The thing with project management techniques is that they MUST differ from not only company to company, but also project to project. Depending on the size, culture, and type of company, most places us...

As stated above, CROs should be used when necessary. If a company has the time and money for it, then a reputable CRO would not be an issue if it was utilised. In addition, some small companies could ...

I would prefer to have an employee who is a Y personality simply because motivation is more important than prior knowledge most of the time. If I want an employee who only does the bare minimum, I mig...

As Dr. S listed for us, the roles of a clinical project team are as follows: Clinical Project Manager, Clinical Research Associates (CRA's), Monitors, Regulatory, Statisticians, Investigators, Site Co...

There's a few reasons I have left jobs in the past but the main has always been a better opportunity. However, there are jobs that I have regretted leaving and others I have not. The ones I have not r...

I agree with srg36 -- I believe that its primarily due to peer pressure. Americans are vastly overworked. According for the Center for Progress, Americans are overworked in several ways: 1. We have no...

As ala26 stated, it would be good to have some groundwork that is created as an SOP for the entire company and then allow the project manager to tailor it as needed. For example, some people communica...

As we've previously discussed in this class, communication is key in any project, especially for a manager. HR is meant to help employees improve their engagement and this is also the case in engaging...

As you both discussed, you prefer Bottom Up Estimation. I am inclined to agree with you on most projects. However, there might be instances, such as small, fast projects, that might require Analogous ...

I also think that there should be an emphasis on the performance of the work, as previously stated. Project managers must ensure that their team is doing more than the bare minimum just to meet standa...

There are several types of changes within the Monitoring and Controlling Phase of a project: 1. Non-Essential Design Change (NDC): Change to a design control document while product is still in design ...

I do believe that communication is key to the success of any project. However, one thing that I really liked, which you highlighted, was Number 3: Develop clearly defined plans with assigned responsib...

As the above posters have said, I agree with them. There can be instances where one or the other being positive can workout for the benefit of the company. However, making that choice without knowing ...

As we've learned, the planned value (PV) of a project is the estimated cost of the project's activities which have been planned as of the reporting date. On the other hand, the actual value (AV) of th...

As the professor discussed, every metric that we utilise must be measurable, actionable, and visually understandable. The last is especially important because we can use dashboards to keep track of th...