From how I am understanding the question, I believe that it is never good to miss a major milestone of a project. Having said this, the missed milestone is definitely a wakeup call to everyone in the ...

In my time as a research assistant at a drug discovery & development laboratory, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) was utilized to effectively break up the different tasks required to publish a new d...

One particular project I had worked on at a drug discovery & development laboratory ran into the issue of missing a milestone. In this situation, the Gantt chart had planned for 4 researchers to w...

In my time as a research assistant at a drug discovery & development laboratory, I ran into a particular issue that I believe had the potential to affect the critical path of the project I was wor...

In regards to the original question of “does a budget cut affect the cost estimation of a project”, I believe it does. However, I would like to add to the conversation that the timing of the budget cu...

There are several severe negative results that can occur within a company that results from an underestimation of cost of a project or a unforeseen budget cut. As mentioned above, layoffs, wasted time...

In my work experience at Bristol-Myers Squibb, I noticed key environmental factors that influenced how the company functioned. Their organizational culture/ structure were very well defined into speci...

If I was a project manager and putting together a successful project team, I would be mainly concerned with 3 key skills: area of expertise, teamwork compatibility, and their ability to successfully c...

I tend to agree with bb254 and Chaudhry that as marketed by its company, Fitbit PurePulse tracker is pitched as a “general wellness use and present a low risk to the safety of the user.” As long as th...

I also agree with bb252 and Shachi in the respect that this LifeVest Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator is in fact a Class III medical device. In regards to potential challenges faced while trying to...

A tend to agree with Roberto in my thinking that all products, regardless of need, undergo their respective life cycles. Most products will go through their cycles at a pretty ‘normal’ rate compared t...

Similar the Roberto’s example above, I have experience with method validation and verifications in my past work experience. At the pharmaceutical company I was working at one summer, I was tasked to o...

I agree with the two above posts which state that he process and design verifications are done towards the end of the specified project.A successful validation program depends upon information and kno...

I tend to agree with kpr76 and Roberto Pineda here when they conclude that they are different in function yet noticeably similar in their overall end goals. The occupation “project manager” is a broad...

When regarding all the different areas of interest that go into a Human Factor study including HF formation and HF validation, it is especially important to also consider the evaluation of Use-Related...