He said in an email that when it came to dividing his time among multiple projects, "The priority is what's right in front of me".
Other attributes invaluable in science policy are organization, management of multiple projects, the ability to facilitate a meeting toward an objective, achievement of consensus in verbal communications and written text, and ability to work with individuals from different perspectives and backgrounds.
To better facilitate data mining across multiple projects, the Rat Genome Database (RGD) has initiated the PhenoMiner project to integrate quantitative phenotype data from PhysGen projects (http://pga.mcw.edu/) and the National BioResource Project in Japan (NBRP) (http://www.anim.med.kyoto-u.ac.jp/nbr/) (6).
Our approach combines data from multiple projects in the Zuni region of the American Southwest in order to gauge the effects of intraregional variation in ceramic distributions and reexamine prior interpretations of demographic change based on individual projects.
Cooper et al. (1997) describe PPM as "dealing with the coordination and control of multiple projects pursuing the same strategic goals and competing for the same resources, whereby managers prioritize among projects to achieve strategic benefit".
Since arriving in London in 2001, Tamara has specialised in business advice and spent seven years at the Cultural Industries Development Agency, managing multiple projects for the social enterprise and non-profit sector in London including a range of fundraising support services.
The ambitious Adjara Group, the team behind Rooms, has multiple projects in the works, including Fabrika, a soon-to-open, next-generation youth hostel that will include an art-residency program.
Jain believes the EIA underestimates the impact on two protected areas – the Panna tiger reserve and Ken Gharial wildlife sanctuary – as well as the cumulative impact of multiple projects in the region which include a major thermal power project and mining giant Rio Tinto's diamond exploration plans.
Bucking trend, shares in residential property developer Supalai, which Prateep Tangmatitham founded in 1989, are up nearly 20% since last year thanks to multiple projects in the pipeline and modern designs, the handiwork of son Tritecha, who became managing director this year.
With multiple projects in the works, Peaks is just the beginning for Whitesquare.
Scorsese has multiple projects on the go, and getting one of the few A-listers able to carry the film is always going to be tricky – Scorsese reportedly has been considering George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp and Al Pacino, with the latter named as Scorsese's first choice – though of course a multi-stranded Love & Mercy style piece is always an option.
