Placing of Risk Analytics - for your comments ,
 Rick --

Amr makes some good points.  Specifically, I think that having Amr report t=
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you directly would allow his "audit" function to receive the necessary=20
independence and support.  More importantly, I think that you could use Amr=
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as a "test" whenever confronted with large differences.  Finally, his=20
reporting to you gives you a very valuable resource to use as you see fit=
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across the organization.

Let's talk.

Jim



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From: Amr Ibrahim@ENRON_DEVELOPMENT on 04/20/2001 09:19 AM
To: James D Steffes/NA/Enron@Enron
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Subject: Placing of Risk Analytics - for your comments

Jim:
This short note is to highlight the salient reasons for recommending Risk=
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Analytics to remain reporting to you as a "first best" option.  If this is=
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not tenable, the "second best" option is for the unit to report to Rick=20
Shapiro. =20

Risk Analytics is function that is ought to be performed holistically acros=
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all of Enron=01,s business units and regions.  Limiting it to EES (even by=
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implication) is likely to reduce its effectiveness in measuring the=20
regulatory risks across the board.=20
Risk Analytics is function that ought to be performed in an independent=20
manner so that to convince all of Enron=01,s business units of the arm-leng=
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nature of the exercise.   Linking it to EES (even by implication) may reduc=
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openness of the target group be that an activity or a region.  The experien=
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so far is that this openness was essential in securing channels (formal and=
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informal) for communication and feedback that resulted in much higher level=
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of cooperation and information exchange.=20
Risk Analytics function tends to be slightly aggressive and tenacious in=20
nature; it digs deep into deals and processes.  An independent unit is bett=
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capable of reflecting this characteristic to the benefit of all of GA units=
,=20
but be solely responsible for the shortcoming, if any. =20
Risk Analytics requires a superb communication interface to ensure entry to=
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deals and processes on one hand, and communicate results on the other.  It=
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requires a very efficient, highly developed, and effective platform that ca=
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take its comments and products to literally all levels of Management in the=
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Corporation in the Americas and overseas.   =20

Please let me know if you would like to discuss these points further.

Brgrds

AI
richard.shapiro@enron.com