The point about curing might be true in most of the cases .But clinical trials are not just about  curing ,it is also about the safety of using the drug .In most cases it may not do the magic ,but…   Read more»

Having interacted with an uncle who has a degree in Biochemistry and MSc in Environmental Change and currently a Clinical Research Associate (CRA), I came to realize that not necessary will you require to have a clinical background or directly…   Read more»

Clinical Trials are very essential both on medical devices and on drugs. The main purpose isn’t to find the cure to all diseases. The main purpose of a clinical trial is to see how well the device or drugs performs…   Read more»

Generally, clinical research is planned and designed to be as low-risk as possible for patients. Any human testing requires IRB approval and oversight at multiple steps of development.  This is necessary since new medical products or drugs can be extremely…   Read more»

The interesting thing about Henriatta Lacks case is that it occurred prior to legislation that now exists to inform and protect patients. (As well as occurring before legislation regarding the ownership of tissues was created. Fun fact: If you consent…   Read more»

I think that a clinical background is necessary but that the extent of such should vary. While someone may be able to do work in this profession, having experience working with people and being comfortable in a clinical setting is…   Read more»

The need for having a clinical background is definitely dependant on the type of role and responsibility. For example, as stated in the question, a statistician for example does not require a clinical background in analyzing or developing code. Saying…   Read more»

Clinical trials are definitely important but there should be no reason to expose a person to such a risky trial. But in most scenarios,  subjects agree to go through these trials willingly because they are suffering from a disease and…   Read more»

Clinical research is of great importance for emerging technological diagnosis and treatment. But like everything else, this comes with its pros and cons.   Pros being that the individual may get promising new treatment methods that are not currently available outside…   Read more»

I totally disagree with manipulating customers to influence on their purchases. Marketing is delivering the products or services to the customer. It should be by honest way to get customer loyalty, lying to the customers doesn’t make them loyal to…   Read more»

According to me, I saw a lot of advertisements that are wonderful, but the advertisement that is stuck on my mind is a lawyer advertising on California interstate 5 highway. The attorney office Super Woman Super Lawyer made an advertising…   Read more»

in my opinion, sales and product management need to exchange their data or at least some of the data. Many of product management decisions rely on sales reports, and some of the decisions depend on the customer service data. Therefore,…   Read more»

@maniakberk You present a good point in portraying a limitation on the degree of relevance of EI to other markets. However, from reading the article I think the main point of EI being an essential part to customer retention and…   Read more»

Both Project management and sales need to work hand in hand to make a good sale, meet quotas, and maintain company stability. However, these are completely separate roles. As Dr. Simon described it, QA PM is like a mini CEO…   Read more»

From reading the posts it seems that many relate the term “manipulation” to have a negative connotation or a way to trick the customer into purchasing a bad product. I do not think think that is the case for most…   Read more»

that’s a tricky question, emotional intelligence could be manipulative if the sales rep isn’t honest or looking out for the consumers’ benefit. a successful sales rep knows how to provide the right consumer for the product with all the facts…   Read more»

I agree with @sallirab, for a successful project, the product manager and the sales rep have to be in sync and have proper communication. These two roles play the most important role in developing the product. the project manager is…   Read more»

A successful project manager would make sure to include the sales rep from the beginning of the product planning phase because the sales rep would have a better idea of the consumers needs. it helps the company connects well with…   Read more»

When I first read the title ”Sales vs. project management”, it didn’t make any sense to me, but as I thought about it, although it may not be obvious, project management is crucial for effective sales. The consumer themselves have…   Read more»