Poor planning of a project will not meet the expectations of the customers. They will be dissatisfied with the work done and will not consider the business for any job in the future. This will be a massive loss of business…   Read more»

Deadline management is a process where project managers organize, prioritize, and plan their workload within a limited timeframe. Ensuring quality in a product or service for clients means juggling competing priorities, monitoring the consistency of project activities, and efficiently managing…   Read more»

I think verification is very important. Verification lowers the risk that someone will be harmed. If we didn’t verify things, anyone will be able to make something and try to sell it. Some people make bad product or cut corners…   Read more»

There are numerous levels of fallout that can occur because of poor project planning. One significant potential consequence is that the project will fail to meet the customers’ expectations. If the customer is dissatisfied with the outcome, they may forgo…   Read more»

I too was like you. I never understood why minutes were kept up with when I was younger. I really didn’t understand anything about minutes until now. From what I’ve learned, minutes are very beneficial. They help provide structure to…   Read more»

The project manager is responsible for breaking down the project into tasks and reviewing the skill level of the project team to assign those tasks.  The project manager has various means for determining and transferring those tasks, and one of…   Read more»

I agree with @crysv1226msm2022. I feel like people should have a choice to either work from home or not. Some people have kids and working from home is cheaper than having to pay for daycare. Everyone’s situations are different so…   Read more»

Working from home has many benefits and downfalls. I feel like working from home is kind of like having virtual classes. At first, it was fun, not having to show up to class, having more time to spend time with…   Read more»

Working from home has many benefits and downfalls. I feel like working from home is kind of like having virtual classes. At first, it was fun, not having to show up to class, having more time to spend time with…   Read more»

Medical device verification and validation (V&V) are crucial steps in the medical device development process. Verification and validation are necessary to comply with regulations and design a high-quality product that results in fewer mistakes, better repeatability, lower production costs and…   Read more»

With poor design controls, you will bestow unnecessary risks. With these risks, you will need a team to mitigate them by coming in early enough in the design planning to prevent this. You will need a group of people to…   Read more»

New medical devices offer fresh opportunities for your company to improve health outcomes, push the boundaries of medical innovation, and grow your business. But medical devices also carry varying levels of risk that must be carefully managed. As the product…   Read more»

In the medical device industry, there is a large push to be first-to-market and minimize project timelines in order to capture/increase market share, increase revenue, and reduce costs. Sometimes, businesses will push the ethical envelope in order to do this….   Read more»

From working in a testing group, one common strategy I see for developing fast and low cost testing is by taking advantage of compendial test methods. Compendial test methods are test methods that have been used in the past and…   Read more»

I agree Kellye, nice post. It was well thought out.

@nr473 I agree, nice explanation and mapping out the process. 

I don’t have any experience working with medical devices, at least not yet. But from what I’ve gathered here at Morehouse School of Medicine, a project manager can be very vital to a medical device start up.

I think meeting minutes are very underrated. They are taken for granted and passed over quite often. Meeting minutes can be crucial to you if you happened to zone out or take your attention off of the meeting, even for…   Read more»

I believe the most important part of design control is the design verification phase. I chose this part of the process because the verification of the design is crucial to being a “good” product in my opinion. I think it…   Read more»