Packaging work

The organization of project work is one of the principal issues of this book. In Chapter 7 we discussed various ways in which a client could set up a project, and the implications of each choice, but we did not go very far with the organizational breakdown of the project work other than to recognize that the need to create competitive inputs may result in the fragmentation of the work. We have for the most part discussed the functions and work performed by the project team and their technical co-ordination rather than the different ways in which the project work components can be organized as a business. 

Several conclusions relating to work organization may have been drawn. 

This is of course similar in principle to what any engineer ends up doing at a lower level of a project. The important difference lies in the relationship with the owner, which has to be to some degree one of trust, in that the work to be done by the engineer (as for the project itself) is not yet defined. Thus the price for the work cannot realistically be set by a competitive process. The world of consulting engineers has many formulae to deal with this situation, but the basic alternatives are  

However, there are disadvantages in trying to set up individually accountable work-groups these include the following. 

Many different work structures are common in practice, depending on the circumstances of the project and the culture of the work-force. Whatever is contemplated requires analysis of its advantages and disadvantages, and planning of how to compensate for the foreseen drawbacks. There follows a brief checklist of features to consider when analysing a given proposed structure and asking the question of how the structure deals with each issue. Many of these features impact on each other, but they still need individual consideration. 

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Add to your common model these additional features (perhaps in different packages). Work out whether and how each component will deal with the additional information when it gets it and can t deal with it or doesn t get it when it expects it. 

Software for NMR applications is now in widespread use and it is therefore important that such packages work well not only in more traditional chemical shift, relaxation or resonance applications but in the more recent context as potential pre-processors of imaging data. 

Many things contribute to someone s salary and overall compensation package. Work experience, education, skills, the size of the company, the industry, the employer s geographic location, demand, the number of hours you work, and your ability to negotiate the best possible salary/compensation package all help to determine what you get paid. 

If more functionality is asked for, only a few software packages work as listed above. 

The commercial approach has the advantage that development costs are shared over the whole user base and because of user feedback and competition there is continuous development of the software. A potential drawback may be that the vendor s conception of a laboratory may not be the way the package works and some configuration or customization of the package may be necessary. 

In conclusion, the demonstration project in Kassel showed in a very convincing way that the proposed material cycle with certified compostable packaging works and is highly appreciated by consumers and retailers. 

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