I agree with @DevDesai about how the FDA allowed multiple phases to occur as multiple researchers, scientists, and governments were internationally collaborating in order to develop and distribute an effective formulation of the COVID19 vaccine. The vaccines were developed rather…   Read more»

I wanted to expand on @srp98 response and how they mentioned that a legal team could get involved during a situation where the vendor delivers a subpar product to the company and are unsure how to proceed. The company can…   Read more»

As @sah67 mentioned the DCR (Document Change Request) process occurring during the clinical trials stage can have many negative effects on the outcome of the study or even affect the patients partaking in the study. Furthermore, this may cause issues…   Read more»

I agree with @hmara sentiment regarding how money can only take you so far. As mentioned in the lecture as well that earning money is simply a short-term goal in the grand scheme of life. Money is simply a tool…   Read more»

Smaller companies bear the burden of not having connections to resources and services that larger companies may have access to due to their prominent reputation in the industry. In this case it is crucial that the smaller companies have a…   Read more»

I agree with everything that @sah67 mentioned about how it is imperative for the PM to have a cohesive understanding of the project, its expectations, its desired outcomes, its limitations etc. I appreciate how you mentioned large tasks such as…   Read more»

What happened during this week’s simulation was eye-opening to me as I did not expect that different parties involved with the same project could be on different pages and one slight oversight or lapse in communication could lead to last-minute…   Read more»

I agree with the previous commenters as to answering the question of which group to go to find out various information about the company procedures, guidelines, policies, etc. The Organizational Process Assets (OPAs) are any assets related to the project…   Read more»

The common theme amongst all the responses is that yes a change control process is an important practice to have for project management as it ensures that any changes made are done so in a structured and controlled manner. This…   Read more»

I agree with how @dke2 outlined that specific documents need to be appropriately filed and presented to the stakeholders so that they understand all aspects of any changes that may be made to the project and what those changes may…   Read more»

As @kaf43 there are benefits to either side of whether one decides to hire project managers within the company or externally. I also agree with @vv48 and how it does not necessarily matter where the project manager is hired from,…   Read more»

I think that it is the job of the project manager to determine what type of role they are hiring for and which type of employee would be better suited for the job. I agree with @jj52 and how they…   Read more»

@jj52 I understand where you are coming from when you claim that budgeting and providing productive results may be the most difficult when it comes to a project. I would say that the budgeting aspect needs to be done correctly…   Read more»

Ideally a company should hire a project manager that has experience managing a specific type of project as well as being able to adapt to different project types. It would be beneficial for the company to have a manager that…   Read more»

I agree with @vv48 in saying that it is more important for the manager to be better at communicating than the technical skills because they are overseeing several different teams which require different approaches when managing them. Some teams can…   Read more»

I completely agree with everything @kaf43 mentioned about how it is important to keep BOTH the stakeholders and the project team happy in order for the project to run smoothly and be successful. As you said the stakeholders are the…   Read more»

I agree with how @sb2538 emphasized the role of the project manager and how they are responsible with initiating the project and seeing it through. That being said it is important for the project manager to have a strong grasp…   Read more»

@Wk46 as I do agree that the expectations from the team members and the project manager should be defined prior to the project starting, however, it is extremely difficult to predict personal life events that may impact a team member…   Read more»

While I personally cannot provide any industry insight I can provide academic laboratory insight and Capstone experiences that I went through when planning a project with several components and steps. In terms of academic laboratory experience I have worked on…   Read more»

I agree with what previous commenters have mentioned in their responses especially how @jh597 emphasized that any problem occurring between two workers in the same company/team needs to be addressed immediately. As they mentioned, if the issue is not addressed…   Read more»