The monthly "New Generation in WSCC" report for October is complete. The method of distribution for this report has changed and the reports will no longer be distributed electronically. To receive a hard copy of the report, please send me your name, location, and the name of your administrative assistant (If you have not already done so). As always, please report any errors / inaccuracies to me as soon as possible. Thanks,
Answer: October New Gen Report
We will be offering a 4-hour accounting training session to all accounting personnel on Tuesday, August 28. The agenda is as follows: 8:00 - 8:15 Introduction 8:15 - 9:00 SFAS 133 / Various DIG Issues 9:00 - 9:45 Determining Funds Flow 9:45 - 10:00 Break 10:00 - 10:45 Business Combinations 10:45 - 11:30 Goodwill 11:30 - 12:00 Closing Q & A We anticipate that the training will be held in one of the Doubletree conference rooms. We will send out a separate email once the location has been determined. Directors and Senior Directors - Please forward this email to your direct reports at the Manager level and below. RSVP's are due back to Virginia Dennard by August 21 so that we can get an accurate head count. Thanks!
Answer: Company-Wide Accounting Training Off-site
Sara, We sent you a copy of the prior SNL agreement. Selena confirmed with Gary today that he wants to go forward. The cost is $5,000 a year. sg
Answer: SNL
In order to maximize the potential synergies between the various mid- and back- office functions, to decrease replication errors, and to increase communication standards; are there any plans of creating a platform or reference center to bridge the differences between the systems, processes, and terminology of the various departments. Perhaps a common resource center offering access to on-line system manuals and business unit overviews (which currently exist only in paper form or in some cases within the actual system database). The reason: With Enron's size and transaction volume, many of the functions and the data managed by various groups within Enron (i.e. credit, risk, settlements, volume management, global contracts, global counterparties, global rates, and the commercial systems) are fragmented. Having participated in various process reviews and trouble-shooting/clean-up projects there seems to be a large disconnect between groups operating in various systems. These disconnects; rather they be lack of information or understanding of how data flows between systems, how the data managed within each system impacts other upstream or downstream systems, or how the business processes within one group/system impacts the overall functionality of other groups, create large cracks producing an opportunity for mismanaged data, incomplete business reports, and increased risk to Enron. The ideal objective; increase communication standards through a better understanding of system data functions/requirements and business processes, decrease system downtime and replication errors through a better understanding of the data relationships between systems, maximize department-to-department synergies (left hand knows what the right hand is doing), eliminate repetition, and further reduce potential risks to Enron due to information/business process oversight.
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Additional New Works; 5/2/01 Floor Meeting, 37th Floor