I noticed that no one talked about a recorded phone call/video call. I’m not sure which it would count under. Technically its not written, pushing my assumption of it being an verbal agreement. However, it is easily proven, especially in…   Read more»

As stated you don’t usually get to choose. That being said, I think you need to lean on the knowledge vs compatibility side. For the sake of giving percentages, let’s say 70/30. You can people who have great relationships but…   Read more»

I don’t think that it matters if you want to be upper management if you’re bad at middle management. I may be wrong, but I’m pretty sure that upper management gets promoted from middle management. You have to be good…   Read more»

Personally I believe I would rather be in a functional organization. I like clear cut positions and knowing how to advance. Interdepartmental coordination shouldn’t be as much of a problem compared to the other types. I wouldn’t want to be…   Read more»

I’m going to use a non-BME example to help clarify my thoughts. Whenever you get a coffee, the cup will usually have a label that warns that it is in fact, hot. Seems silly right? Well it’s a result of…   Read more»

From best to worst option for each risk level- High risk: Avoidance, Mitigation, Transference, Acceptance Medium risk: Mitigation, Transference, Avoidance, Acceptance Low risk: Acceptance, Transference, Mitigation, Avoidance High risks need to be dealt with or else you may have major…   Read more»

I believe that “There is no such thing as a free lunch” is a really applicable quote for this situation. As stated previously stated, there are costs to hiring people to create and maintain this standard. All of the work…   Read more»

I haven’t actually had the experience to comment with a story of my own, but I do have a few questions that tie into this subject. How often do failed verification tests occur? It seems like verification failures occur more…   Read more»

sin3, I think you switched verification and validation a little in your mind. Verification determines, like you said, every input has an output. Those inputs would come from the DID. Validation however, is what is used to determine whether or…   Read more»

I haven’t done statistical tests in industry but I can speak to academic tests I have done. In addition to paired t-tests and one way ANOVAs, mixed ANOVAs and repeated measures ANOVAs are good tests to determine significance between factors….   Read more»

Although I haven’t started working in industry yet, I want to add a little to the Gantt chart “margin of error”. You need to have concrete goals for end dates for aspects of the project. You also need to do…   Read more»

I will elaborate a little on IRB, because that documentation is the most important aspect of research in academia. The IRB reviews any ethical concerns of a research experiment. If they approve the study, that documentation then has to be…   Read more»

Well one is necessary for the other. I don’t know if I would talk about them in terms of pros and cons. One document is necessary for the other. Let’s stick with the door knob example. You need a basic…   Read more»

One popular quotes that comes to mind is “nothing ventured, nothing gained”. This is exactly what clinical trials are for. Of course there is risk, but clinical trials are designed to minimize the risk of patient injury/death. The patients are…   Read more»

Double blinds are good, but triple blinds are better. The patient may have the placebo effect, the researcher may unwittingly indicate the type of treatment on way or the other, and the analyst may select data based on what they…   Read more»

I chose to do an analysis of Merck Strengths: -Huge product portfolio -Brand Name trust -international presence -large size company -public faith because of not increasing drug prices and donating drugs to poor countries -continuous growth Weaknesses: -counterfeiting of products…   Read more»

One thing I’ve noticed that’s becoming more popular among companies are giveaways. These giveaways always interest people, because of course, who doesn’t like free stuff? The caveat is that the person has to interact with the company in some way….   Read more»

One color that is mainly used is blue. If you take a look at your phone it’s safe to say that at least a third of your apps have the color blue in it. There’s a few reasons for this….   Read more»

Duplicate due to upload issues, sorry! I chose to research Tesla Inc. ROA: -7.64 ROE: -43.63 ROI: -14.25 Gross Margin: 19.15, Net Margin: -16.68 Liquidity Current Ratio: .86 Revenue: about $4 billion Based off of dh239’s numbers the stats are…   Read more»

I talked about this in another forum post. A bad year doesn’t matter for big companies because they can afford risks that smaller companies can’t. For example, Tesla is having a worse year compared to last year but I don’t…   Read more»