The specifications should always have bounds, and if there is a bound for the coefficient of friction, then it is because that is what is desirable for the specific function. For example, sometimes yo...

This year my capstone project suffered from scope creep because we did not have a defined end product. We essentially would complete the main project task, and if we had time then we would start discu...

As stated above, a poorly structured WBS can have multiple undesirable consequences. Such an example would be many delays because sometimes you do not expect a problem to occur until you are actually ...

Our capstone team also created a gant chart, and in the beginning it was a lot of guessing on how much time we thought each task would take. We tried to be as accurate as possible by asking the person...

This year my senior capstone project focuses on the attachment between a polyethylene component and tibial implant used in total ankle replacements. There is currently two piece total ankle replacemen...

As Dr. Simon said in his lecture, "Metrics are calculations that let you measure things," during the monitoring and controlling phase. Metrics are needed in order to show variances (difference between...

I agree with krp67 that communication and status meetings are a great start to design transfers. I also believe that organization of all files if very important, making it as easy as possible for the ...

This semester during my capstone project we had not anticipated a few delays, and learned a couple lessons. As a team we added additional tests to validate our design, but did not sit down and discuss...

Sometimes the planning phase consists of a lot of guessing, as stated above. I have experienced this at my internship over the summer and one of the engineers had overlapping tasks and projects within...

In my company the design reviews were pretty standard as discussed numerous times above. However the only point I would like to add that hasn't been discussed is that I believe typing all of the chang...

One medical device of my particular interest would be total knee replacements. One specific risk of knee replacements is loosening due to wear and tear over the years. Worst case scenario the implant ...

In industry there are many times where an extraneous task suddenly turns into the critical path for a project. I had experienced this while working at Stryker on surgical cut guides that were 3D print...

Preventative maintenance is very important in projects, which is why there is a huge emphasis on risk analysis. I see your point that task scheduling can create risk as well since each task can ultima...

I agree with the two posts above about Gant Charts, as they are very useful in the Medical Device Industry. However there are some downfalls included, such as the time estimates being inaccurate due t...

I agree and like all of the above examples of verification and validation for different projects. Over the summer I worked on patient specific cut guides used for total ankle replacements. Just by the...