https://medicaldevicecourses.com/members/jordankayal/activity/ Activity feed for JordanKayal. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:20:38 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 5f184b6b2a047bbe0caf40ab19c09475 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19994/ Wed, 29 Apr 2020 01:16:24 -0400 I think communication is key. Prior to even getting involved with a vendor, you should clearly outline your expectations for the relationship will be, including the quality standards you expect them to follow, the volume of work you’re expecting them…   Read more»

]]> 8f750c6d7174150a1387f494f1e49c15 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19993/ Wed, 29 Apr 2020 01:10:24 -0400 Posted by: @talha-chaudhry So, this is essentially a follow-up to my previous post of ‘Why do people work?’. On one of the lectures Dr. Simon posted, there was a survey that said “‘limited recognition and praise’ was cited as the…   Read more»

]]> 244af7c1261630d264b1dc4f83de4ca2 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19992/ Wed, 29 Apr 2020 01:00:09 -0400 A project can certainly have multiple priorities. Often in the scope of a large project, numerous groups need to agree for the project to move forward, but each of those groups may have different motivations for wanting that particular project….   Read more»

]]> 46f8da8273e8402d7fee52c4a357eab0 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19930/ Tue, 21 Apr 2020 13:09:45 -0400 Posted by: @tn58 This entire semester we went through a ton of topics and learned about different stages and phases of industry, projects, deadlines etc. My question to you is if you were given a choice between a management role…   Read more»

]]> 6f08b6c8c88cd39be842abee43863bc6 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19929/ Tue, 21 Apr 2020 13:02:32 -0400 The company I work for values its people tremendously and prides itself on bringing in top talent. We go through an intense hiring process with numerous rounds of interviews, so we invest a lot of time and money to ensure…   Read more»

]]> c9b21ad0e12677e499c04d1b8db2afa9 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19928/ Tue, 21 Apr 2020 12:42:50 -0400 I think being a good leader and being able to motivate the members of your team is essential for a project manager. However, I think it’s important to understand that everyone isn’t motivated the same way. Some people are motivated…   Read more»

]]> 5a36f24a3bd0a27c756d1c0ffb4a8aef https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19864/ Tue, 14 Apr 2020 21:36:07 -0400 Generally, specifications for a medical device come from industry standards, such as ASTM or ISO. When designing a device, there will be a handful of standards that should be referenced to determine the specifications for each feature of the device….   Read more»

]]> e1acad4eca9c1b5fb9b9ca857184ce72 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19863/ Tue, 14 Apr 2020 21:28:03 -0400 Specifically for this situation, I don’t think hiring a new person is the right move. Maternity leave is a temporary absence but if you hire someone to backfill her position, you have to think about what happens when she comes…   Read more»

]]> 42aaa3b375b0458f31708fe09b66c86e https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19862/ Tue, 14 Apr 2020 18:29:29 -0400 At a high level, QA is proactive while QC is reactive. QA is a set of activities for ensuring quality in the processes by which products are developed. QA is more of a system level control measure, setting forth guidelines,…   Read more»

]]> 75f5077c027b0432972e120417bc3e1e https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19861/ Tue, 14 Apr 2020 18:29:27 -0400 At a high level, QA is proactive while QC is reactive. QA is a set of activities for ensuring quality in the processes by which products are developed. QA is more of a system level control measure, setting forth guidelines,…   Read more»

]]> c2e20d7598bcd78cbe2658dc1b68b111 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19812/ Wed, 08 Apr 2020 15:54:10 -0400 These metrics are important in determining the status of a project. The planned value is an important metric to determine up-front, as that will indicate to leadership how much a project will potentially generate, and will indicate whether the project…   Read more»

]]> cfb002a30bdb1bf1e56a88c33b1c7533 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19811/ Wed, 08 Apr 2020 15:46:25 -0400 Product quality is among the most important things to monitor during this time period. During the development phase, when products are being designed, verified, and validated, the scale of parts being manufactured is very low, which makes it easy to…   Read more»

]]> 327dcc2f1f805934566eeb2ed183386a https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19810/ Wed, 08 Apr 2020 15:39:00 -0400 Changing plans and shifting priorities will inevitably happen throughout the course of a project. I think as a PM, the best thing you can do is try to anticipate those things happening, and develop contingency plans to account for those…   Read more»

