Missing milestone is and should be considered a failure as you are the one who setup the milestone to achieve completion in a set deadline. If a set milestone is missed than the chances of the deadline being missed also…   Read more»

Its a very tough question as, the answer is dependent on the type of project. However from an overarching view, all tasks are very important as they are all interdependent and connected to each other. Similarly their isn’t a phase…   Read more»

Medical device certifications are usually something you get after you figure out that you are going to be working on a certain product. If you get it prior to figuring out what product or products you are working with its…   Read more»

This seems like a questions i should have looked into prior to starting my undergrad. 😰    Bioengineering seems like a relative new discipline that combines several aspects and applications of engineering principles  to living “components” i.e creating organs in…   Read more»

From the very project managers that I have had or worked under the past, the one thing that I did learn about them is they literally know everything meaning they have to be “jack-of-all-trades.” As mentioned in various lecture slides…   Read more»

When I first saw the results of the study I was little shocked however after thinking about it, it made sense. Majority of the employees that I have worked look forward to being challenged, as it directly implies that the…   Read more»

From what I seen thus far, having tunnel vision has never resulted in any success especially when it comes to project management perspective. It is important have tunnel vision for yourself, like “I am trying to improve myself and myself…   Read more»

From what I seen thus far, having tunnel vision has never resulted in any success especially when it comes to project management perspective. It is important have tunnel vision for yourself, like “I am trying to improve myself and myself…   Read more»

There are several lesson learned in this class, raging from technical skills that can be utilized for proper project management and also the soft skills which are the backbone. One thing that I start utilizing in my career that was…   Read more»

Prior to understanding the concept of motivation it’s important to get a grasp on how important the team members are for the project and what role they play. The result of the project is directly dependent on how good the…   Read more»

From my short experience in medical device industry it is very rare for a person to switch positions mid project, especially if they are crucial to the project. At the minimum what could happen that allow the project to continue…   Read more»

Several things come to mind that may increase the cost of the project such increase in project scope, or even increase the resources needed can cause the overall budget to increase. However there are several such things which we can…   Read more»

Execution for the project is usually laid to minute tasks but project manager. If an employee goes on vacation or has a personal leave, in most cases it accounted for as slack days. So at the end the project is…   Read more»

The idea behind a Gantt chart is to illustrate or paint a wholistic picture of the project schedule. The basic Gantt charts consists tasks to be performed on the vertical (y-axis) and as always time interval on the horizontal axis…   Read more»

The final step, the final nail in the coffin closing phase. The most important thing in all experiences including a project is what you learned from it. In the lecture Dr.Simon mentioned “LOG WHAT YOU LEARN”, and I completely agree…   Read more»

As we all know the severity of monitoring and controlling is very high especially in regards too changes and also to reduce the number of setbacks in the future. There are several right answers to the asked question and I…   Read more»

As we all know the severity of monitoring and controlling is very high especially in regards too changes and also to reduce the number of setbacks in the future. There are several right answers to the asked question and I…   Read more»

As I have previously stated in another post, that I think all phases have equal importance in their own way. However planning might be more important by 1% as it sets the tone for the project. However during the execution…   Read more»

The minisim did a great Job trying to provide us with an actual scenario. However to answer the question asked, I do not see any situation in which poor experimental data is acceptable for sticking to the project time line….   Read more»