**CMMI: Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation**

Ken Chong and Warren Devries -- Division Directors, George Hazelrigg,
Mario Rotea, Albert Kobayashi, Sangtae Kim

Breakout Team -- Berman, Bernard, Crumpton-Young, Galloway, Metz,
Miller, Phillips, Taub, Adnan Akay

I.  Reviewed CMS Strategic Plan -- Chong

II. Reviewed DMI Plan for the Future -- DeVries

III. Reviewed Conceptual Framework for the Merger

> Hot off the press. Just met to discuss first time this week.

**DISCUSSION ITEMS**

I.  Overall reaction to ENG concepts for reorganization

    a.  Favorable

        i.  Similar missions and goals

        ii. Opportunity to concentrate resources

            1.  Today is too fragmented. Capture emerging areas,

        iii. **Easier for multidisciplinary, e.g. -- complex engineered
             systems, nanoscale products**

        iv. **Potential for major synergy of mfg and chemical engrg**

    b.  Issues to worry about

        i.  This will be hard. Still rearward looking to date. Real
            opportunity will be when you look forward. Hasn't really
            begun yet.

        ii. Is this a merging of budgets and portfolios? If not, how
            will you balance in short?

            1.  **We will assume combined in short term**

            2.  Need to be careful that still staffed to handle
                balancing broader portfolio

        iii. **Change is hard but team seems ready to go after it.**

        iv. **Should take advantage of some type of formal change
            acceleration process (see Lesia)**

    c.  **This is not a 2 division merger. It is a total ENG play!!**

II. Input on internal aspects for CMS and DMI

    a.  What will be \# of program managers per division? Caveat on
        number of direct reports.

III. Input on external perceptions to CMS and DMI merging

     a.  External community will respond well to **cohesive, compelling
         vision vs. consolidated just for money or just organizational
         issues. Needs a bold proposition!**

     b.  Caveat on optics given push on Hill for mfg investment. Need
         increased focus and optics to reflect that. This can be big --
         make it so.

     c.  Key is whether the proposal and review processes will be
         better.

     d.  What is the message to how universities should organize? Sounds
         like it is in the direction of more multidisciplinary students.

IV. OTHER

    a.  **There is a crisis in US mfg. Is this bold enough?** Open IP
        issues with NSF.

**CMMI: Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation**

Ken Chong and Warren Devries -- Division Directors, George Hazelrigg,
Mario Rotea, Albert Kobayashi, Sangtae Kim

Breakout Team -- Berman, Bernard, Crumpton-Young, Galloway,Miller,
Phillips, Taub, Adnan Akay

IV. Reviewed CMS Strategic Plan -- Chong

V.  Reviewed DMI Plan for the Future -- DeVries

VI. Reviewed Conceptual Framework for the Merger

Hot off the press. Just met to discuss first time this week.

-   **This is not a 2 division merger. It is a total ENG play!! Needs
    total ENG strategy.**

-   **There is a crisis in US mfg. Is this bold enough?**

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-   **External and internal community will respond well to** **cohesive,
    compelling vision vs. consolidated just for money or just
    organizational issues. Needs a bold proposition!**

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-   **Easier for multidisciplinary, e.g. -- complex engineered systems,
    nanoscale products**

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-   **Change is hard but team seems ready to go after it.**

    -   **Should take advantage of some type of formal organizational
        change acceleration process (see Lesia)**