I completely agreed with hiren rana. I also heard this through my internship at hospital dealing with medical instruments such as calibrating, perform testing and problem solving on devices. I was surprised by knowing that there are places where manager…   Read more»

I expected fair pay and benefits should slightly be higher. I am surprised by number that only 32% and 22% people’s motivation fair pay and benefits. In my opinion, if the fair pay and benefits are not satisfying to the…   Read more»

I would like add to above post. The sponsor is responsible for initially determining if the change meets the statutory criteria. This determination should be made by the person in the company responsible for such decisions, and should be based…   Read more»

Team members are the main and the most important resource of each company. For achieving successful results, each leader needs to have a motivation strategy to create and maintain the spirit of enthusiasm among employees. If I would be a…   Read more»

Challenges motivate me the most. Challenges are not that many people enjoy because low odds of success with big sacrifices of time, effort and sometime money. However, I like challenges because it helps build my skill, inspires courageous acts, and…   Read more»

Choosing a vendor can be as simple as asking friends who they use for their business. Other, I would take certain steps to choose right vendor such as document my organization needs, identify the sources- do my own research, measuring…   Read more»

Preliminary Hazard Analysis is a tool of analysis based on applying prior experience or knowledge of a hazard or failure to identify future hazards, hazardous situations and events that might cause harm, as well as to estimate their probability of…   Read more»

The rate of return (R) is used as the discount rate for future cash flows to account for the time value of money. Companies may often have different ways of identifying the discount rate. Common methods for determining the discount…   Read more»

Combination product is a product composed of any combination (i.e., drug/device, biologic/device, drug/biologic, or drug/device/biologic). Infuse bone graft is a combination product which consists a protein that is found in everyone’s body and a natural carrier for delivery. Infuse bone…   Read more»

Mechanical failure could be one of a product risk. Several things I would like to do to evaluate and manage risk for example I would assess the potential effects of the risk on my project then develop a plan to…   Read more»

Last year in medical device course, I submitted a project proposal on device called “Indirect Video Laryngoscope”. The purpose of that device is to make the process of intubation easier and quicker to perform. It can also be used for…   Read more»

I was working on my class project; at the beginning, I had to estimate project cost. I calculated the total project budget should not cost more than $90. However, by the time I finished my project, it ended up cost…   Read more»

Monitoring and controlling a project is a process to track, review and revise the project activities which can be done by project manager to ensure the project is on right track and creates the deliverables in accordance with the project…   Read more»

One challenge project manager face is lack of accountability. A project manager always should clearly state or define each team member’s rules and responsibilities which includes managing the expectations of stakeholders who are financing the project but not involved directly…   Read more»

There are various obstacles come across if you are taking a company globally. As my other classmates discussed in above posts, I would like to add some points. 1.Be aware of national and religious holidays- holidays might affect a team…   Read more»

Time estimation is important can be used to organize and structure all projects. Using good time estimation techniques may save time, and money. First, project manager should familiar with the task to be carried out and understand the project outcomes…   Read more»

Missing a milestone is not bad at once; however, missing more than 2 milestones lead to significant reductions in customer satisfaction and confidence which is bad for company’s reputation. It could be avoid by examining key possibilities in detail that…   Read more»

Time management is crucial for any project. If I would be a project manager for this week’s simulation, I would like each team members to read simulation’s instruction and find related articles that help towards this simulation at least by…   Read more»

I was working on my class project called “Quadruped Spider robot” which was built in 3D printer and powered by Arduino. Many obstacles came across during the project which caused a delay. The main issue was 3D printing parts which…   Read more»

Work breakdown structure (WBS) helps improve the future project estimation, has better control executing the project, and also helps speeding up the project process. In my opinion, WBS won’t work in some environment, especially in learning process, where everyone should…   Read more»