27th May 2008, 06:56 PM
"Anyone working on site here should see and have access to the written scheme of investigation, which includes all of the above. That's exactly about being an archaeologist. (I know it doesn't happen everywhere, but it is usually a requirement of the brief and I've certainly monitored it as a consultant)."
While we can all agree this should happen, I don't know of one case where it truly does. Maybe it's the difference btwn UK and US archaeology, but in both my personal experience and those of friends across multiple companies of all sizes, I've never known of a project where everyone (from techs to PIs) know all the laws and regs and have seen the scope of work. I know field directors and even low level PIs on large projects who have not seen the entire proposals. Nor has management been concerned about that fact. These are not isolated incidents.
The point I go back to is, no, you don't need an MBA to run a CRM company. But the way sloppy work is accepted and bad companies are allowed to stay in business because reg agencies just keep letting them go, my only hope is that maybe companies that do get their acts together and form a proper business model and run their company from a grounded business perspective (which allows them to see more profit) will be positioned to run bad companies out of business.
Sara
While we can all agree this should happen, I don't know of one case where it truly does. Maybe it's the difference btwn UK and US archaeology, but in both my personal experience and those of friends across multiple companies of all sizes, I've never known of a project where everyone (from techs to PIs) know all the laws and regs and have seen the scope of work. I know field directors and even low level PIs on large projects who have not seen the entire proposals. Nor has management been concerned about that fact. These are not isolated incidents.
The point I go back to is, no, you don't need an MBA to run a CRM company. But the way sloppy work is accepted and bad companies are allowed to stay in business because reg agencies just keep letting them go, my only hope is that maybe companies that do get their acts together and form a proper business model and run their company from a grounded business perspective (which allows them to see more profit) will be positioned to run bad companies out of business.
Sara