https://medicaldevicecourses.com/members/alextzalav/activity/ Activity feed for alextzalav. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:48:21 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 ea1241906fde47d3fc70e4e816f317b2 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/25908/ Sat, 30 Apr 2022 01:08:38 -0400 My background is in electrical and computer engineering therefore I had zero experience with project management. Apart from the obvious project management materials and concepts that I learned in this class, it was also helpful that we got some real…   Read more»

]]> 519474efa1e6e2c0513536a71fc6b4cd https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/25907/ Sat, 30 Apr 2022 01:01:28 -0400 Another important factor that a company should consider before making a mass order is the time that this order will need to be completed. Even if a product is cheaper, taking more time to build can lead to increased costs…   Read more»

]]> 8f325686049fce290b314b2fc5bb10ee https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/25906/ Sat, 30 Apr 2022 00:42:40 -0400 My biggest motivator is self-improvement. I take great satisfaction in realising that I have learnt something new and that I have picked up or improved a particular skill.  Even though this is my greatest motivator, over the course of the…   Read more»

]]> ccdb59c17035e36ad74d213da63a5c28 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/25802/ Sat, 23 Apr 2022 18:58:03 -0400 First of all, even though the US is a country where people tend to overwork, I think that this fact has been exaggerated sometimes. Based on the data that I share below, there are many countries that far exceed the…   Read more»

]]> 5d9a18f9578854abbfcbda8f562419d2 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/25801/ Sat, 23 Apr 2022 18:25:10 -0400 During the pandemic, we witnessed vaccines that were being developed, seemingly satisfying all 3 of the fast, good and cheap properties.  Is this really what happened? Do they indeed possess all those 3 features?  If yes, how did that happen?…   Read more»

]]> 8e5a01bac428b73f675f69ec6a408e6f https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/25800/ Sat, 23 Apr 2022 18:22:37 -0400 I agree with all the previous points. I just want to add that those traits are not binary. They rather live on a spectrum. So you might have a product that is good and overall satisfies its goals and requirements…   Read more»

]]> 1db6247485dfc809840222aee6fa12f0 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/25700/ Mon, 18 Apr 2022 03:59:42 -0400 Also, procurement management is a subset of resource management. Resource management refers to all resources whether they are people, skills that employees possess or materials. On the other hand, procurement refers to materials.  This is why I also agree that…   Read more»

]]> 8db0da6a09b0c685863bd3844c42e23b https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/25697/ Mon, 18 Apr 2022 03:52:55 -0400 In the mini simulation, procurement management was not affected because the qualities that a vendor should possess were already determined and remained unchanged. What changed in the project was the solicitation phase.  Concerning what might affect procurement management, possibly a…   Read more»

]]> cf39fab83ed23fd4d9c68aee4b28efba https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/25523/ Sun, 10 Apr 2022 23:22:18 -0400 A general way that you can deal with risks is to perform a risk-benefit analysis. This means that you calculate as accurately as possible the possibility of the risk and also the potential cost of this. If you multiply those…   Read more»

]]> cf8f6c7c16fdfdea24894c1a373a2be4 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/25509/ Sun, 10 Apr 2022 18:12:46 -0400 Hi, releasing a product that has not yet passed all the necessary verification steps is a very serious issue. This can jeopardize the credibility of the company let alone its overall reputation. In addition, a client might be lost to…   Read more»

]]> 5101eb8b5f0a4c5da8a42bd51257891a https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/25439/ Tue, 05 Apr 2022 23:12:43 -0400 Hi all, I am a PhD student in the BME department at NJIT. 
Here is my linked in profile 
 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandros-tzalavras-aa9000170/

]]> a396ae00cf03e48da4b7755b22e5e66e https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/25021/ Mon, 14 Mar 2022 03:37:43 -0400 If the project has been delayed then we cannot say that the project has been successfull because following a timeline is part of successful project planning. Therefore in that case, personell evaluation will take place and the reason that those…   Read more»

]]> 74179d7aaf04b39bea071b3d27473e8d https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/25015/ Mon, 14 Mar 2022 03:16:56 -0400 Also, the board directors are mostly responsible for the general direction that projects must take and the goals that they should achieve rather than the technical details for particular projects and timelines. 

