I think we all agree that logging work is important for the current project and for the future projects, so employees can learn from the previous mistakes and they can have a theoretical experience from it. For me, I had…   Read more»

One significant part of closing phase is making an undertaking closure report, which records each action that is needed to close the project, before signing the closing contracts and settling down the payments. The project manager should ensure that all…   Read more»

For me, I think the factor that is need to be concerned in the planning phase is reviewing the time line with departments head, and confirm their agreement on it. And for project execution phase, which already designed on the…   Read more»

In the executing phase, some of the unexpected actions usually influence on the project plan, so that make the project manager to re-plan some tasks. However, when having an expert section head leader can save the project from losing time…   Read more»

For this week Mini Sim, there is no way to change the pre-clinical study time because that will blow up the whole project by risking the the pre-clinical study results to be inaccurate, so I totally agree with having the…   Read more»

I must say that Dr. Simon’s courses involve the teamwork project or simulations, which develop the teamwork skills and that what the job required. Also, this course improves the project manager skills with emphasizing on the medical devise field, and…   Read more»

Design input document (DID) is done at the begging of the project and it is the first document the the project manger would ask to be done. For me, I think that the marketing team should make the marketing analysis…   Read more»

Design Validation is testing method to make sure that the device matches the end user as intended including testing of production equivalent units under real-use conditions, so it just focuses on customers usage requirements. On the other hand, design verification…   Read more»

The Gantt chart shows project starting date, the project tasks list ,Who is working on these tasks, tasks starting and finishing date, tasks duration, overlap and link with each other, and the project finishing date. So the parallel tasks is…   Read more»

For sure estimating the duration of tasks is not easy. For that Dr. Simon said in the lecture the whole should involve on estimating the duration of tasks, so the team leaders check the durations of their tasks and the…   Read more»

Planned value is usually estimated on the best available resources while many things can happen that may affect the budget of our project so it need to be monitored carefully. Many projects can fall in this mistake makes in it…   Read more»

I agree that risk has negatively impacts even for hearing the word. However, in the project management knowing the risks earlier gives a good impression, so that means the risks can be avoided. For me, I worked on a construction…   Read more»

For me, I think dealing with team members taking absences or vacations is not one of the project manager duties because I consider it as departments or teams issue. For example, If a team member were absent the team leader…   Read more»

As it is mentioned above, all project phases are important to success a project, and they should be done properly. Despite the project relies on proposal approval in the initiation phase, the design change control in the monitoring and controlling…   Read more»

In industry experience, not medical device field, we usually do these meeting in conference room or call the project manger share the problem with a team and we brainstorm a solution every team member do there research about the problem…   Read more»

Project managers play a big role in leading the project or company to success or failure as they usually help to motivate the team and lead the direction of a project. Personality testing is an interesting subject to be discussed…   Read more»

In my opinion safety recall of released products is determined by many factors like a defect or test failure leading to major events such as death or morbidity. In case of label peel of in products contains chemicals or medicine…   Read more»