I am slightly surprised by the results, I would have thought that pay and making a difference would have had a higher percentage. Working with great people had a higher percentage than I thought it would. A lot of people…   Read more»

I think that the PM’s level of motivation definitely affects the productivity and motivation of a team. If a manager is not motivating or looks like they don’t care about the effort that their team puts in then they won’t…   Read more»

My motivation depends on what i’m working on. If it something that is not exciting or of interest to me then a deadline is probably the most motivating. If it is something I just need to get over with I…   Read more»

I think that even though the fact that people stay for the challenge that work provides is sort of opposite of people leaving because they don’t get recognition and praise they are somewhat related. You want to have a job…   Read more»

I agree with some of the comments above saying that Americans are overworked and that some of it stems from the the fact that their peers work for the average 40 hour work week or longer. I have heard stories…   Read more»

I would pick to be part of the clinical research organization (CRO). They are the ones that can run an entire clinical trial. I would pick this role because I like to be hands on with what is going on….   Read more»

I think that there should be one person to represent the work their team is doing with the other groups. If there is a manufacturing team and a development team there should be one person to compile everything and distribute…   Read more»

I think that functions of human resource management are important and will help in any field of work. The attempt to reduce turnover is very important for projects. If there are members of the team that are leaving and coming…   Read more»

I took a class called Intro to Engineering Design during undergad. It was meant to be almost a practice run for the capstone course. Our project was to create a device that worked like a lawn mower to shovel snow…   Read more»

During one of my courses my team had a project where we worked based off of a gantt chart to try and keep us on track. It was our first time working from a gantt chart and we did find…   Read more»

I think that effective communication is very important throughout a project. Communication needs to be clear and effective in order to prevent setbacks. Members of a team need to make sure they can be reached when necessary and be prompt…   Read more»

I agree with what was said above. The earned value is a good estimate when the other values are also being taken into consideration. The earned value and planned value are values to be used in theory. For example, when…   Read more»

I do not think I would say it is the most important part of a project. The parts of the execution process that you mentioned are very important, although other parts are as well. Those parts are a necessity when…   Read more»

Scheduled value is the result of estimated value minus planned value (SV = EV – PV). The result for planned value comes from the budget and deadlines set before the start of the execution phase. This means that the estimated…   Read more»

In order to answer this question I would need additional information. They both have and advantage and disadvantage, you would have to pick which one has less risk for you. I think to answer I would need to know more…   Read more»

All of the responsibility designation and time allotment should be discussed and distributed during the planning phase. With proper communication no ones vacation plans should be a surprise. However, there are personal problems that come up. If the teams vacations…   Read more»

Design validation is important in project management because even if the product meets the verification aspects, if it does not meet the user needs the product will not be used or sold and the time and money spent on development…   Read more»

I have not worked for a medical device development company either. When it comes to scope creep I think the ways it can occur are very different and there are countless ways where it can’t be prevented. In the example…   Read more»

I would talk to them and let them know that I need a certain amount of communication from them in order to keep my team on track. I could reach out to them and see if there is a better…   Read more»

I agree, trying to make sure you are as prepared as possible with gantt charts etc. will make a project flow smoother. With a project like this weeks simulation where most of the development has been completed already I would…   Read more»