How is your interaction with your research teams at your firms like? Mine requires us to give them a project code/charge code any time we want information/support. Seems inefficient to me

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They gotta bill somewhere. They can't just be overhead.

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You know what's inefficient? A common resource that's free to utilize but whose costs no one bears.

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You'll catch on one day OP.

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If it's a report or database that already exists, it shouldn't cost that much...

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It's not so much about the cost of a database or report, it's about the usage of their time.

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It provides proof that these services are being used and whether it should continue to exist. Using email to track transactions and demands won't cut it

I'm sure there's a way to turn it into a common resource. Tons of organizations have CoEs, Shared Services, etc. But there's probably a lack of internal motivation to do that.

I just think that it would help the firm overall if they changed the metrics for the research team. More knowledge transfer means more insightful proposals and deliverables

I know, lets just comtinually discount the value of your internal staff. They don't actually have any value or do anything that requires any time or skill, so they can work for free.

P1.. Now you just as well as I do that doesn't make sense. 👹👹👹⚪️⚪️

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