My thoughts on this course are that it is filled with so much information and it is delivered well. I think the forums as well as the simulations help students to learn about the industry and make us ...

I believe that the user needs and intended need are not as specific so that when design validation occurs, there is leeway for what is considered passing and failing. They do need to be well defined b...

I believe during the execution process, when an employee goes on vacation or is absent, those that can be foreseen should be incorporated in the timeline created earlier during the initiation and plan...

One challenge that project managers face with projects is making sure each task stays on track with the Gantt Chart. Each member of the group has to make sure to do their part in the project but somet...

Within groups, there are many different type of people, where some people do not communicate with the rest of the group or not often enough. When this happens, most likely people are always going to b...

I believe the planning phase is really important for a project to be successful. Like in the example, problems are unavoidable which may require members of the group or the project manager to go back ...

I agree that logging work is important especially when there are new employees at work as well as when there are audits going on. When I used to work at a research lab, there were different notebooks ...

I agree that the entire team is needed to determine the duration of the project and each task because those who work on those tasks will know how long they will take and what will be involved in the t...

It’s important to have multiple overlapping tasks in different categories because in different departments, tasks can be completed early on and at the same time as other tasks which can speed up the t...

I do agree that the marketing team is a good group of people to figure out the specifications of the device, but I also believe that engineering and regulatory should be involved in the specifications...

For a project, there should be effective communication within everyone in the group. If people are working by themselves and don’t tell other people on their progress, there can be delays in the proje...

During the planning phase of the project, I do agree that the user needs should be considered in a vague aspect. The customers are the ones who are going to be using the device/product so that should ...

Communication is definitely a big factor in projects because without it, you aren’t able to talk to vendors, other team members, your manager, or the customers. I also believe you need to be a good li...

The best time for validation and verification is when all the deliverables and specifications of the project are figured out and then it’s time to manufacture and test out the actual product. You must...

If this was a real industry project with a team, there would be more face to face interactions. There would be meetings and discussions with different people in the team to discuss how to go about the...