]]> 155bd75f2371aef2ae599f510dba328c https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19753/ Mon, 23 Mar 2020 23:17:10 -0400 Posted by: @ab2346 This week’s lecture slightly touched on scope growth and how it is one thing to watch out for as part of the monitoring and controlling phase. This is usually a very hard thing to monitor in big…   Read more»

]]> 72acdec0901f5546f6eac944cd08b056 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19752/ Mon, 23 Mar 2020 23:07:40 -0400 Posted by: @manolo During the planning process, inputs are taken from the customer. Those that have worked in the industry, what is the most unreasonable input request you have received from a customer? How did you handle it? In one…   Read more»

]]> cdeaf8be22ec5465f0604f9e226523e7 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19751/ Mon, 23 Mar 2020 23:00:51 -0400 Posted by: @krp76 During the planning phase of a project estimations play a critical role. For medical device projects the cost estimation is not always straightforward as discussed in the lectures. Another estimation that can be misleading is the task…   Read more»

]]> 023a627e9d78960c9fa0474688f02ea2 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19705/ Fri, 13 Mar 2020 18:28:31 -0400 Posted by: @djr32 In this week’s lecture, we learned about the term Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), which a hierarchical breakdown of tasks performed for the project. I have not yet had the opportunity to work in industry, but I did…   Read more»

]]> 32cc4839d38924102a03c971d8a00a2b https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19704/ Fri, 13 Mar 2020 18:20:18 -0400 Posted by: @devarshi-joshi After looking at the presentation I came across the topic called Design Validation which says that validation checks that inputs are equal to user needs or intended needs. So my question is that does this always happens,…   Read more»

]]> 2fe790d58a6fca4a23ea7c980455599a https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19702/ Fri, 13 Mar 2020 17:57:10 -0400 Posted by: @tn58 Hi Guys, So I know we all have been posting discussion questions regarding simulations and all the lectures each week. However, I wanted to get your input on what you think so far about this course? My…   Read more»

]]> 27cc32aba8ee5cdd0636520d7f7b3d9e https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19649/ Wed, 04 Mar 2020 01:16:48 -0500 Posted by: @ial4 Hello everyone, Suppose you’re leading a project aimed at updating the packaging for a product line. You begin the planning phase by estimating your project budget and completion date.when you enter the buildup phase ,you get much…   Read more»

]]> a55b578095bb750689195d03da95a1b4 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19647/ Wed, 04 Mar 2020 01:10:32 -0500 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»

]]> afb612ebad073a8a5b7b1da11cc90671 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19646/ Wed, 04 Mar 2020 01:10:00 -0500 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»

]]> 1fcc8585d6a693fdb2e230170d5403c8 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19645/ Wed, 04 Mar 2020 00:54:34 -0500 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»

]]> 7d4d58958956d6a4243dab914af7d8a7 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19599/ Thu, 27 Feb 2020 02:50:26 -0500 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»

]]> 6e10e77865ce379672f6af4681f8690b https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19598/ Thu, 27 Feb 2020 02:24:43 -0500 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»

]]> 1c534139248bbe9fb0a0e427cac8b1e3 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19597/ Thu, 27 Feb 2020 02:05:54 -0500 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»

]]> 3c1758a3e20c6090ef4f2dc1652532d3 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19529/ Thu, 20 Feb 2020 23:03:40 -0500 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»

]]> c7481e2c75778fcd4a894c40c0b18a6d https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19528/ Thu, 20 Feb 2020 22:57:47 -0500 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»

]]> 0ccdff36d14b094d0ba647553ef64702 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19527/ Thu, 20 Feb 2020 22:48:56 -0500 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»

]]> 41ec109ad1afdef60f49aa73bf53276f https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19492/ Fri, 14 Feb 2020 22:15:42 -0500 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»

]]> e3b50342750568cc18b7fb7036ab72a3 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19491/ Fri, 14 Feb 2020 21:58:29 -0500 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»

]]> 538516a486a69a621ee2fd69d00266ee https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19489/ Fri, 14 Feb 2020 21:49:00 -0500 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»

]]> 2c8c4ce955bdbe8f83d80260ec2649be https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19403/ Thu, 06 Feb 2020 18:02:49 -0500 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»

]]> 8c4ba1c78cde9f51e4e2f52544b19f40 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19402/ Thu, 06 Feb 2020 17:55:26 -0500 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»

