As others have mentioned, there are loads of other factors to consider while placing a mass order for a project. First, it’s a good idea to research the company; Are they trustworthy? Are their polici...

As someone with no industry experience, this course was a great introduction to how the industry works and what industry projects might look like. The most important thing I learned is how to approach...

I think the lessons learned will be different depending on the project and what went wrong with it. For example, if a project was canceled due to budget constraints then you learn to better manage the...

These results are not surprising because of the way corporations work. Many people are motivated by challenging work that has good career growth prospects and great pay because that’s what people need...

I would pick ‘Good’ and ‘Cheap.’ Of the three options offered, the two that are picked, or are necessary, are dependent on the industry and the type/size of project. Different projects have different ...

I agree with the posts that say hiring self-motivated individuals is more important. For a company to be successful in their work, it’s important to prevent demotivation in their current workforce and...

I took the decision of choosing one vendor backup instead of multiple. In the project provided, there were certain specifications that the coating needed for it to work on the catheter. Even though th...

It is situation dependent, but if both teams are working on different aspects of the *same* project, then it is essential to take time weekly to make sure that everyone has a working idea of what ever...

As many others, I’ve also experienced scope creep during my capstone project. For my capstone project, my team and I had to develop a software application in MATLAB to process fNIRS data. This require...

In the industry, I believe the process of finding out where the difference in results are coming from is the same as what our groups have been doing in the simulation. Companies would meticulously loo...

As the previous response stated, stakeholders have a significant amount of power when it comes to a project. This is because they are the ones funding the project and providing all the resources neede...

Project managers should have the authority to make changes to the project plan without stakeholder approval, but the extent of the change should be considered, or limited, when making the change witho...

Project managers should strive to satisfy both the stakeholders and the project team. However, I think in a lot of cases it is more important to satisfy the stakeholders as they are the ones who are i...

I agree with the previous responses that too much monitoring turns into micromanagement, which is counterproductive and makes it harder for the team to complete their work. However, monitoring is stil...

It’s good to have a change control process in place for project management. It is possible to have flexibility and adaptability in a project while having a change control process. A change control pro...