While it is true that not everyone will become a project manager, some of the skills used in that role can also be applied in a team member role. For example, skills such as communicating, problem solving, compromising, planning a…   Read more»

I think the most important thing the project team should learn from a failed project is at what point in the process the project failed and what caused the failure. If this information can be identified then future projects can…   Read more»

While I personally have not worked on a project team where a lessons learned document was utilized, If I were a project manager I would make it a practice to always start a project off by having each team member…   Read more»

I was surprised that fair pay was lower on the list. Although I do believe that career advancement can lead to fair pay. Personally, my main motivator is career advancement and personal development. It is important to have a goal…   Read more»

This class introduced me to the process of project management. I’ve learned the concepts involved with the different aspects of project management. In addition, the simulations have given me hands-on experience with solving problems that are likely to occur in…   Read more»

From what I understood, due to the circumstances the vaccine development process was able to be expedited through cooperation between the company and the FDA. The companies most likely prioritized the vaccine project above any other projects, thus funding and…   Read more»

Another issue that can arise if you choose vendors that offer the best price or if you choose vendors without properly researching their product. In both cases, the quality of their product may not meet your expectations and should the…   Read more»

Resource management relates to the management of resources such as time and people. For example, how much time should be spend on each tasks and who are the employees that should be assigned to each task.  Procurement management is where…   Read more»

My capstone project for undergrad required us to validate that our device could properly detect muscle spasms. Since we couldn’t validate it by inducing muscle spasms in human subjects, we chose to feed EMG data from a muscle spasm to…   Read more»

I believe that there are two main factors that determine whether the project will be under or over the planned value such as experience in project management and complexity of the project. The level of complexity can affect how many…   Read more»

The most common ethical concern in the medical device and pharmaceutical industries is cutting corners in order to rush a product to the market. While many engineers and scientists want to properly conduct verification/validation testing and risk analysis, more profit-oriented…   Read more»

The primary source for additional support would most likely be the team manager or the lead. Depending on what resource is required, they can then request for additional funds or for another employee to consult on the project. If the…   Read more»

As mentioned by others the most important step would be to hold a meeting with all the team members to determine the reasons that they are falling behind schedule. Should the delays be caused by certain members requiring additional help…   Read more»

I agree that scope would be the hardest to change primarily because all the other aspects tend to decided upon based on what the scope is. For example, if you change the scope to include another component or feature then…   Read more»

I strongly agree with the second half of your question, that a successful project is not only one that has successfully met all the predetermined criteria for the product. With the healthcare field, having a product fail and not meet…   Read more»

As others have previously stated, your question of how to make verification tests so they don’t fail is not the correct way to look at the verification process. I believe that whether the product passes the initial test or not…   Read more»

One of the main purposes of project planning is to detect possible problems and account for them in the schedule. This must also include accounting for issues with suppliers. There can be many different issues that can arise from working…   Read more»

While the amount of work employees have to do depends on their team leader, maintaining a work-life balance is ultimately the responsibility of the employee. Working in person forced a sense of accountability for the employee because their colleagues and…   Read more»

For my senior capstone project we primarily communicated through the GroupMe app and Zoom video calls. Due to our team size only being 4 people, we didn’t feel that we had the need for a more professional business communication platform…   Read more»

The way we systematically organized the tasks for my senior capstone project was by breaking up the overall device into smaller components. For example, we broke our device into the circuitry, vibrational motors, Arduino programming, and belt design. Due to…   Read more»