[87] in Project_DB
Re: Directors: Is this change to Project DB OK?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bob Ferrara from home)
Tue Apr 1 11:24:06 1997
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 97 11:23:56 EST
To: wdc@MIT.EDU
From: Bob Ferrara from home <rferrara@MIT.EDU>
Cc: itlt@MIT.EDU, project-db@MIT.EDU, jis@MIT.EDU, nschmidt@MIT.EDU
At 04:57 PM 3/31/97 -0500, you wrote:
...
>>The project leader(s) can use the Modify Project screen to set the
>>project to Formal, or to alter the Process under which the project lives.
>>
Bill, I think your suggestions are sensible. I think that in practice, the
leader(s) will consult with the appropriate director before setting the
project to Formal. This does imply a commitment by the entire organization.
>>QUESTION:
>>
>>Do you directors have a problem with these informal projects appearing
>>willy-nilly in your processes?
>>
>>The team is trying to avoid a lot of patchwork changes at this time, but
>>could add another process "TBA" for informal projects. But again, the
>>project leader(s) could set the process in the Modify Project screen.
>>
>>If we don't hear any objections by Friday, we'll go ahead and begin making the
>>above three changes. (We can begin making the changes sooner if we hear
sooner
>>that the changes are OK.)
Bill, Susan Minai-Azary, Roger Roach, Bill Hogue, and I discussed this a bit
Monday and support what you have outlined here. We all plan to make the
Project DB our "system of record". We also discussed a few methods to keep
the quality and timeliness of at least the "formal" data in good shape.
Thanks, Bob
