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Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 03:58:00 -0700 (PDT)
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To: knowledge.survey@enron.com
Subject: Knowledge Management Survey
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Background
At the Napa meeting in December, one of the Working Groups established was=
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for Knowledge and Information Management.  The group=01,s mission is to dev=
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a system for capturing and distributing knowledge and information.  The pil=
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version of the group=01,s efforts is tentatively scheduled to be launched i=
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September 2000.

Overview
The product is a web based application to store knowledge and information,=
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initially for Public Affairs as a pilot program, then as a system for all o=
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Enron.  The system will be populated and maintained by users.  The goal is =
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able to find specific data with as few =01&clicks=018 as possible, so data =
will be=20
searchable and linkable between documents and topics.  Each document will b=
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summarized, and will be =01&sanitized=018 to prevent confidential data from=
 being=20
distributed from the system.  Input to the system will be subject to a revi=
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process.  Documents in the system will include white-papers, presentations,=
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process histories and/or summaries, articles, links to external sites, and=
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any other information identified as =01&knowledge=018 through this survey a=
nd as=20
the system evolves that would be valuable to others in the company.  (See=
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attached diagram.)

Request
For the initial population of the system, we request your assistance in=20
developing a directory of Public Affairs experts who have specific knowledg=
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and can best communicate it.  To do so, we ask for your input through the=
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attached survey.  We will contact the identified experts directly to solici=
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their submissions to the system.  Your participation and recommendations ar=
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essential in making this system a shared success.  Thank you in advance for=
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your support!



Please return your response to Elizabeth Linnell and Ricardo Charvel.  We'r=
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looking for as many responses as possible before July 5 so that we can revi=
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them during our next working group meeting.  Any and all responses will be=
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appreciated!