Priorities and the scope of a project need to be managed like any other aspect. I think in the case of most projects the priorities differ between the upper and middle management and the research indi...

For me, this course reinforced the importance of good management of a project regardless of its size. I have noticed how a lot of the topics covered could have improved many projects at my own workpla...

Some orders from vendors are also made to order to certain specifications. This means there is usually some delay between ordering and receiving from a vendor as they need time to fabricate the order....

Smaller companies have much less people to manage making it simpler in a way but in other ways more crucial as individuals in smaller companies are more than likely in charge of a larger portion of th...

The main motivator for me is the opportunity to create something new. I also enjoy finding solutions to the various problems that occur during the course of a project. Seeing the end result of months ...

A metric for a specific feature should always fall within the defined specifications; otherwise the documentation is meaningless and must be changed accordingly. Certain metrics can most likely have o...

The method of communication management should be tailored to each specific company as various factors such as hierarchies, communication infrastructure, security protocols all differ between companies...

Six Sigma actually contains a specific project methodology when working with projects that will produce a new product as opposed to improving business practices: DMADV System: Define design goals that...

As the lecture also mentioned, a very important component of the closing phase is to properly record everything so that information can be used for future projects. This can help in not repeating the ...

I think its important to remember that the monitoring and control phase occurs throughout the entire lifespan of the project and is always a factor in decision making. With that in mind, the various m...

With a capstone project I was involved in, a major lesson we learned was adjusting the project scope due to limitations found in the design. With this project, one of the parts of the device required ...

I think the consequences of risking the project with poor experimental data are much greater than any time delays. If poor experimentation fails to uncover a particular design issue or if it is not ac...

If the outsourced part is critical to the devices specific function, extra communication and scrutiny is required between the project team and the outsourcing company. Not only will the product need t...

With all of these I think it depends on the severity of the deviation the failure causes to the original scope of the project. Sometimes losing a vendor or a new regulation might not have a available ...

Unforeseen occurrences are should be factored in with task scheduling. If a schedule is too tight then any delay will cascade into other tasks which depend on the initial task. This will in turn cause...