I think one of the most important things for getting a job in the PM department is having good communication skills. As we learned from our first lecture, success equals 70% interpersonal skills plus 30% technical knowledge. Interpersonal skills are…   Read more»

This is a really  interesting topic to bring up, as the project timeline can be delayed or costs increased based on a number of factors.  Usually I would think that the timeline established for the project is intended to be…   Read more»

In my opinion, the person who is going to have the most influence on the project timeline is going to be the company director/department director who is overseeing the project. Team members and stakeholders are going to have their input…   Read more»

I think calculating the duration for each task should be based on difficulty and urgency.  In my opinion, the project team should have a brainstorm regarding the schedule for each task. For the difficult tasks and urgent tasks, the project…   Read more»

I believe that verification tests are “almost” guaranteed to fail. The chances of having a test be perfect the first time around after making it are slim. The verification test is meant to test your project and the expected implementations…   Read more»

  It might be difficult for the team members to communicate with each other when we work from home since many different factors could delay the communication. However, I think there are many different ways to deal with this problem….   Read more»

As someone who just recently transitioned to working from home after working in the manufacturing environment for most of the pandemic, I’ve learned how to adapt to the era that we are currently in. Most meetings are online now through…   Read more»

Gantt charts are fantastic for laying out the project timeline. The best tool I’ve seen for creating Gantt charts is Microsoft Project. There are also several free versions, but Microsoft’s version has many great features and Office integration. The issue…   Read more»

You should not set out to design a verification test that cannot fail. The engineer should strive to design a test that can accurately verify that the specifications of the product are met. This heavily depends on what type of…   Read more»

Working from home definitely has some advantages and some drawbacks. The benefits of this workflow will vary on a case-to-case basis. It obviously depends on what kind of position it is and what industry. For certain positions, working from home…   Read more»

For me personally I much prefer working in person rather than remote. This is for several reasons. The first is connected to the work life boundaries you mentioned. Having to do work in my usual casual setting can be very…   Read more»

I would do two things in this situation. The first would be to contact other vendors that make the same or a similar product that we need. This can even include retailers that may have the product that we need…   Read more»

I agree with some of the responses above. While it is impossible to make a failproof verification test it is important that you make sure you have a realistic verification test. Here you have to find a good balance between…   Read more»

during planning duration for each taskes the project manager and team member should seat down together and have a meeting. the team members are the expert in their line of work they can provid some idea on howblong it may…   Read more»

One of the main purposes of project planning is to detect possible problems and account for them in the schedule. This must also include accounting for issues with suppliers. There can be many different issues that can arise from working…   Read more»

i think most important thing is experience also. you need not olny the experience on management but also the experience of this field. if you want to get a job as project manager of medical devise field you need to…   Read more»