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RE: Revising a Gantt Chart

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 ca...

In forum Project Management Process and Medical Device Development

9 years ago
RE: Discussion Topic: The critical path

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...

In forum Project Management Process and Medical Device Development

9 years ago
RE: Missing a Milestone Experience

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, ...

In forum Project Management Process and Medical Device Development

9 years ago
RE: Discussion Topic: Realities of Planned Value

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...

In forum Project Management Process and Medical Device Development

9 years ago
RE: Discussion Topic: Integrating Six Sigma into Project Planning

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, ...

In forum Project Management Process and Medical Device Development

9 years ago
RE: Discussion Topic: What are the PM elements in your company?

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 org...

In forum Project Management Process and Medical Device Development

9 years ago
RE: Best timing for validation and verification

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 ...

In forum Introduction to Project Management

9 years ago
RE: General Wellness Product

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 y...

In forum Introduction to Project Management

9 years ago
RE: Ideal project team

As a project manager, I believe the ideal team would be comprised of someone who is a technical expert, an expert on the regulatory processes of the industry, and someone who is an expert on the jargo...

In forum Introduction to Project Management

9 years ago
RE: Experience with Design Control

While working at General Dynamics Electric Boat on submarines, I took part in most of the design controls outlined in lecture and my experience was fairly similar to what was outlined in class except ...

In forum Introduction to Project Management

9 years ago
RE: Initiating a Project Idea

I think initiating a project is the hardest part because this is where you have to provide enough justification about something for management to approve it without actually having lots of details. U...

In forum Introduction to Project Management

9 years ago
Validation vs. Verification

In lecture for this week, Dr. Simon went over validation and verification. To me, using the brakes in a car as an example, this would be the difference between the function of the brakes and the feel ...

In forum Introduction to Project Management

9 years ago
RE: Meat without Murder

I believe it would be under the CBER because it would be tissue (I'm assuming an artificially grown organ would be nearly identical to our actual organs). Tissue and blood would be under CBER. I belie...

In forum Introduction to Project Management

9 years ago
RE: Discussion Topic: To trial or not to trial

In my opinion, design validation is the first quality control parameter of a product that ensures that a product not only satisfies all the previously outlined requirements, but also the regulations o...

In forum Introduction to Project Management

9 years ago
RE: Discussion Topic: GMP's

If I apply this question to submarine technologies, I believe the answer changes from what is already outlined. In this situation, security is important at all stages and influences how you do all sta...

In forum Introduction to Project Management

9 years ago
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