This is a really interesting topic to discuss. I understand your point that missing a milestone in a project means company loses money, bad reputation etc. However, this is not always the case. I ...

I agree with all the participants that the project timeline and the scope depend on the type of the project. For example, if it’s the same project the company has already done in the past, then it wi...

One of the crucial projects going on while I was in my co-op was to manufacture the knee implant. The project manager had broken down in several phases including validation, testing, cleaning, and pa...

During my capstone project, we created a Gantt chart using Microsoft Project to guide us and better visualize the timeline of the project. In the Gantt chart, we divided the project into three parts,...

In my opinion, I believe verification can occur at any phase during a project. It all depends on the kind of project and especially in medical devices, verification is a must step after each operatio...

Most of us have experienced a critical path situation during the senior design capstone project. We were designing a product that monitors blood glucose, heart rate and activity that securely transfe...

I agree with the above posts that budget cut is very common problem that most project managers deal within a company. In the planning stage of the project, most project managers create a Bill of Mate...

This is a really interesting topic to discuss as situations like this often happens in the work force. One of the biggest advantage of meeting in person is that one can convey his or her idea without...

I agree with most of the participants that fitbit is a device made for consumer use. It is NOT a device that doctors recommend to monitor his or her heart rate and activity. It does not harm or pose...

I agree with most of the participants in these posts on what should be an ideal project team consists of. If I were to be a project manager, communication skills is the number one skill I would look ...

I agree with Roberts’s opinion that every product has its Life Cycle in which the product undergoes different phase such as Development, Introduction, Growth, Maturity, and Decline. It all depends on...

During my experience, I have noticed that most companies have Validation Engineer that performs various tests to validate a machine which is also known as (IQ, OQ, & PQ). There are some specific ...

My experience with design control was with Triangle Manufacturing when I was working as a Quality Engineering co-op. One of my responsibilities was to take part in design meetings and assist the proj...

In my opinion, I believe that your senior design product would be considered as a mobile medical app. In the week 1 lecture, we learned that Medical Device is anything that cure, prevent, or treat di...

First of all, thank you djr32 for putting up this article. It’s very interesting to do research in developing artificial organs from the lab grown biological organs. I completely agree with the abov...