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asg49@njit.edu replied to the topic "Why do people work?" – 4 years, 1 month ago
Personally I feel like it depends on the age group at which you’re conducting the experiment with. I would say the younger crowd would lean towards career growth, fair pay, and benefits while the more experienced workers stay for a… Read more»
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asg49@njit.edu replied to the topic "Engineer vs. Manager" – 4 years, 1 month ago
I agree with a lot of the responses I read, at first I would like to gain as much experience as possible as an engineer. Personally I would stay in this position much longer than others as I am more… Read more»
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asg49@njit.edu replied to the topic "How was this class helpful" – 4 years, 1 month ago
All of the lectures I feel have been very helpful in terms of real world scenarios. Although I have yet to apply them, the simulation do represent possible events that can happen in industry. For example in simulation 4, Dr…. Read more»
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asg49@njit.edu replied to the topic "What’s Your Motivator?" – 4 years, 1 month ago
My motivators are project deadlines and grades. I always try to finish all of my work ahead of time to try to give myself time before submission to make an necessary changes. Also I have anxiety when it comes to… Read more»
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asg49@njit.edu replied to the topic "Let's Be Motivated!!!" – 4 years, 1 month ago
I feel like the project manager’s level of motivation affects the members of the team as time goes on. As work persists members might start feeling sluggish and unmotivated to continue the work, especially if the work being done is… Read more»
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asg49@njit.edu replied to the topic "Importance of Human Resource Management" – 4 years, 1 month ago
To start off with, reducing turnover is only useful. It opens gaps for more research and projects. Hiring for fit is a key part in creating a team for each project. This will most likely produce the best outcome for… Read more»
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asg49@njit.edu replied to the topic "project Coast" – 4 years, 1 month ago
There is always the cost of replacing material that was damaged or misused. Also the cost of paying employees due to extending the time period of the project. All of this can be avoided with proper communication and following protocol… Read more»
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asg49@njit.edu replied to the topic "Project failure" – 4 years, 1 month ago
In my opinion, I feel it’s communication gap that causes projects to fail. The amount of research and planning that a team can do is only limited to the amount of time given for the project. Communication, however, is what… Read more»
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asg49@njit.edu replied to the topic "Team Development" – 4 years, 1 month ago
I would assume in the absence of an employee everyone else would try their best to make progress in the respected field that won’t be affected by the absentee. I would hope when execution starts that everyone begins to coordinate… Read more»
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asg49@njit.edu replied to the topic "Executing Process" – 4 years, 2 months ago
I would partially agree and say these parts mentioned of the executing process are very important. However, personally I would put communication as number one. Mostly because I am a huge advocate for social interactions. In this case I mean… Read more»
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asg49@njit.edu replied to the topic "Unexpected Time Delays – miniSim" – 4 years, 2 months ago
There is a certain extent to when project risk increasing due to time management plays a huge factor. Obviously if a company gives you a task at creating a certain project during a time frame, they expect it done by… Read more»
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asg49@njit.edu replied to the topic "How To Avoid Repeated Mistakes in A Project Management Team?" – 4 years, 2 months ago
The way I see it is “lessons learned” can only be passed down from one to another by word of mouth if not experienced. Experiencing a lesson is far more impactful on a person than just hearing a story from… Read more»
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asg49@njit.edu replied to the topic "Discussion Topic: Share your project management experience" – 4 years, 2 months ago
About a year ago I was given a position at the healthcare company The New Jersey Innovation Institute. They are a small company that was hosted by NJIT. As a Project Assistant, I was asked to work under different Project… Read more»
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asg49@njit.edu replied to the topic "Safety Recalls" – 4 years, 2 months ago
I believe that if there is information missing from the label of the product, there should be an instant recall. How this even would get past the FDA I’m not sure. However, missing information goes against the standards put forth… Read more»
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asg49@njit.edu replied to the topic "Ideal project team" – 4 years, 2 months ago
If I were to organize a project team, the main skills I would look for are determination, team work, and a great work ethic. As discussed before, it does matter on the type of project it is when deciding the… Read more»
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asg49@njit.edu replied to the topic "Determining project priority" – 4 years, 2 months ago
Personally I don’t think hiring more employees is always the answer in this kind of situation. If a small project has already had a good amount of time and effort put into it then there’s no point in putting a… Read more»
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asg49@njit.edu replied to the topic "Risk vs. Reward" – 4 years, 2 months ago
So after a lot of thought I just realized that there was recently an example of a high risk high reward scenario. Not to long ago there was a group of people on reddit that decided to pull one of… Read more»
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asg49@njit.edu replied to the topic "Underestimating Task Duration" – 4 years, 2 months ago
There was an instance at my most recent job where there was a task at hand to be completed by the end of the week. Most of it was just coding work but as there was supposed to be a… Read more»
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asg49@njit.edu replied to the topic "Assessing & Evaluating Risks of a Medical Device" – 4 years, 2 months ago
So there’s always the choice of comparison. Your product can be compared to that of other companies that have created a similar medical device. Depending on the type of medical devices, there can never be too much testing. The risks… Read more»
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asg49@njit.edu replied to the topic "Ways to avoid going back to the Planning phase after starting the execution phase." – 4 years, 2 months ago
After reading a few comments I would say I agree with getting customer reviews after the execution phase would help with not returning to the planning phase. By asking for others input they wouldn’t necessarily try to create a totally… Read more»
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