https://medicaldevicecourses.com/members/bs725/activity/ Activity feed for bs725. Sat, 16 May 2026 14:21:09 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 8e08385c4c2f26b602dd810ea6a01697 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29331/ Mon, 15 Apr 2024 18:13:20 -0400 Stakeholder engagement is critical to the successful completion of a clinical trial and maintaining lines of communication is essential between groups. I think one way that project teams can use stakeholder feedback/insights to enhance project outcomes is by holding regular…   Read more»

]]> a2f2477c0943de665394c49ed62ed2e9 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29330/ Mon, 15 Apr 2024 17:52:37 -0400 I was honestly surprised to see that monetary compensation was not a top three reason as to why people stay or leave their jobs (based on the Career Systems International survey shown in lecture). Money quite literally drives everything in…   Read more»

]]> b99e90ee0bed28a1761bc15b5673de8e https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29329/ Mon, 15 Apr 2024 17:39:22 -0400 Whenever I am thinking about how a clinical trial would be carried out, I try to remind myself that one would effectively need an entire clinical institution to do so. For example, there are definitely some smaller companies that are…   Read more»

]]> c9ab61e58b8bede8c2b4bd7802400d7e https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29281/ Tue, 09 Apr 2024 22:13:24 -0400 One interest concept brought up in this week’s lecture addressed the concepts of bottom-up and analogous estimations within the Project Cost Management Knowledge Area. Bottom-up estimation is a more accurate method for estimating a project’s cost, but it also has…   Read more»

]]> c4bbda6b881f445541234f5af5164052 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29280/ Tue, 09 Apr 2024 22:05:11 -0400 I think that smaller companies don’t intentionally overlook quality control; however, we’ve seen in this course that quality control planning requires a lot of work, such as the work results, project quality management plan, metrics, checklists, and some additional inputs….   Read more»

]]> af148077c1496210f303086b961487ac https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29279/ Tue, 09 Apr 2024 21:53:45 -0400 Team building projects/activities can be a great opportunity for co-coworkers to interact outside of the workplace and to learn how to navigate different professional relationships. For example, at a non-profit I used to work at, there were monthly team days…   Read more»

]]> 6d398abc88ce97202944c100f9fcf478 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29239/ Sat, 06 Apr 2024 21:53:19 -0400 I think the PM needs to adjust the level of flexibility for each scenario. For example, a PM may need to be more lenient with younger employees that do not have as much work experience and may require more guidance…   Read more»

]]> 1c8076af2461483a007bcfdc23fe66e6 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29238/ Sat, 06 Apr 2024 21:45:38 -0400 Maintaining team dynamics and professional relationships in the workplace is a reality of many project managers. The primary goal of a PM is to ensure that a project is progressing and this can be hindered when team members enter disagreements….   Read more»

]]> af53303662bd1c78d4e49dc2bd23406f https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29237/ Sat, 06 Apr 2024 21:37:31 -0400 I think that industry and academic settings both prioritize patent protection and security of their technologies; however, academia does have a more collaborative approach to scientific research compared to a biotech/pharmaceutical company. Nevertheless, industry and academia rely on one another…   Read more»

]]> 68413322eec39161d1abbeabe3b7df3a https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29176/ Fri, 22 Mar 2024 20:44:55 -0400 This is an interesting point and it wasn’t completely clear. However, I think in larger/more established organizations naturally have short-term goals, but they also have long-term goals that can extend out decades. So in this scenario, the project team would…   Read more»

]]> ef4c2422804df03e95b5871d753bc8cf https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29175/ Fri, 22 Mar 2024 20:36:51 -0400 Overall, I think many projects are unsuccessful and this course has really helped highlight all of the intricacies, knowledge, and skills that are needed to execute a project correctly. Those companies/groups that do take the proper steps with planning and…   Read more»

]]> 9bea56a2f59494d53dd43055ca125d03 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29174/ Fri, 22 Mar 2024 20:28:44 -0400 At a non-profit I used to work at, the mode of communication was different when I came from the greater organization and specifically from my team’s leader. The organization would typically communicate big advancements, changes, requests, etc. with us via…   Read more»

]]> db88236f059b9c22577ed735ea728a03 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29124/ Sun, 10 Mar 2024 21:44:32 -0400 This is an interesting topic and probably one of the most important. Facilitating compromise in the workplace is an invaluable skill and knowing how to navigate professional relationships with different priorities, personalities, and egos is critical to success in the…   Read more»

]]> fda36a766cfb9a63ff0ca6d85f6428b7 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29123/ Sun, 10 Mar 2024 21:32:05 -0400 I think that the appropriate number of PMs for a project should be relative to the project size. You don’t want too many PMs, where there is an overlap in tasks that causes redundancy and ineffective management. However, if you…   Read more»

]]> 127f2dbba4b53deb30ad6fa58162f9e0 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29122/ Sun, 10 Mar 2024 21:11:03 -0400 I can definitely recount several instances where projects were delayed due to underestimating task duration and lead-time for resource acquisition. The startup was interested in analyzing blood samples from aged human donors and it took several months to acquire the…   Read more»

