In terms of completing a project promptly, I believe the obvious answer is the manager. They are in charge of ensuring all tasks are being completed and that deadlines are being met. They are responsi...

During my last internship, I had missed a milestone. I needed to perform model compensation on a batch of parts. Basically, when something is being additively manufactured it will not print to the exa...

I see a majority of individuals believe that the planning phase is the most crucial for project success. I have to say that I agree with these people because the planning phase is crucial for having t...

I think as a PM, when you do not have preliminary data to work off of, you have to go back to the basics. Even without past tests, you still have engineering principles, material properties, and risk ...

Slack is important because it gives you flexibility. A project does not always go 100 percent according to plan, and issues will come up. Slack allows you to handle those issues while still finishing ...

Like many others, I’ve never been a PM. However, if I were, the type of person I’d look to hire would honestly depend on the team I already have. If I’m running a team of highly specialized individual...

I think effective risk responses are the ones that are realistic and proportional to the actual risk, not just theoretical solutions pulled from a list. For example, if there is a risk of a supplier d...

I think my personal experience adds some real insight here. I’ve met a lot of PMs in the medical device field, and most of them started with degrees in mechanical or biomedical engineering. They usual...

One of the main goals of a project manager is to deliver a successful project on time. Since teams are made up of different personalities, conflict is almost unavoidable at some point. It’s the PM’s r...

Project managers can manage their inbox efficiently by organizing emails into folders based on projects or teams. These folders group related emails together so messages about a specific project or fr...

I understand the point that missing a milestone can sometimes lead to a better or more successful project, but I do not fully agree. Milestones are established to ensure a project meets key deliverabl...

Hello everyone, My name is Anthony D'Alessio, I attend NJIT where I am a master's student in the mechanical engineering department. I look forward to connecting with you all. Please find my LinkedIn ...

Biomedical projects are especially challenging because project managers must balance strict timelines, FDA regulatory requirements, budgets, and coordination betweeen teams with very different technic...

I think the answer to this question is actually very simple. At the end of the day, a company is a business, and the goal of any business is to maximize profit while remaining competitive. If we take ...

I agree with many individuals in this forum where a hands off approached is better than a micro manager. A hands off leader allows the members to manage their own work which can lead to better working...