I currently work as a Technical Writer for a company that offers healthcare technology solutions such as biomedical equipment rentals, technology management, as well as technical service for hospitals...

I have signed many NDA’s and my advice is to read the entire document carefully prior to signing. After signing, I strongly advise asking exactly what details are bound by the NDA. Sometimes an NDA co...

My company recently acquired a contract which would increase our business by 35%. My department was reallocated to help build the infrastructure for the company to successfully operate this new busine...

I would prefer to work for a company that employs a functional organizational structure because it seems to be the most intuitive form of corporate hierarchy. I currently work as a technician for a co...

In order to succeed in an upper management position, it is important to understand the industry. In my opinion, the best way to fully understand an industry is to work from the ground up. I had the pl...

I currently work for a healthcare technology solutions company that provides rental service, inventory management, and technical service for medical equipment in hospitals throughout the country. The ...

Brainstorming is a fantastic method to quickly generate a list of potential risks, however sometimes a brainstorming session seems to hit a limit. I have found from my own experience that introducing ...

When thinking back upon my previous projects from academia, I realize my project teams always followed the same process when performing risk management. We would initially get together as a team and h...

Another benefit of post-market surveillance is determining whether preventive actions from risk management processes have been effective. This can be done by simply reviewing the risk register along w...

My closest experience working with design controls was when I developed a surgical stapler testing apparatus for my undergraduate senior year capstone project. My team and I implemented the twelve-ste...

Each part of the Design Development Plan has its own importance however the scope management plan is especially important because it sets boundaries for the project. A project can have excellent commu...

After a device has been released it may experience common failures that lead to a recall. When a recall is issued, the manufacturer typically investigates the failure and develops a recall remediation...

The design input document and design specification document each play an important role in design controls as they are the documents that proclaim official descriptions of the design. After gathering ...

Verification and validation testing are performed to ensure that the project results align with the correct user needs and specifications. Rather than looking at it from the perspective of satisfying ...

Meetings can often cover a lot of material and if meeting minutes are not recorded then there is a decent chance that some of the topics will not be acted on after the meeting. I have participated in ...