]]> 3fbc0828bfad81a9913e1bdb96126628 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19401/ Thu, 06 Feb 2020 17:46:42 -0500 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»

]]> aaf5139ff08bcc10ffbabb0223c10fd8 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19341/ Thu, 30 Jan 2020 18:37:38 -0500 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»

]]> f15af056ddbcf03289f76f7f7e338a9e https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19340/ Thu, 30 Jan 2020 18:32:53 -0500 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»

]]> a211d3d936f7638c8d8a898c04b955dc https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19339/ Thu, 30 Jan 2020 18:23:26 -0500 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»

]]> dec11c7234acc4344144edb5d9f412e8 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19284/ Fri, 24 Jan 2020 01:40:21 -0500 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»

]]> 39d61f94376cc96a7b00ec94f90172ea https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19283/ Fri, 24 Jan 2020 01:28:43 -0500 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»

]]> 4c9ee1c65726794585369cd1e98a886f https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19282/ Fri, 24 Jan 2020 01:22:22 -0500 Posted by: @krp67 I do not have experience of working for industry, but from my academic career, I notice these skills were apparent in a few professors which have made them successful as a professor in my opinion. I believe…   Read more»

]]> c43471433c85af2224f959270c3bf6e7 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19281/ Fri, 24 Jan 2020 01:21:38 -0500 Posted by: @krp67 I do not have experience of working for industry, but from my academic career, I notice these skills were apparent in a few professors which have made them successful as a professor in my opinion. I believe…   Read more»

]]> da401fcdc28f17e07361312c9a577b2c https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19187/ Tue, 26 Nov 2019 02:00:57 -0500 Posted by: @kbs27 Hi all,In the video lecture Dr.Simon mentioned about two terms of contract,Written & Verbal agreement. He said that verbal contract can be legal but what if the due to dispute or other reason the verbal agreement turns…   Read more»

]]> 8459a050443a1571589671e792c31d25 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19186/ Tue, 26 Nov 2019 01:54:45 -0500 Posted by: @rgp29 Hello everyone,As I was listening to this week’s lecture, it called my attention the fact that companies can only give gifts of 100$ to the physicians and those gifts have to be related to health. Additionally, Dr….   Read more»

]]> 6055df2c0177a2e6283fecd3012eb412 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19185/ Tue, 26 Nov 2019 01:46:34 -0500 Posted by: @fo3 As learned this week, it is important to protect our ideas and inventions and to do so in the appropriate legal manner. Part of the lesson discussed Non-disclosure agreements, or contracts, and how they can help protect…   Read more»

]]> cda0ae15b8ea70e4dd7460ce96d7fdd5 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19131/ Tue, 19 Nov 2019 22:47:04 -0500 Posted by: @cef3 So there may be more than just the 3 main organization types that Dr. Simon presented in the lecture: http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/team-structure-diagrams. Say you were to start up a medical device company that will function worldwide. What type of…   Read more»

]]> c96d9978cdcfa7d1366aec46a8a554b9 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19130/ Tue, 19 Nov 2019 22:39:27 -0500 Posted by: @savery115 A small part of the lecture reviewed Upper Management vs Middle Management. Upper Management people are strategic and tend to set the groundwork and vision for what the company could be. Middle Management people are tactical and…   Read more»

]]> 70f10a9f516e0ae2149f10bf4650ae63 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19129/ Tue, 19 Nov 2019 22:31:19 -0500 Posted by: @fo3 As we know, forming a project team is partly making sure every member is working toward the same goal(s). Each member should be able to contribute something valuable to the project according to their expertise/role.How would you…   Read more»

]]> 23e0f9a9e10e565f7169a12245674f6b https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19087/ Sat, 16 Nov 2019 19:58:38 -0500 Posted by: @vnd4 Risk management is the process of analyzing, identifying and responding to risk factors. Managing risks early is the best way to avoid issues later on. Throughout the R&D stage, applying the right risk management tools early on…   Read more»

]]> 862f76be097ce6e7f55e0182b82ad9d7 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19086/ Sat, 16 Nov 2019 19:50:03 -0500 Posted by: @traceymraw Similar to the scalpel example in the lecture, I think there are many surgical tools where the risk must be accepted. For tools such as bone drills and saws,  taking away the dangerous aspect of the tool…   Read more»

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