[258] in iswork
Re: IS-Work "pruning" and Strategic Plan update
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kris Nyzio)
Tue Nov 6 07:45:48 2001
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Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 07:45:41 -0500
To: "Roger A. Roach" <rar@mit.edu>, Robert Ferrara <rferrara@mit.edu>,
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From: Kris Nyzio <knyzio@MIT.EDU>
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FYI: An alternate URL is: http://web.mit.edu/is/work/
Kris
At 1:17 PM -0500 11/4/01, Roger A. Roach wrote:
>In case anyone tries to use the URL, it should be:
>
>http://web.mit.edu/iswork/
>
>
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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 chang
>es involved Initiatives, pruning those with no "leaves" (leaves are the
>Project
>s or Activities) or combining similar Initiatives. No Project or Activity
>was d
>estroyed; 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/wo
>rk/ Click on "reports" on the far right of the menu bar. Then select
>"All Th
>emes". You can then scroll through the structure of the whole tree, and
>print i
>t 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 eliminat
>ed on November 13th
>>
>> Nate and I have discussed a better way to display capital and
>>renovation proj
>ects, but still have to go ahead and implement it.
>>
>> Allison and I will take one more pass before IRC time, and may
>>suggest some i
>tems to various Theme owners. For one, I'd like to get rid of the purely
>financ
>ial Activities (e.g. Academic Settlements) because most users won't relate
>to t
>hem. Allison and I may make a few other suggestions like this, and of
>course wa
>nt to hear any items you have.
>>
>> Thanks, Bob
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>>
>> <html>
>> 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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