I feel that this course & Dr. Simon's other course should be taught in undergraduate BME curricula. A lot of this information would be gold to those looking to enter industry. The most important i...

As much as we value the salaries that our higher education affords us; it does come with the caveat mentioned in this week's lecture. Money is a short-term goal. Once the pay check hits, what else is ...

Depending on the motivations & SOP of the company; yes and no. Obviously all companies should strive to keep as much of their testing & research in house as its the "home turf". A company need...

HAHA! Every day at my workplace. As I work at a small company, we are often at the whims of the CEO when it comes to new projects. Scopes can change depending on their desire or vision for the company...

I see how it may be tempting for companies to implement cost saving policies in favor of creating a diverse vendor base. However important they may deem the bottom line, in the long run, more supplier...

This is a complex ethics question that doesn't have a simple answer. On one hand, transparency is important for building trust with stakeholders and ensuring accountability; on the other, there may be...

In your opinion, should there be a gag order on all people who know about a project before it is released to the public? This would be done in order to reduce the possibility of something like this we...

Stakeholders have significantly big impacts in the opening and closing phases of the project. They set the product goals, definitions, and product inputs. During the closing phase of the project, they...

In my opinion, a project manager should be well versed enough to move in and out of conversations between all project members. That way, they can provide advice and direction without taking away time ...

There is a benefit to both methods of project management; I have dealt with both of these in my short career. The freeform change control methodology at my current workplace is conducive to creativity...

I agree with the other posters here about the dangers of micromanagement when it comes to ensuring the quality of a product/project. Oftentimes well-meaning PMs cause more harm than good in their atte...

A project manager should be someone who has a broad variety of experience to bring to the table. The job of the PM is to interface with all the aspects of the project; having the background knowledge ...

A project manager is often faced with making quick decisions with not much contextual information. Day to day they must juggle project members, management, and stakeholders. Being that such important ...

While I agree with the posters here that striking a balance between making project members happy and stakeholders happy is important. I do think that the happiness of the project members, at least out...

As others have said, it depends on the severity of the "transgression". As it stands, handing out punishments for bad behavior is a bit unprofessional. The goal of employee discipline should be to inc...