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Steve,
You requested that I put together a Knowledge Management working group. To tell you the truth, I got the best support from Elizabeth Linnell. She did a splendid job of coordination and had great ideas of implementation. She kept the group alive. Our main obstacle, aside from other responsibilities, is that other groups, specially the eKnow team liked the idea so much that they started calling everything "knowledge management" or "expert " without a clear idea of all the implications. A positive discovery was that throughout Enron there are a number of efforts that are trying achieve a better situation with respect to information, communication and knowledge. Unfortunately many of this groups are not a priority within their business units. We have an operational pilot webpage with some interesting content. We also drafted two documents. A first draft of a business plan and a theory support document with respect to knowledge. Our last meeting must have been around August and it is my fault that we have not met again but it has to do with my workload in Mexico. I hope to continue with this project by establishing a monthly meeting to arrive to the full launch of ther program in our area A.S.A.P or whenever you set the deadline (2nd quarter 2001?) I would recommend implementation but, perhaps due to Elizabeth's and my responsibilities we would need someone else that devotes more time to the implementation of this project. I think it would be important to develop a working group for training within our area. They could develop programs, ask for changes in current programs so that they are also focused to what we do. Promote the assistance of our team to different courses, internal and external, etc. Please call if I can be of assistance. Best, Ricardo Steven J Kean Sent by: Maureen McVicker 11/20/2000 10:12 AM To: Jose Bestard/ENRON_DEVELOPMENT@ENRON_DEVELOPMENT, Scott Bolton/Enron Communications@Enron Communications, Hap Boyd/EWC/Enron@Enron, Jeff Brown/NA/Enron@Enron, Ricardo Charvel/NA/Enron@Enron, Paul Dawson/Govt. Affairs/LON/ECT@ECT, Joe Hillings/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Harry Kingerski/NA/Enron@Enron, Nicholas O'Day/AP/Enron@Enron, Richard Shapiro/NA/Enron@Enron, James D Steffes/NA/Enron@Enron cc: Richard Shapiro/NA/Enron@Enron, Mark Schroeder/LON/ECT@ECT, Marcia A Linton/NA/Enron@Enron, Ginger Dernehl/NA/Enron@Enron, Lora Sullivan/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Rubena Buerger/ENRON_DEVELOPMENT@ENRON_DEVELOPMENT, Tracy Cooper/Enron Communications@Enron Communications, Beverley Ashcroft/LON/ECT@ECT Subject: WORKING GROUP PROGRESS Please provide me an update on the progress of the working group you have led this year. There are several things I would like you to cover in this regard. Did the working group function through the year or was it terminated (I recognize there may be good reasons for the latter, but would like to understand those reasons). What did the group accomplish? Would you recommend continuing it? Any changes? Are there other topics we should consider for working groups in the future? Any changes to the working group process itself? Please provide input on the individuals you worked with. You should be able to do this through the PEP system. If you cannot, please provide the feedback by confidential e-mail to me. Because the PRC is coming up soon, please provide the feedback by December 1.
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