]]> caa66b7db13014690d9e51a65692654a https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/24828/ Sun, 06 Mar 2022 21:59:59 -0500 Just as most have mentioned the most important factor is team communication and breakdown of prerequisites and necessary time to complete each task. After this timeline has been created a pipeline like a Gannt chart can be created to calculate…   Read more»

]]> 6f37ee3ba5c2c866bb25d4639a8f60d1 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/24826/ Sun, 06 Mar 2022 21:51:04 -0500 Yes, but I was wondering if there is an algorithmic way to break a project into smaller chunks. DevDesai mentioned one way which if I understand correctly focuses on the subject area. Different areas such as circuits or programming will…   Read more»

]]> 8184fc743df92a7d479f34277931008c https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/24668/ Mon, 28 Feb 2022 04:19:47 -0500 Project management is above design controls. It oversees it along with all device development activities and ensures successful completion of the project objectives. Therefore we can tell that design controls is a part of project management. 

]]> 89f74c301503024725bf772c20f3eb98 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/24666/ Mon, 28 Feb 2022 03:41:22 -0500 Apart from brainstorming tasks for each stage of the project, is there any other systematic way that we can list all the tasks and start assigning them? 

]]> 923e09c1e4cbf0ac2d31fe90c6286f39 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/24514/ Sun, 20 Feb 2022 01:17:13 -0500 During risk management, a method to analyze risk is to calculate the probability of failure. Of course, it is kind of straightforward (still complicated) to do so when designing a product that has some sort of predecessors in the market….   Read more»

]]> 7e703650f292cb368b40eadd8d063c13 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/24513/ Sun, 20 Feb 2022 01:07:11 -0500 Since it is known that going back to a previous phase during the review meetings can be really expensive and counterproductive, I was wondering about the amount of error and deviance from the expectations that must occur for something like…   Read more»

]]> dcdab004a666b43beaa14ec072f05dd1 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/24512/ Sat, 19 Feb 2022 23:43:28 -0500 I agree that planning is the most important part. I would also like to add that an important part is the verification process after the end of each stage. This process, if successful, leads to the next level. It is…   Read more»

]]> 15dbd55ba02f8f1c62ce210a912e84eb https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/24461/ Sun, 13 Feb 2022 23:18:08 -0500 I agree that working in teams is more beneficial since more ideas are exchanged and difficulties will be met with greater efficiency. The challenge however that arises is that when a team is harder to be coordinated than a single…   Read more»

]]> 315959c9e79778b783b1fbdda7fe9f51 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/24460/ Sun, 13 Feb 2022 23:06:02 -0500 The team leader also plays a major role in those types of conflicts. Even though it is good to maintain a modest approach to offensive or hot-headed behaviours, in most cases this is not something that a particular team member…   Read more»

]]> fb7bd2096c0f91680a5fab748ef777a6 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/24459/ Sun, 13 Feb 2022 23:00:52 -0500 The team leader must have adequate experience to be able to set realistic goals for each of the team members. Ideally, those goals should be divided based on the skills that each team member has. After initial goals are set,…   Read more»

]]> bd2249ff806f4bcd99fbc8a2290be359 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/24323/ Mon, 31 Jan 2022 02:43:16 -0500 A different question I had concerning ethics and I will post here, is how this whole process is checked and maintained objective? Of course, I believe that they are trying to do what is best but it is good to…   Read more»

]]> ca7f3f005173a904698e67731e892a84 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/24321/ Mon, 31 Jan 2022 02:37:55 -0500 Even though this is an interesting opinion, I have to disagree. Allowing a particular substance to exist in our food when it is present in quantities that have been proven to not cause harm should be acceptable. The reason for…   Read more»

]]> 7ee9a3bbed7ee4ceb7f40acda82d17a7 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/24228/ Sun, 23 Jan 2022 21:28:17 -0500 My biggest challenge until this point was when I was preparing for my qualifying exam (I am a second-year PhD student). For that project, I had to submit a 12-page report proposing three specific aims that would tackle specific research…   Read more»

]]> 63d8536cb37043a97116a69ba7a569b9 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/24226/ Sun, 23 Jan 2022 21:28:15 -0500