]]> 3672211c38a7585b7988d41cc2b3cb6b https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29014/ Sun, 25 Feb 2024 17:52:34 -0500 One really interesting point made in this week’s lectures relates to who classifies as a stakeholder. For example, I was under the presumption that a stakeholder had to make some time of monetary contribution. However, it was clarified that a…   Read more»

]]> 56aa720c05d0d6379efa3c0d4d5e9aeb https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29013/ Sun, 25 Feb 2024 17:47:49 -0500 This was definitely a surprising component of this week’s lecture series. Although I agree with many of the previously stated points in this feed, I do think that there could be benefits from keeping the finances a secret from the…   Read more»

]]> ad41d46821601ae313d359f29019e3ed https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/29012/ Sun, 25 Feb 2024 17:30:02 -0500 I think this is an interesting question because there are probably general trends relating to the expected project timeline based on the type of medical device. It would be interesting if there were statistics that can describe this (I don’t…   Read more»

]]> 0655124d3af4dc8acaabf7a3485af2a7 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/28933/ Fri, 16 Feb 2024 19:28:31 -0500 Although it is important for a project manager to strategically manage the expectations of stakeholders into achievable goals for their project teams, the stakeholders are really the primary foundation of the project (i.e., monetary foundation) and their absence/withdrawal would probably…   Read more»

]]> b291fd1ba6a511dbc0d5f612e7afe8c0 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/28932/ Fri, 16 Feb 2024 19:15:51 -0500 It’s definitely difficult to come up with exact cost estimates of a project. There are always unexpected changes or hurdles that present themselves and alter the initial project plan. However, I think there are reasonable ranges for what would be…   Read more»

]]> bd6f6318f76e2c227ee9c7aa44afcb45 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/28931/ Fri, 16 Feb 2024 19:05:01 -0500 One of the important points brought up in PMBOK Ch.3 was that effective project managers (PMs) should possess both leadership and management skills. They specifically define leadership as: directing another individual to get from point A to point B using…   Read more»

]]> 662bf5aa9895247903c7491071ed8117 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/28872/ Fri, 09 Feb 2024 14:22:09 -0500 In most cases, I feel that it’s critical to meet the project’s goals by the deadline. Especially in larger organizations, where other departmental progress may be contingent on the project timeline of another department. While working for a non-profit in…   Read more»

]]> b26c42cf6f9ea4554d3402d09fd64ff9 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/28868/ Thu, 08 Feb 2024 23:56:56 -0500 In accordance with what was stated in previous posts, misclassifying a medical device would definitely alter the time course of the project and its release to market. If the medical device is classified as something less risky (e.g., Class I/Class…   Read more»

]]> 835a3766f6e2de264d0f54fe90b460c0 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/28867/ Thu, 08 Feb 2024 23:44:09 -0500 Of course, it ultimately comes down to personal preference. Some people thrive in smaller groups and some in larger ones. Just as an interesting tidbit, I remember learning in my psychology class that diad relationships (2 persons) are the most…   Read more»

]]> bb21e8f609b990d788a3fa08f38e713e https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/28866/ Thu, 08 Feb 2024 23:24:57 -0500 Being a project manager entails a host of responsibilities to both the larger organization and to the employees under them and, in my opinion, it takes a unique kind of person to do this. I was fortunate enough to work…   Read more»

]]> 40129345ee759cc5c275c6911b37803a https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/28718/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 23:19:48 -0500 One really critical point brought up during the video lectures/MiniSim was the importance figuring out what kind of device will be developed and its intended classification (Class I, II, or III) from the get-go. If there is a reclassification, this…   Read more»

]]> 0b2f76cbab4dc98252abc574635f6c6c https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/28717/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 23:05:47 -0500 While the classification of medical devices does depend on the level of risk the device poses to patients, its designated classification really depends on the mechanism of action. For example, if the medical device is a simple wound dressing (like…   Read more»

]]> e4551270b03cb25582762361bb5d8932 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/28716/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 22:48:10 -0500 The classification of medical devices can definitely be uncertain and especially unclear when it comes to combination products. It’s another component that needs to be accounted/tested for, so I think it’s always best to make it as simple as possible…   Read more»

]]> 8f49004a7eeabd967fd2510891bf4d3e https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/28705/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 15:41:29 -0500 Emotional intelligence (EI) is an invaluable skill for any successful interpersonal relationship. While it’s not traditionally emphasized in the school curriculums, compared to the technical/rote knowledge (e.g., arithmetic, grammar, facts), it is still reinforced in the school’s environment. Throughout primary/secondary…   Read more»

]]> d91aba61e4fceba8b08d31892a57e49a https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/28704/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 15:41:29 -0500 To expand on your second point, relating to the challenges of satisfying regulatory requirements of novel devices without a clear classification, this is definitely a gray area and can be especially difficult with newer technologies. For example, hydrogels can be…   Read more»

]]> 8d50d8efe2d10cc480049f01d7e01608 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/28703/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 15:41:28 -0500 The size of a project team really depends upon the goal at hand. I agree with many others in the comments that a smaller groups is more manageable, accountable, and productive than a large group where individuals are more susceptible…   Read more»

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