What is essential

Principal Investigators (PIs) have the important responsibility of ensuring that salaries charged to research projects accurately reflect how the project personnel have spent their time on the project; i.e., the amount of salary charged to a sponsored project must be a true reflection of the effort of work performed.  Effort is not based on a 40- or 35-hour week.  Total effort is defined as the percentage of time an individual devotes to fulfill his/her Harvard responsibilities.