In this week’s Simulation 2, we are working for a company called BoneFix, which is partnering with company called FactoSet to create a competitive product that delivers a growth factor that aids in bone regeneration. BoneFix has obligations to meet certain milestones in order to be able to maintain a partnership with FactoSet and to continue using their growth factor. The challenge has come up where the carrier that BoneFix has been developing is not meeting the shelf life requirements because it is clumping and leaking. In the simulation, we are part of the project as members of the research team.

If you were the project manager of this project, what tools would you use to keep this project on pace? Valuable time has already been used up developing one carrier, and the deadline to meet the obligations to FactoSet are fast approaching. On the other hand, rushing research activities like shelf life tests and animal studies can lead to misleading results. How would you manage the project team to still be able to have all of the deliverables ready in time?