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  1. Subject: houston gas & power controls / standards assessment
  2. please read the attached correspondence from brent regarding the controls and
  3. standards we have been discussing . daren , i realize you will not be able to
  4. attend the morning meeting due to trading . however , pat , i would like for
  5. you to attend to represent the gas logistics role . please ensure you and
  6. daren have met prior to the meeting , and you are prepared to represent this
  7. functional area . thanks .
  8. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - forwarded by brenda f herod / hou / ect on 05 / 11 / 2000
  9. 09 : 04 am - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  10. brent a price
  11. 05 / 11 / 2000 07 : 55 am
  12. to : brenda f herod / hou / ect @ ect , steve venturatos / hou / ect @ ect , lisa
  13. csikos / hou / ect @ ect , rita wynne / hou / ect @ ect , leslie reeves / hou / ect @ ect ,
  14. kristin albrecht / hou / ect @ ect , kim s theriot / hou / ect @ ect , dan
  15. houston / corp / enron @ enron , stacey w white / hou / ect @ ect
  16. cc : sally beck / hou / ect @ ect
  17. subject : houston gas & power controls / standards assessment
  18. as you all are aware , there is a heightened awareness throughout the company
  19. of the need for establishing global trading control standards and developing
  20. a process by which we will track and monitor on a regular basis our success
  21. at achieving those standards . i have been asked by sally to take the lead on
  22. meeting this objective . for the last several weeks , i have been involved in
  23. an extensive review of the london office controls and procedures for their
  24. gas and power trading businesses . we have used the findings of this review
  25. to start developing an assessment of controls , standards and measurement
  26. methodology for the london office .
  27. in order to work towards our goal of developing global trading standards
  28. across enron , we need to perform the same controls and standards assessment
  29. for the houston gas and power businesses ( we will assess global products and
  30. other commodities traded at a later date ) . i will be in houston tuesday and
  31. wednesday of next week to help facilitate this process .
  32. i have scheduled a meeting next weds . , may 17 from 9 : 00 - 11 : 30 in eb 49 cl so
  33. that we may review our controls , define the standards of meeting those
  34. control requirements and assess the risk associated with those controls not
  35. operating properly . before that meeting , i would like for all of you to
  36. develop for your respective functional responsibilities the following :
  37. - a listing of all controls your group is responsible for ( i . e . cash
  38. collections are timely )
  39. - a proposed standard that will ensure each control is being met to its
  40. maximum effectiveness ( i . e . cash is collected within 30 days of deal date
  41. with exceptions noted )
  42. - a quantitative measure to allow performance monitoring of each standard
  43. ( i . e . % of cash collected within 30 days )
  44. - a description of current capabilities to calculate , track and report each
  45. measurement ( i . e . automated a / r aging report )
  46. i would urge you to be as detailed as possible in listing your control
  47. functions and to solicit feedback from your managers and leads . a lot of
  48. work has already been done to identify this information so i would hope time
  49. requirements for this will not be extensive . i have attached a worksheet to
  50. be completed with the information discussed above . i have also attached a
  51. high level summary of proposed gas and power standards to use a guideline but
  52. it is certainly not all - inclusive and should be revised as necessary .
  53. as discussed above , we will review the controls and standards listings for
  54. each functional group in the weds . meeting and also assess the risk
  55. associated with each control . i would like to achieve consensus on gas and
  56. power operating standards for houston by the end of the meeting . let me know
  57. if you have any questions or comments regarding this process . i look forward
  58. to seeing you next week .