Posted by: @devarshi-joshi After the development of team how do the execution process works or what does it do during the absence or vacation of an employee or with an personal problem? Generally, the PM will lay out a timeline…   Read more»

Posted by: @devarshi-joshi After the development of team how do the execution process works or what does it do during the absence or vacation of an employee or with an personal problem? Generally, the PM will lay out a timeline…   Read more»

Posted by: @amin-sadig From as early as the mini sim we were told to consider outside factors such as vacation times for inspectors when planning a schedule so we don’t get delayed unnecessarily. Because the job of a PA is…   Read more»

Posted by: @ap962 This weeks lecture talks about project planning and execution. As a Project Manager, what are the key factors that need to be taken into consideration for a successful project execution?Also, what factors you would as a Manager…   Read more»

Posted by: @djr32 According to the lecture for this week, logging work is important because it can be usefully when new employees come to work on the project or when starting a new project, logs can help as a guidance…   Read more»

Posted by: @ka-kyung-kim On the gantt chart, why is it important to have multiple overlapping tasks going on in parallel? I understand within a same category, to make a smooth and fast work process, tasks overlap and process in parallel….   Read more»

Posted by: @smitshah In Design input document marketing Team brings most of the specification for the device. What would be the most efficient way to brings this input and who else can help to bring in more specification so that…   Read more»

Posted by: @ryanrattazzi In the lecture slides this week, we learned about all things risk management. Starting in the planning phase, a part of DDP is to do risk analysis to determine the probability some undesired consequence will occur in…   Read more»

Posted by: @devarshi-joshi If we talk about planning phase in a project of medical devices, according to me one of the important aspect is to find out user needs. Sometimes user needs are bit vague and ambigious but that is…   Read more»

Posted by: @ro56 Although great points were made, the most important things are numbers. How much money are you going to save?, how much profit we you going to make?. How long is it going to take?. What’s the market…   Read more»

As many of the responses above stated, the most important thing to do in that instance is to isolate and understand the failure mode. When performing testing, there is often a pretty structure protocol to follow, so changing up too…   Read more»

For any market, competition is important because it ensures monopolies don’t form. If there is competition within a market, that means each company will be working to best the other ones, which drives innovation, product development, and overall progress in…   Read more»

Posted by: @patricia Design controls are like a system of checks and balances to help comply with the law and ensure safety. For those that work in industry what part of the design control process have you had a chance…   Read more»

Posted by: @vcf3 Competency is different from personality. There are out-going project managers who could motivate project team as well as quiet project managers who are good in project planning. Some researchers have recommended to have personality test to shortlist…   Read more»

Posted by: @sallirab Through out the project phases and process communication is the most crucial part. From initiating to the Closing process, if there was no real communication the project will go down. Communication is about what communicators do, we…   Read more»

Posted by: @limalo What do you think is one skill a project manager needs to succeed?A project manager needs many skills in order to be successful, but I think the single most important is good organization skills. If you are…   Read more»

Posted by: @rjs84 According to Daniel Goleman, success can be broken down to be 70% interpersonal skills and 30% technical knowledge. The idea of this balance being in favor of interpersonal skills is not what I am questioning. A Forbes…   Read more»

Posted by: @bnb6 Dr. Simon said in his lecture, “Projects have a beginning and an end that are very well defined.” During my experience at Stryker, I have seen projects put on hold due to lower priority, and projects being…   Read more»

Posted by: @vcf3 Discuss the tools and techniques that project managers can use to ensure knowledge and lessonslearned from previous projects are not lost, and can be shared for the benefit of future projects. Everything learned from previous projects, whether…   Read more»

Posted by: @rgp29 Hello everyone.Project managers need to be effective in a lot of ways. For example, you need to finish the project on time and the quality of the product need to be outstanding. However, they don’t do it…   Read more»