Dr. Simon said in his lecture, “Projects have a beginning and an end that are very well defined.” During my experience at Stryker, I have seen projects put on hold due to lower priority, and projects being canceled. These projects were canceled due to low funding, or because management wanted to place these employees on a newer project. When looking at the greater picture, my team within foot&ankle was less
“important” compared to hips and knees. Due to this, there were not enough resources(employees) for my team to keep up with the strict deadlines given by management, and they were being overworked trying to keep the project running. I think if more employees were hired in this department, then the projects would be completed faster, and the company would be more successful. Do you agree? Do you think that low priority projects should be canceled to give more resources to other teams such as the knee replacement team? Or should the company hire more employees to keep all projects(high/low priority) running in order to be more successful in the long run?