Initiating a project is the hardest step because it is the time where the answer to the questions is the vaguest and nebulous. It is here that the very non-specific question of why must be asked. Why ...

It's less of a specific product, but programming languages for large systems. If we take a device like an automated insulin pump, which has been on the market for more than 6 years now. If the code wa...

Having worked under a project manager I would say that one major key is understanding the work habits of the people that you are managing. I know that for me being micromanaged or constantly reminded ...

I think the model needs, as Shurah said, a more holistic approach. This needs to start all the way in the beginning of the discussions surrounding the project. When it is first started, the goals need...

This is a rather nuanced situation. The easiest way to understand it, in my opinion, is to understand that cash is always king. Projects are always run by companies, and whilst they may start out as w...

Lumbar support devices for lower back pain is something that comes to mind for this scenario. They would definitely be placed in category 2. They are often advertised as being a treatment for a number...

These new regulations, combined with the now almost certainty of Brexit, put medical device companies, and especially project managers into a unique and challenging scenario. EU MDR has introduced a w...

Picking the proper team for a project is critical to the success of that project. It is important that each member of the team will be able to contribute to the team in an equally valuable manner, and...

Project management absolutely differs between industries. The underlying concepts related to organizing and delegating the work will be similar but each industry requires such a knowledge base that sw...

Non-compete clauses are a tricky legal situation. A number of states have made them illegal on the grounds of restricting personal freedoms. That being said most people who work in the United States w...

first of all Dr. Simon is right, never sign an indefinite NDA. Always make sure there is a way for the NDA to end. This applies to any contract you sing, make sure there is a way for it to end. In ter...

An NDA is most certainly not a patent. An NDA is basically two parties agreeing that they will not tell anyone about the information in questions. It is more akin to a trade secret than a patent. A pa...

I think that I am better suited for upper management. I have held high level leadership roles before, and whilst they were not in a company, they still suited my personality and how I like to work qui...

I currently work in a matrix style organization. I think it fits me the best, and if I founded a company that is the way I would run it. The biggest benefit in my eyes is the ease of access to knowled...

Organizational structure and workplace culture are definitely correlated. If a company wants to use a matrix structure it is important that there be a relaxed environment where everyone feels they can...