I sort of agree with what you are saying, and had the same question. Obviously when looking at vendors, one must take into account the price of their raw materials and the services that they perform. ...

These issues are common in any industry. There will always be people that are unavailable due to vacation or sick leave. This can impact the life-cycle of the project and possibly delay some parts of ...

I think another big issue that's faced by project managers is proper risk management. Typically whenever you don't know the answer to something, you have to follow proper risk management process. Risk...

I agree with a lot of the posts in this thread. I also believe that missing a milestone is a bad thing. While I do understand the point that you are trying to bring up in that a delay is not necessari...

I think that in general the entire project management "outline" is similar regardless of the industry or the country. There may be minor nuances that are different but overall, the concept is relative...

This is also my first course with Dr. Simon. I am currently in my last semester of my undergrad and I have had a couple of interviews for full-time positions. In all of those interviews I've been aske...

One of the big projects going on around the time I was interning was this change from one method of sterilization technique to a new method of sterilization technique. The project manager had broken d...

For my capstone project, I had to follow a schedule I made on microsoft project. We had allocated a certain amount of time for a specific part of the project. The week before we ran into an issue with...

I think this would be a critical part of the entire scheduling for the project. The balloon did not do what it was supposed to and as a result, whatever comes after in the schedule will be delayed. In...

At Zimmer, I was involved with a project where the Case Development team was designing and launching a new case for a product. The case was for a total knee replacement and had compartments for all th...

Surprisingly, I actually ran into this last semester during my capstone project. I am trying to make a transparent skull to study the effects of traumatic brain injuries and in order to do that I have...

I agree that the Six Sigma tool has some applications with the Project Planning Process. We looked at the PPP in terms of initiating, planning, executing, and closing. In all of those steps, monitorin...

I think helmets could be considered a general wellness device. Helmets are used to provide support to your head and lower the risk of injury. It provides the basic necessities to reduce the risk of tr...

I agree with the majority of the people in that fitbit is not a medical device. It does not pose a risk to the user. It is intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions. The fitbit ...

I think a good team consists of: A sponsor. At the end of the day, you need to submit your project. The project sponsor is the person that reviews the results of your project and checks and makes sure...