There are many considerations to take into account when answering the question. I think it depends on what job or industry we are talking about. Everyone is different so it depends on if that person is staying late because they…   Read more»

I would love to be a research/scientist for some time and work on projects. I have some leadership skills and wouldn’t mind going back to something like that. I agree with most of you in that I would stay where…   Read more»

I think it’s a little hard to determine what type of employee I am. When it is something I am interested in, then yes I am a Y. I am motivated to learn and get better because I do not…   Read more»

Going through this course I think I have always pictured a big/established company; never really considering the workings of a smaller, start up one. I think it is definitely true that certain projects may be straight forward and predictable while…   Read more»

Hate to beat a dead horse, but I also agree a project manager’s motivation is helpful and needed in any project. I also think it’s beneficial to have a good understand of why were doing what were doing. I said…   Read more»

I can’t say I’m surprised, because I never really considered those aspects before, but I think it makes a lot of sense. When looking for a job, or any work, I’ve always looked most for exciting and challenging work. I…   Read more»

I agree with andria93 and cs22 that specifications should be as accurate as you can to make sure all aspects are documented and followed correctly. The limits are an interesting aspect because there are times when there should be upper…   Read more»

Reactive management is not terrible if it can be used correctly. If the manager still applies himself and is able to keep the long term goals on track, and able to accomplish their own tasks at the same time (without…   Read more»

The Six Sigma seems to be a very efficient way for business’s to secure a projects scope. The DMADV also seems like a great way to handle any major decision. Take away the product part and apply to problem solving…   Read more»

I think we all agree there are different evaluations of the numbers and they all come in handy when determining the future of the company and product. As we know, Metrics are needed in order to show variances and thus…   Read more»

I think it’s little difficult to add a new statement to this conversation, as everyone here has made very good points, but here is my 2 cents. The monitoring and controlling phase are seen throughout the project to evaluate risk,…   Read more»

I think that when it comes to failing with the vendor its important to ask why. Was the product not what they expected, and subsequently lost of interest? Or was the vendor disappointed entirely and pulled its funds. Losing a…   Read more»

As most of the posts above this are comparing the charts, I will chose to answer the second question to change it up. I think the bone drug delivery from the 2nd simulation would be classified as a Class II…   Read more»

I don’t have any experience working in the industry, so when I imagine the meeting I picture something like kindergarten and theres a talking stick. I think it should go around, but before its passed to the next group, the…   Read more»

My colleagues above me make some great points. I agree that noticing any deviation earlier is better than after the validation. It would seem we also agree that verification should have as little deviations as possible. But I think srg36…   Read more»

A medical device I would consider to have significant risk, are contact lenses. Everyday millions of people (guessing, don’t quote me), put contacts into their eyes instead of wearing glasses, but have you considered the risk they are taking? If…   Read more»

Merzkrashed makes a lot of good points. I think something else we would need to consider is the stockholders/team and customers/venders. Will your team agree with the decisions? Do they agree on the change but not the plan of action?…   Read more»

I think cdj24 makes a really good point to think about the company. When thinking of how to answer, I was leaning more towards the idea of having a negative CV and a positive SV, as I think it would…   Read more»

Hopefully the project does not have to start over (maybe the reason why the PM had to leave), in which case the new PM would start from the beginning like every other time – as long as they know the…   Read more»

Where as it is obviously important for everyone involved to know the users needs, I also think it is important to consider what the user does not want. If we are given a list of things to include and given…   Read more»