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Christoph replied to the topic "Let's Be Motivated!!!" – 4 years, 6 months ago
Posted by: @djr32 Suppose you are a project manager in a medical industry. What are some ways you would motivate the team members you are managing? Does a project manager’s level of motivation affect the team’s productivity and motivation level?… Read more»
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Christoph replied to the topic "Why do people work?" – 4 years, 6 months ago
Posted by: @talha-chaudhry For the lecture this week, I was fascinated by the results of the study Dr. Simon referenced. The study asked employees why they stayed and worked at the company they are employed at. What motivates them kind… Read more»
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Christoph replied to the topic "Sponsorship for companies" – 4 years, 6 months ago
The Sponsors are positioned above the project manager in the company hierarchy.The project manager is accountable to the Sponsor to implement the sponsors vision, to seek approval from for scope, budget and resources. The sponsors would periodical expect reports from… Read more»
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Christoph replied to the topic "What’s Your Motivator?" – 4 years, 6 months ago
Posted by: @bb254 A lot of people may say that they are motivated to do work because of their family or wanting to help their community. I on the other hand have always been driven to push my own boundaries…. Read more»
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Christoph replied to the topic "Engineer vs. Manager" – 4 years, 6 months ago
I would like to be in a technical leadership position. I have worked for many year as an engineer.At this point I would like to gain more visibility into product development. So I would like manage production of a product…. Read more»
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Christoph replied to the topic "Clinical Project Team Roles" – 4 years, 6 months ago
Posted by: @ak977 As Dr. S listed for us, the roles of a clinical project team are as follows: Clinical Project Manager, Clinical Research Associates (CRA’s), Monitors, Regulatory, Statisticians, Investigators, Site Coordinators, SROs, CROs, Centers, Labs, IRB’s, and Recruitment Organizations…. Read more»
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Christoph replied to the topic "Benefits of this course" – 4 years, 7 months ago
I agree that the course is of much help. I have worked in medical device industry for a while but had little understanding about medical device product development from business or regulatory perspective.This course has helped me understand the intent… Read more»
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Christoph replied to the topic "Importance of Metrics" – 4 years, 7 months ago
Posted by: @devarshi-joshi After learning about Monitoring and Controlling phase we learnt about metrics. My question is how is this metrics important in project? Metrics is important to a project because it provides feedback on questions like what, when, how… Read more»
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Christoph replied to the topic "Executing Process" – 4 years, 7 months ago
Posted by: @rjs84 Part of the executing process involves information distribution, solicitation, source selection, and managing vendor relations. Most of the time and money of the project go into its execution. I would argue that the parts of the executing… Read more»
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Christoph replied to the topic "Planning Phase" – 4 years, 8 months ago
Posted by: @devarshi-joshi If we talk about planning phase in a project of medical devices, according to me one of the important aspect is to find out user needs. Sometimes user needs are bit vague and ambigious but that is… Read more»
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Christoph replied to the topic "Design Change Request" – 4 years, 8 months ago
Posted by: @bb254 Companies have different procedures in order to submit a design change request. Share your experience on the steps needed to complete a design change request at your company. At Maquet, the engineers redline the latest version of… Read more»
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Christoph replied to the topic "Project Approval" – 4 years, 8 months ago
I agree with the point regarding money being the central issue.Additionally, I will borrow from a related question about feasibility.Below I have listed the steps recommended for feasibility.These are the very steps which will provide the data on which Project… Read more»
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Christoph replied to the topic "Best timing for validation and verification" – 4 years, 8 months ago
Posted by: @la82 The process of validation and verification is very important in device development. with that being said, when is the best time to carry out these two important steps during the project’s span ? Design control places Verification… Read more»
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Christoph replied to the topic "Feasibility Study" – 4 years, 8 months ago
The site projectmanager.com recommends the following steps for a feasibility study:1. Conduct a Preliminary Analysis2. Prepare a Projected Income Statement3. Conduct a Market Survey, or Perform Market Research4. Plan Business Organization and Operations5. Prepare an Opening Day Balance Sheet6. Review… Read more»
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Christoph replied to the topic "Product Life Cycle" – 4 years, 9 months ago
Posted by: @krp76 In the week 3 lecture we are introduced to the concept of Product Life Cycle and the different phases that constitute this cycle: Development, Introduction, Growth, Maturity, Decline. It seems a natural progression of any product within… Read more»
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Christoph replied to the topic "Challenges for a First-time Project Manager" – 4 years, 9 months ago
Posted by: @vcf3 What tips can you give for a new Project Manager who has never been in that position before?I saw this article (http://apexgloballearning.com/blog/project-management-professors/) with some useful tips, but I want to hear your real-life tips and experiences especially… Read more»
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Christoph replied to the topic "Validation and Verification" – 4 years, 9 months ago
Posted by: @devarshi-joshi Validation is the process of surity that you have objective evidence that are needed by the user and the use of-course. Verification is typically making sure that you are having objective evidence that matches mentioned requirements are… Read more»
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Christoph replied to the topic "Interpersonal skills vs technical knowledge" – 4 years, 9 months ago
Wow. There have been some really great and informative answers to this question.For myself I agree with others on the point that technical education is necessary but not sufficient for success. However, I think this is a proper investment in… Read more»
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