I would disagree that the portions you listed are the most important. I think some of them, like the managing of vendor relations, are key components to the whole process, but I think a disproportionate amount of value is placed due to this being a process that can take place over the entire lifespan of the product. Just because a certain task takes a long period of time does not mean that it is more or less important. If a specific R&D task is having issues, then that will delay this release of a product, which could kill the project entirely, whereas issues with a supplier may impact sales, they will not kill a product or project entirely.
Part of the executing process involves information distribution, solicitation, source selection, and managing vendor relations. Most of the time and money of the project go into its execution. I would argue that the parts of the executing process I mentioned at the start of this post are actually the most important parts of the project and severely undermine the execution when they undergo issues. Would you agree with this statement or not?
I would disagree with this statement. The most important part of the project is creating the design outputs. While the list mention are definitely important supporting inputs required to create the design output. Getting these right will not matter if human resource personnel are unable to produce design outputs in accordance with project expected results.
Every phase or process of developing and carrying out a project are all very important. If one is lacking the project falls apart or takes longer time and more money and resources to get the project executed.
That been said, Executing process is equally as important as the planning phase. They overlap between each other I.e. while executing you can still be planning and while planning you can start executing while the monitoring and controlling phase are happening through out the process.
True, Information Distribution, Solicitation, Source Selection are very important but it is as important just as Scope Verification, Quality Assurance, Team Development and much more. Looking at this logically, if you forgo one of the process, let’s say Team Development, then you loose all resources that are needed to enhance the project, therefore, there won’t be any need for Solicitation (obtaining quotes, bids, proposals e.t.c) because there won’t be any resources or reliable team to execute all information that has been obtained or solicited for.
In a nutshell, missing one or two process in executing any project just because you feel is not as important as some are, can lead to missing a crucial or critical path in a project which can make the project as a whole crumble.
I would think that the planning process is just as important as the mentioned parts of the executing process. Without adequate planning, there would be many challenges including unclear tasks, unfeasible durations and deadlines, and an inefficient project team. However, I agree with previous comments that the information distribution, solicitation, source selection, and managing vendor relations are some of the most important components within the executing process. Without things like strong communication and selection of reliable vendors, many delays and problems would be likely making it challenging to complete the executing process efficiently to move on to closing.
I would agree that the execution phase is the most important or I would say critical part of the project but not necessarily because of the aspects you mentioned. I believe that Design Verification and Validation are the most important aspects that are very critical to the project, even more than the planning phase. These two tasks take the most time and activities from the team. Yeah all the research has been already completed, however, performing testing does not always go as planned even with perfect planning phases. Some problems are never discovered until the testing is actually performed and the team realizes that way more research is needed or this change or product is nearly impossible. This is really the turning point in any project; looking at the market requirements, the standards specifications and the internal requirements for the product can get very tedious and often confusing even to the R&D members of the team. Any mistake in this phase can cost the project delays, waste of money, and it can go up to the cancellation of the project and that is why it is very important to the project.
Execution of a process generally takes after all the planning and gathering the resources for the project is done. Management of time, allocation of instruments, acquiring all the raw materials and then starting the process. The role of a project manager is huge in this part of the process because it the green light from the project senior or the official which would start a process or a procedure, being from a bioinstrumentation background it is very much important that the project planning is done in a correct and well time mannered fashion such that it is executed very correctly and the outcomes are very much favourable.
Part of the executing process involves information distribution, solicitation, source selection, and managing vendor relations. Most of the time and money of the project go into its execution. I would argue that the parts of the executing process I mentioned at the start of this post are actually the most important parts of the project and severely undermine the execution when they undergo issues. Would you agree with this statement or not?
I agree with you @rjs84 although planning is also an important part of the project development process nothing will ever get finished with plans alone. With that being said execution must be the most important part of the project because it's the part of the project where the product is actually made. And as you said @rjs84 information distribution, solicitation, source selection, and managing vendor relations are the most important of the execution and overall process of development. So, because of this these sections should be completed meticulously to ensure a good product.
I agree with your response. Planning can not be completed with out execution. These plans have to be put in to effect in order to even make the plans become possible. However, I believe between distribution, solicitation, source selection, and managing vendor relations, I believe that distribution is the most important of the execution, because without this process, the product that is executed can not be given to the vendors or source that is selected. I do not believe that most project managers undermine the execution's phase, I believe they take this phase very seriously, because they understand that accomplishing the main goal includes carrying out the project plans, and in doing so this involves the execution process.
I don't entirely agree with the statement provided. I do agree that blunders in the areas of information distribution, solicitation, source selection, and managing vendor relations can definitely cause the project at hand to fail. While I do believe that these are very important aspects of the executing phase of a project, I don't think it's the most important part of the project as a whole. I have mentioned multiple times previously that I believe that the most important phase in the project development process is the initiating phase and planning phase. Mistakes in those phases, can kill a project before it even begins.
As I have previously stated in another post, that I think all phases have equal importance in their own way. However planning might be more important by 1% as it sets the tone for the project. However during the execution phase, we are able to know if the planning was adequate and if any correction are needed to be made. Additionally, in the execution phase project is being performed in various aspects be it, distribution, source selection, and even managing suppliers. No doubt execution phase might be equivalent to our heart but without the brain planning phase in this case, the heart doesn't know to beat.
I agree and disagree with the statement made. I agree that solicitation and source selection and managing vendor relations are one of the more important parts of a project, as if you don’t have the materials needed from your vendors, you cannot necessarily manufacture the device. Thus, this could hinder the execution and launch of the new product. For example, a company I worked for were using a particular coating produced by a vendor overseas. However, the vendor discontinued the original formula of the coating and failed to notify the manufacturer. Consequently, the manufacturing of our product was on hold until we were able to locate a vendor who sold a very similar coating produced by our first vendor. However, you can have all the materials needed to manufacture your product, however, there could be a change in design controls that require resigning of the device, leading to procurement of new materials. Thus, no one phase/part of a project is more important than the other.
Even though the executing phase requires the most time and money, I still believe that the planning phase is the most important phase because it defines the rest of the project. To give an example, if there was a mistake in the scheduling during the planning phase that was discovered during the executing phase there would be a greater cost when making a new schedule. This is because getting resources for this new schedule with less time would mean that the cost for these resources would be higher.
I would partially agree and say these parts mentioned of the executing process are very important. However, personally I would put communication as number one. Mostly because I am a huge advocate for social interactions. In this case I mean as much communication as possible for the project to succeed.
In the executing phase, some of the unexpected actions usually influence on the project plan, so that make the project manager to re-plan some tasks. However, when having an expert section head leader can save the project from losing time on some task such as information distribution, solicitation, source selection, and managing vendor relations. Also, some information most be collected during the planning phase to prevent time and money to be directed on the wrong place.
