Scope management is put in place so that the project doesn’t ever begin to be one of those that never gets completed. When a project is first started the time spent on every necessary task is calculated and written. However,…   Read more»

Setting a timeline must be very tough when you don’t know how long it will take you to do something that has never been done before. In this case it is best to tell your project manager the worst case…   Read more»

The closing phase is an important part of the project, so you definitely can’t celebrate project completion too early! The main idea of a closing phase is to make sure the customer is satisfied and then make sure all transactions…   Read more»

The most important parts of project execution are communication and accountability. This means planning who will be in charge of every different part of the project so that everyone can focus of getting their part done. If planned correctly and…   Read more»

When conceiving the idea of a product, it usually is made to fix one kind of need in the market. During the planning phase of a project, there should be a discussion of what other consumers can this product attract…   Read more»

I think the best way to start this task would be to try and relate the product in the project to another product already on the market and then see what are the risks within that product. You can do…   Read more»

Setting project goals is important because it lays a foundation for a set of minimal accomplishments to be met at the end of a project. Effective communication is needed in every team to ensure it doesn’t implode and not be…   Read more»

I think testing feasibility is making sure that the product can be made, which is researching different solutions to the problem in order to find one or the best one. The other aspect of feasibility is money. How much do…   Read more»

It is very clear that both of these processes are done after the product design is nearly complete. These processes are there to make sure the needs for a customer are filled and that the product works as intended to….   Read more»

When there is a global emergency companies need to adapt, otherwise they won’t be known as a reliable source of goods which will seriously hurt their value and business. The first thing a company needs to do is take responsibility…   Read more»

I think that not every business can work like this, but ones that actually can function would only have one main issue: communication. That project manager must have a terrible sleep schedule because he or she would have to talk…   Read more»

I think the project managers should use their skills to help their project team however they can. So if they’re an extroverted manager, they should go be outgoing with their employees and help them how they can, and then do…   Read more»

Initiating a product idea into developement is sometimes the hardest part of a project because with every project comes risks, and the time where it is easiest to nip these risks in the butt is during the initiation phase. The…   Read more»

If a product overlaps between two or more kinds of controlled or regulated products, they will need regulatory clearances from both or all of the agencies in charge of that. To get clear directions of which agencies to go to,…   Read more»

There are far too many medical solutions which are developed in other countries which are taking years to reach the US because of the difference in regulations between all the different regulation requirements in the world. Having a global solution…   Read more»

The relationship between the amount of people in a department and the productivity of that department is nonlinear. Sometimes a department can be overfilled with people, making the amoeunt of time for clear communication onger than it needs to be,…   Read more»

Well obviously I would require people to have the skills needed to complete the job I’m recruiting them for. Outside of that, I would want someone who communicates well (answering their emails, participating in phone calls, expressing ideas). Further I…   Read more»

For sure, technical skills matter less than interpersonal skills. I’ll give you an example from my life. I wanted to start a company that sells VR programs to k-12 public and private schools. These programs would teach kids like physics…   Read more»

In the academic setting, which is all I am familiar with, the lead investigator will tell the IRB at the institute about the project and then once they approve it and the investigator gets funding for the project by applying…   Read more»

If I had my own medical device company I would probably chose a project-based organization. I have worked for a healthcare company that used a matrix organization and I noticed a lot of disorganization. Some departments were overworked and some…   Read more»