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rachelpatel1796 replied to the topic Discussion Topic: Project Management in a medical device setting in the forum Intro to Project Management 7 years, 7 months ago
Project management for medical devices and building a school or skyscraper are very different projects which require different planning and execution phases. Medical devices should be planned in a way to ensure that the device will work and not cause harm to the consumer. It should be tested a lot in the execution phase to ensure a product that will be efficient in its use. However, the project management for building a school or skyscraper requires much more planning before it can be executed. Imagine having to build a building and it not being stable or usable. This would ruin a lot of time and money required to create the product. Thus, it is feasible that a lot of planning should go into drawings of the architecture.
Medical devices also have a different management style because it will not be as big as a school or a building. It is relatively small, even if it’s something big like an MRI machine, compared to the size of a building. However, if the medical device is more expensive or complex, it might take a long time to create a usable product. Building designs have been around for some time, thus it can be used to create a new building design and take into measures the failures that could occur. These differences have to be taken into account to create a successful product.