I don’t think it is worth increasing the risk to shorten the time span. It is understandable in some cases that time should be decreased for emergency reasons and stuff. Nevertheless, if the project fails then the project will be prolonged all over again. Then the team will have to compensate for the rush and the insufficient work which defeats t…[Read more]

I learned during my last internship about some of the things that should be put into consideration before deciding on deadlines. For example, inaccurately defined deliverables, omitted deliverable documents, avoiding informal agreements, never make assumptions, everyone needs to pull their own weight, deliverables have dependencies, and always…[Read more]

No matter how well planned your project schedule may be, there is always the possibility for delay. Delays can occur for any number of reasons, some good, and some bad. Whether mandated or self-imposed, deadlines bring clarity to a project. For the customer, deadlines set expectations for product delivery. For the project team member, deadlines…[Read more]

Uncontrolled change is one of the biggest foes of a project manager. That’s why a solid change management process can be a project manager’s best friend. Putting this kind of process in place enables you to deliver what the customer has requested, in the timeline required, and within the agreed-upon budget. Without change control, the project…[Read more]

The project schedule was probably drafted by sales or an account manager. Then it was handed off to the project manager. It was then moulded into the very detailed schedule that the project is now being managed against. There may have been some unreasonable deadlines that either were overlooked or just not changeable. The project manager and team…[Read more]

One of the most important phases of project management is known as validation. The process of validation generally occurs as one step or multiple steps of the process, usually in stages and is used to determine if the project is meeting specifications. The specifications of the project are highly detailed, and it is up to the project manager to…[Read more]

The first major challenge that project managers and team members might face is not knowing what exactly to expect from the project. If the goals and objectives are not clearly defined, the project is doomed to fail. When no one is aware of the what’s, whys and whens of the project, what will follow is a lot of confusion and chaos. Starting a p…[Read more]

Verification and validation process covers all phases of product development and different many technologies. I think it is extremely important to consider this process early in the design stage when developing the requirement specifications for the product or the medical device. Another advantage of starting the verification and validation…[Read more]

I think in general, an unapproved medical device can be used on only human subjects when the device is under some clinical investigation and when it is used by some investigators participating in a clinical trial. (1) However, there may be circumstances under which a health care provider may wish to use an unapproved device to save the life of a…[Read more]

For a project to be successful, team members should be chosen very wisely. While some leaders choose people based on their knowledge or area of prior experience, it is not necessarily the best way to do so. There are some skills leaders should be looking for to make sure which member will be a great asset and who would not add much to the team.…[Read more]

If I have a project to finish by a specific due date or an exam to study for, taking remedial measures at the very beginning of my work will help give a head-start as well as avoiding any issue that might bump in the way. It is the same case with bug projects, where an individual needs to make some measures ahead before starting with the project…[Read more]

In my opinion, this is a proper investment to some extension. The things that can differentiate between two engineers are their interpersonal skills. The technical knowledge, which is %30, is very important because this is the factor that could make an engineer have %70 of interpersonal skills. Students at NJIT can easily get all the technical…[Read more]