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wms7
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Joined: Jan 17, 2018
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RE: Let's Be Motivated!!!

I fully believe that a project manager’s level of motivation affects the team’s productivity and motivation level. If the project manager is very pass...

6 years ago
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RE: Different PM techniques based on size

Project management techniques differ from company to company because it is due to availability of resources and past experiences. Larger companies wil...

6 years ago
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RE: Engineer vs. Manager

I would prefer to be an engineer and then transition into a manager role once I’m more experienced and have more knowledge of how the industry I am wo...

6 years ago
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RE: Why do people work?

I’m not too surprised by these results, but I thought fair pay would be higher than just 32%. Some people of talked to wanted as much pay as possible,...

6 years ago
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RE: Overworked Americans vs. Motivation

I think Americans are putting in more time for a variety of reasons. Some could be because they are motivated to work on the project and are “workahol...

6 years ago
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RE: What’s Your Motivator?

I guess for me the challenge and the reward is what motivates me to complete a project. The challenge aspect is important to me because it brings fun ...

6 years ago
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RE: Integration PM

For a class project in my undergraduate studies, I had to research plastics for use in the product we were designing. Plastics we researched included ...

6 years ago
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RE: Single Source/Dual Source

In my opinion using the same supplier for two different products doesn’t fully satisfy the dual source requirement. While yes it does provide an alter...

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RE: Procurement Management

One of the project I worked required us to use specific captive bolts. The shoulder length, tread size, knob type, etc. all had to be a specific value...

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RE: Closing Phase

From my experience working at my current company, during the closing phase we have a few tasks that need to be done. Close up any loose ends with our ...

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RE: Be wary of EV and statistics calculated with it

I’m with ks629 on this one. EV is only one part of the project and represents only one aspect of it. Any EV estimate whether under budget or over budg...

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RE: Unexpected Time Delays - miniSim

Increasing project risk should be avoided as much as possible. In the mini-sim example, decreasing the animal experiment time would be very bad. From ...

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RE: Executing Process

I agree with srg36 and hc255 view that they are important parts of a project but may not necessarily be the absolute most important. They are only one...

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RE: Work Breakdown Structure

During one project I was on at my company, the WBS wasn’t executed well. One particular mechanical engineering team was overloaded with many tasks, th...

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