With several years of product development experience at a medical device company under my belt, I can say that one of the major factors in being able to complete projects is to be able to access more ...

Animal testing is a crucial part of biomedical research. Before any devices are implanted into humans, we must already have a very good idea of how it will react with the human body. The best way to d...

From the perspective of the project manager, the biomaterial that is chosen for a device can impact the project plan in several ways. First is whether the material is being used for the first time. If...

I am in agreement with the other posts above that projects need to meet all three objectives in order to be considered successful. A project can never be successful if it is not achievable, a project ...

One thing that comes to mind when discussing combination devices is the regulatory pathway that it will take. The FDA has three seperate departments for reviewing products. Medical devices fall under ...

The general phases of project management will be the same in different industries, since this is how the process has been developed and has proven to be effective. However, the nature of different pro...

My advice to biomedical engineering student is to network and to go for internship/co-op experience which will expose you to design controls. It is important to develop contacts in the industry in ord...

As someone working in industry, I think that a student who is fresh out of school and looking to go into industry needs to have at least one of these courses under their belt. The 70/30 ratio would do...

One difference that stands out to me between academia and industry is the source of funding. Researchers in academia often need to seek out funding in the form of grants for the particular research th...

One difference that stands out to me between academia and industry is the source of funding. Researchers in academia often need to seek out funding in the form of grants for the particular research th...

One thing that I would like to expand on from ap962's post is assigning a dedicated vendor manager. It is good to have a single person designated as the contact person with a vendor in order to avoid ...

It is possible for a project to have multiple priorities, but it is important to make sure that these are included in the scope of the project. It is also important to remember that widening the scope...

Once of the most important things that I will take away from this course is the value of good planning. In industry, I have been part of project teams with poor planning and with good planning. On the...

Preparing a schedule for a clinical trial is done using the same tools that were used for others projects: by creating a WBS and a Gant Chart. The WBS should include pre-study tasks, study tasks, and ...

I think that it is a combination of the culture in America as well as the individual's inner motives. America's businesses are valued at how successful they are, and 50-60 hour work weeks stem from th...