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