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be allowed to make the necessary changes due to restrictive policies. 



To emphasize this point, I believe that ~ like the health care system in this country which is 

 dramatically effecting company costs and the financial stability of so many families - Ruling 

 to make changes at BPA is by far the worst of all alternatives for the region. 



rv. IMPLEMENTING CHANGE 



Generally speaking, decisions of the magnitude I mentioned here have two somewhat distinct 

 paths. The first is the analysis: studying your options, making assumptions, running various 

 scenarios. 



But perhaps the most difficult part is actually implementing the decision once it is made. 

 When you are talking about changes as fundamental as those currently contemplated at 

 Bonneville, it is our experience that the strategy and timing for implementing the decision is 

 as important, if not more important , than the decision itself. Management needs the ability 

 to move swiftly and decisively. 



V. SPECfflC RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BONNEVILLE 



As a federal agency, BPA is going to have a set of challenges quite different from that of 

 private industry as they define their mission and attempt to implement these changes within 

 the organization. 



