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IS-Work "pruning" and Strategic Plan update
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robert Ferrara)
Fri Nov 2 17:29:57 2001
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Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2001 17:29:40 -0500
To: itlt@mit.edu
From: Robert Ferrara <rferrara@MIT.EDU>
Cc: iswork@mit.edu, kcunning@mit.edu
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Hello,
The initial set of pruning suggestions that Allison and I presented to you at ITLT have been incorporated into the IS Work database.
The Themes are the same, but a few Strategies have changed. Most of the changes involved Initiatives, pruning those with no "leaves" (leaves are the Projects or Activities) or combining similar Initiatives. No Project or Activity was destroyed; these leaves were just moved to another branch.
If you look at Theme 5, you can see all the old Initiatives. Theme 5 and all this old stuff will be eliminated altogether on November 13th. It is being left there just in case one of you spots something.
To give a clear layout of the entire database go to http://web.mit.edu/is/work/ Click on "reports" on the far right of the menu bar. Then select "All Themes". You can then scroll through the structure of the whole tree, and print it out if you wish. You can click on "Hide Descriptions" to supress the detail.
Are we done?
Pretty close. Unless we hear from you, the old Theme 5 stuff will be eliminated on November 13th
Nate and I have discussed a better way to display capital and renovation projects, but still have to go ahead and implement it.
Allison and I will take one more pass before IRC time, and may suggest some items to various Theme owners. For one, I'd like to get rid of the purely financial Activities (e.g. Academic Settlements) because most users won't relate to them. Allison and I may make a few other suggestions like this, and of course want to hear any items you have.
Thanks, Bob
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Hello, <br>
<br>
The initial set of pruning suggestions that Allison and I presented to
you at ITLT have been incorporated into the IS Work database. <br>
<br>
The Themes are the same, but a few Strategies have changed. Most of the
changes involved Initiatives, pruning those with no "leaves"
(leaves are the Projects or Activities) or combining similar Initiatives.
No Project or Activity was destroyed; these leaves were just moved to
another branch. <br>
<br>
If you look at Theme 5, you can see all the old Initiatives. Theme 5 and
all this old stuff will be eliminated altogether on November 13th. It is
being left there just in case one of you spots something. <br>
<br>
To give a clear layout of the entire database go to
<a href="http://web.mit.edu/is/work/" eudora="autourl">http://web.mit.edu/is/work/</a>
Click on "reports" on the far right of the menu bar. Then
select "All Themes". You can then scroll through the structure
of the whole tree, and print it out if you wish. You can click on
"Hide Descriptions" to supress the detail.<br>
<br>
<br>
<b>Are we done? <br>
<br>
</b>Pretty close. Unless we hear from you, the old Theme 5 stuff will be
eliminated on November 13th <br>
<br>
Nate and I have discussed a better way to display capital and renovation
projects, but still have to go ahead and implement it. <br>
<br>
Allison and I will take one more pass before IRC time, and may suggest
some items to various Theme owners. For one, I'd like to get rid of the
purely financial Activities (e.g. Academic Settlements) because most
users won't relate to them. Allison and I may make a few other
suggestions like this, and of course want to hear any items you have.
<br>
<br>
Thanks, Bob </html>
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