Avoiding repeatable mistakes within project management teams can save time, money, and resources depending on the situation. During an internship experience I had, one measure taken to avoid repeated mistakes was to have team meetings every so often to specifically…   Read more»

Due to COVID-19, project management, and more specifically, the communication required for projects to be completed, have been heavily disrupted. Although my experience with this disruption is not within industry, but rather academia, I found that I had many similar…   Read more»

I agree with many of the previous posts who believe that as biomedical engineers, it is imperative for students to obtain the technical skills necessary to be biomedical engineers through classroom study. At the end of the day, any relevant…   Read more»

I agree with Pedro in that although some of the traits may be similar, the two very different roles of each level forces people to have unique traits. Middle management is more focused on the projects that are currently ongoing…   Read more»

There are a variety of factors that can determine which organization type is best for a company. The major factor I believe would be the size of the company. Smaller companies would probably do better with a functional structure while…   Read more»

I believe that I would prefer working within a matrix-type organization in the future. To start, it seems like the most efficient organizational setup and it would allow for knowledge to be transferred between departments better. From a more personal…   Read more»

I agree that it is important to continue to keep a product or device under surveillance even after it is already on the market. Hopefully, it is not required, but sometimes recalls may be necessary if potential risks that were…   Read more»

In terms of acceptance, I think that acceptance should only be implemented if none of the other risk management options can be used. There will always be cases in which acceptance is necessary since without the risk, there is sometimes…   Read more»

I agree with others in that the best risk management option depends on a variety of factors ranging from severity, frequency, and cost. In general, all risks should try to be avoided if possible. This is not always possible which…   Read more»

I had completed my undergraduate degree at NJIT and remember creating the requirements document and the test plan. I remember how detail oriented, yet concise those documents had to be and being so frustrated when completing them. As my advisor…   Read more»

All plans of the DDP could be considered important as they each serve their own purpose. Without one section, the entire project can fall apart. I believe it also comes down to having a good balance of everything. If each…   Read more»

Like others have stated, it is imperative to track all changes that have been made to a product. At bare minimum, it provides a history of everything that was altered with a product and can be referenced back too if…   Read more»

I have had a few experiences in which I have been required to create Gantt charts, and I have found that it was an excellent representation of a project’s schedule in terms of tasks that need to be completed. Personally,…   Read more»

When first trying to brainstorm an idea, you would want to think broadly. You want to get an idea for a product that would be useful for patients or customers. More specifically, you would want to know what specifically customers…   Read more»

Personally speaking, I never understood the importance of keeping meeting minutes until I started working in larger, more complex groups where many tasks needed to be completed. Meeting notes are great for having documentation that can be referred too if…   Read more»

It is important to blind and randomize during clinical trials. Like others have stated, randomization helps to ensure that the different groups are all tested with a diverse population. This helps to test a treatment or device through a wider…   Read more»

In terms of advantages, clinical trials help to see if treatments are effective and are sometimes for novel treatment options. In terms of disadvantages, the treatment from the clinical trial could have adverse effects on the patients as the effect…   Read more»

@maniakberk I agree with @maniakberk. If the inclusion of a placebo does not harm the patient, I think it would be better to include placebos as well. They also mentioned how they believed a placebo-controlled trial could positively affect the…   Read more»

Marketing to me is being able to present to consumers a product in a manner that would make them remember the product and maybe even make them want to buy it. Marketing oversees how to market a product such that…   Read more»

Posted by: @am2343 Personally, when I saw this topic, my mind immediately goes to Super Bowl commercials. Its one of the few, if not only times, where people will look forward to seeing the commercials as well as the game….   Read more»