One thing to keep in mind is that you’re not the only customer of the vendor. You might have a specific representative from that vendor as your go-to, but the vendor may have other orders for products, maintenance of machines,…   Read more»

I believe that the disconnect was a larger issue in the past. I feel that companies (at least in my limited experience) actually are actively removing that disconnect. It’s a big issue to have. Rewarding teamwork and speaking your (helpful)…   Read more»

These are all fairly obvious reasons for leaving a job to move to a different one. I’m actually curious as to the other, maybe less common, reasons why people leave. What about those who need to leave to take care…   Read more»

I will add another fact, that american workers get less vacation than other workers in other countries. One aspect of why they work more that I haven’t seen above is that they want to make a good impression. People who…   Read more»

I will reinforce an aspect of motivation (as many of you have said above). The main thing a manager needs is to ensure that their subordinates feel like they have a personal stake in the project’s success. That is the…   Read more»

This is a very interesting study and I wish i could find more about it. When was it taken, how many people, what age group, etc? All of these are factors on the percentages of each answer. I did expect…   Read more»

I’ll add to what’s been said above. People who work QA usually work with the people who are writing SOPs, change controls, etc. They’re in the office making sure that all of the paper work and paper trail are correct…   Read more»

Reactive management is sometimes unavoidable. Proper planning is crucial, but there will always be issues that arise that either you couldn’t or didn’t foresee. Things happen. Having a robust system to ensure that any problems are solved quickly is vital….   Read more»

I doubt that changing positions mid-project is something that happens often. If it does, I would still think that they would continue their role in the project or at the very least assist the person who is taking over their…   Read more»

I’d disagree jb678. It really depends on how much it would cost. Being behind schedule costs money, just as being over budget. Being behind schedule might cost just as much if not more. As said before we would really need…   Read more»

Well there’s a few factors that affect this. What level employee are you? Managers may have a harder time taking off if they cannot get the appropriate person to hold the reins while they’re away. A lower “grunt” may have…   Read more»

I agree with jb678. I feel that it’s easier to control creep in some projects rather than others. For example, mirroring a manufacturing facility is easier than building one from scratch. Yet, there are always going to be issues that…   Read more»

I may not be as experienced as other people in this class so I can only speak as to what I’ve seen. I’ve never seen a phase skipped over to start the next before the completion of the previous. I…   Read more»

I agree with most of what you’ve said, but it seems you haven’t addressed setbacks, major or minor. Weekly planning meetings, from my experience, deals with changes to the schedule and accommodates any issues that may come up. There may…   Read more»

I think you need to have both. Risk management should be taken into consideration the entire process, but the final approval should be done by different people in risk management. This makes me think of quality teams. They are involved…   Read more»

I don’t know what company you’re talking about and I’m not sure if I’m looking in the right place (all I can find is avengers stuff). That’s good that they’re checking each step. There’s a lot of aspects of cGMP…   Read more»

Well judging from what I’ve seen a few things could happen. The first is that you notify them and try and fix the problem. If they’re slow to respond then you would start looking into other vendors. I assume that…   Read more»

I agree with what you you guys have said, I just want to add that people with experience on projects are a great asset when determining issues. They may have seen certain things that came up and negatively affected their…   Read more»

I currently work in a pharmaceutical company, and we are in the process of getting all of our equipment and process verified and validated. We need to ensure sterility, appropriate amounts of product, etc. I am somewhat new to the…   Read more»

I’m not sure there is one. Every stage has it’s role to play. Maybe you could say that starting off strong is important, but the others can’t fail or else the entire project is a failure. Did you have one…   Read more»