeremy Wong were viewed by users as critical resources for ERMS support. Even at a stand still, my team had great concern over the rumored loss of Curtis and/or Jeremy. And with the assumption that Sitara will not go forward for valuation, then ERMS really has become repositioned as one of our key, strategic systems. There is much to do to "catch up", if you will, with changes and enhancements that were put on hold for several years during the Sitara development stage. And our business continues to grow and change rapidly, requiring responsive enhancements on an on-going basis. I would like to get together to discuss the staffing plan for support of ERMS as soon as possible. We need to understand how day-to-day production support will be managed and how development work will be effectively handled. I will ask my assistant to set up a meeting as soon as possible.
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