I can speak about vendors and how vendor choices are made. I currently work at a multinational pharmaceutical company, and usually they are have a primary vendor that they solely work for to purchase materials from. As part of the…   Read more»

I absolutely believe that it is important for people to understand the work and style of their team members and the project goal as a whole, reason being it helps them understand the big picture as to how their part…   Read more»

I think that it is totally possible to have an exciting and fruitful team development process that can be equally rewarding on a low or lower budget. Oftentimes, throwing money towards the development of team chemistry or individuals is not…   Read more»

Project managers should absolutely be flexible when a personal situation comes up for one of their members. I think it is important to emphasize work life balance in the sense that personal life matters should always take precedence over work,…   Read more»

When working on a project, you are bound to encounter personalities among a wide variety and range that can be polar opposites or alike. As a project manager, your role would not to necessarily contain these personalities, but rather to…   Read more»

Project slack time is important because it allows some flexibility for issues that may arise during the project’s life cycle without having to worry about being late or creating unforeseen consequences and hardship later on. It is important to note…   Read more»

In my opinion, the best compromises are those where no party involved in the conflict can comfortably exclaim that they took the majority win of decisions. Often times, when the solution offered by the different parties involved is not sufficient,…   Read more»

Once a product reaches the end of its developmental life cycle, where all associated documents and paperwork are formalized and finalized, I would assume that two things would happen. First, the original core team that was instrumental in the product…   Read more»

Hi all! I’m Julian and I would love to connect with everyone. Please find my linkedin below!
 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/julian-ong-/

There are many technical challenges that play hand in hand in attributing to a medical device’s success, each one creating domino effects that cascades one weak point into complete failure if not remedied. It can be argued about what the…   Read more»

In my perspective, the best general resolutions of conflict include parts of both opposing parties ideas. Being able to incorporate the best of both solutions would indicate two things; first it would show that teamwork and different perspectives of thinkings…   Read more»

Like any good team, some type of established chemistry and repertoire should already exist between the PMs and team members, or atleast have some familiarity with their roles and responsibilities. Being able to come into a  team with an previous…   Read more»

Like many of those mentioned above, I share their overall sentiment that poor planning takes a significant toll on both project success and overall chemistry of the team. Team composition and chemistry is important when running a project because the…   Read more»

Realistically, a project Manager may not be able to meet all of the needs and wants of their team BUT can prioritize them in a way that the most impactful needs get met prior to the QoL ones. It is…   Read more»

Like what the previous responders have mentioned, stakeholders are not just the board of directors and those with a financial stake in the company. It can be defined as almost anyone who is employed by the company, as well as…   Read more»

In my opinion, stakeholders have tremendous power in directing the course of a project, since it is their money/investment that is used to fund the company’s ambitions and projects. If a majority of stakeholders are looking to throw a project…   Read more»

Echoing many of the sentiments shared above, working with a limited scope of the budget overall would “force” creativity and innovation on the “limited” resources that may be available. Often times, an overly expanded budget would just result in misuse…   Read more»

What a great and insightful question! I can tell you from experience, that the forecasting and management of costs spent is an extremely important aspect of any company, let alone a medical company. In a medical or big pharma company,…   Read more»

Working in QA, I understand the complex, almost difficult degree of flow of change between the BOM, SOP, and the master data, but it is difficult to gauge another validated process to initiate, verify, and complete changes to an already…   Read more»

Like mentioned above, the effectiveness of the leadership style is really dependent on the type of project and how everything needs to be organized. I personally have experienced multiple types of leaderships styles, being able to work at startups, mid-sized…   Read more»