Operational details can be pesky

February 11, 2013

(This article was originally published at Realizations in Biostatistics, and syndicated at StatsBlogs.)

Recently, I was working with a team to finalize a clinical trial protocol. I raised some concerns about their strategic matters, and my concerns were dismissed as "operational details."

The thing about those pesky operational details is that, if something doesn't work due to an operational detail, you might have to modify your strategy. And if enough of these pesky operational details get in the way, you may have to rethink your strategy.