Another challenge that PMs face is personnel resources or enough people with the right skills to do a job. Sometimes you have a job and you either don’t have enough people available or enough people with the right skills to do a job. To resolve this, the PM would have to talk to different people in the company and resolve this internally to the…[Read more]

When reading this question, the term “enterprise environmental factors” comes to mind which relates to the companies culture, people available and software used. In this situation, I think the companies culture would ensure that even if people are gone on vacation, there is still someone to do their job. At my old company General Dynamics Electric…[Read more]

I think source selection should be done in the executing process. In the planning phase, you are developing many aspects such as the DDP which includes the GANTT chart. I think you should wait until everything including the DDP and the GANTT chart is done (or as much as possible) before doing source selection because you learn what you really need…[Read more]

I believe that missing a milestone is really a bad thing in industry. While working at General Dynamics Electric Boat, milestones are set and those are part of a contract. When you don’t meet those milestones, it could cost the companies millions (each day you are behind) and it makes it look like our competitors can do a better job (Newport…[Read more]

While working at General Dynamics Electric Boat, I worked on projects that were broken down into departments and other projects that were broken down into “area of expertise” or categories. I can honestly say that breaking a project down by departments was the worst. This was due to people in that department not actually having a formal background…[Read more]

While working at General Dynamics Electric Boat, I worked on projects that were broken down into departments and other projects that were broken down into “area of expertise”. I can honestly say that breaking a project down by departments was the worst. This was due to people in that department not actually having a formal background in that…[Read more]

I think the biggest difference would be the regulations that you have to follow and know in different countries. The plan.do.check.act cycle, PM processes, and design controls can be applied to any situation. The biggest hurdle would be anything to do with culture such as enterprise environmental factors. Being in a different culture would mean…[Read more]

If it immediately popped, I feel they need to go back to the beginning. Their design controls failed horribly. It states that the test is “to ensure the balloon system does not pop in an artificial casing that mimics the stomach after 10 days of placements.”. It also states that its removed after 6 mos. Why not test for 6 mos or even longer than 6…[Read more]

While working at General Dynamics Electric Boat, I worked on nuclear/radiological related projects (my undergraduate degree is in nuclear engineering). Engineers on the non-nuclear side were sometimes put on nuclear jobs and they would ask me to assist them. They always thought certain nuclear regulations didn’t apply to their “small” job that…[Read more]

While working at General Dynamics Electric Boat, I was working on a project that had to go on a certain submarine. Due to failures of prototype testing and the time needed to re-design the prototype, it couldn’t go on the targeted submarine. We explained this to all stakeholders and ended up targeting another submarine that was similar to put our…[Read more]

While working at General Dynamics Electric Boat, I was working on a project that had to go on a certain submarine. Due to failures of prototype testing and the time needed to re-design the prototype, it couldn’t go on the targeted submarine. We ended up targeting another submarine that was similar to put our prototype on. I believe it is very…[Read more]

While working on General Dynamics Electric Boat, I managed new, experimental projects. These were ideas that’s the navy had and the research laboratories and other companies helped move forward. I was the lead who brought everyone together. I was the one who brought all the companies, the ideas from the research laboratory, and the government…[Read more]

I think the Six Sigma process can be integrated with the Project Planning Process (PPP) very easily. Both are related to the Plan. Do. Check. Act cycle.

The PPP is comprised of initiating, planning, executing, closing, and monitoring and controlling. Six Sigma changes based on methodology and can either be define, measure, analyze, improve, and…[Read more]

A few examples of enterprise environmental factors at General Dynamics Electric Boat would be using Microsoft Project, and the general culture of holding conferences.

A few examples of enterprise organizational processes assets would be Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs like stated in the lecture), Engineering Reports (ERs)that give the…[Read more]

A few examples of enterprise environmental factors at General Dynamics Electric Boat would be using Microsoft Project, and the general culture of holding conferences at least every few months and producing weekly or biweekly reports on status (so everyone is always on the same page).

A few examples of enterprise organizational processes assets…[Read more]

A few examples of enterprise environmental factors at General Dynamics Electric Boat would be using Microsoft Project, and the general culture of holding conferences at least every few months and producing weekly or biweekly reports on status (so everyone is always on the same page).

A few examples of enterprise organizational processes assets…[Read more]

I believe that the validation and verification steps are done throughout the process. The 9 design controls are ideal and the general layout of how a project should go. Unfortunately, sometimes after testing, unforeseen problems are discovered. Verification and validation is the first time you are actually testing this idea and in validation…[Read more]

I believe that the validation and verification steps are done throughout the process. The 9 design controls are ideal and the general layout of how a project should go. Unfortunately, sometimes after testing, unforeseen problems are discovered. Verification and validation is the first time you are actually testing this idea and in validation…[Read more]

For me personally, I think of a yoga mat. It is intended “for maintaining or encouraging a general state of health or a healthy activity”. It is intended for only general wellness and is low risk. A yoga matt would fall into category (1). It is not intended for a specific disease but can be used for lower back pain, mental therapy through…[Read more]

For me personally, I think of a yoga mat. It is intended “for maintaining or encouraging a general state of health or a healthy activity”. It is intended for only general wellness and is low risk. A yoga matt would fall into category (1). It is not intended for a specific disease but can be used for lower back pain, mental therapy through…[Read more]