I also do not have any Six Sigma Belt Certifications as my only knowledge of it is from this course, a quality course from my undergraduate, and a Manufacturing course I am currently taking. I do have a colleague that…   Read more»

I agree with bb254 in that after some amount of time working the job you’re at, you’re expected to reach a certain standard and then nobody will really give out recognition or praise for carrying out your specific duties. I…   Read more»

From the studies I’m not really all too surprised by the results. The study was based off people already working in the industry and asked about what keeps them working at their respective company. Without a doubt, fair pay and…   Read more»

What motivates me to do work or accomplish my goals is the journey to actually achieving them. What I mean is before I start to actually do work, I am already looking forward to what challenges I will face and…   Read more»

I definitely agree with everyone’s opinion previously stated. Yes, I strongly believe a project manager’s level of motivation affects the team’s productivity and motivation level when it comes to carrying out a project. The job title of a project manager…   Read more»

I agree with bb254, that an Engineering Change Order may be necessary, especially since the design controls have been finished for this project. In that ECO, it would most likely call for a change for that defective part causing the…   Read more»

Right now I am working for a company that designs servers used in data centers. While working on the mechanical layout of the hard drives, I noticed that their is some risk of the cable connectors being disconnected from the…   Read more»

During one of my internships during my senior year for undergraduate, I worked a lot with the design and validation and verification of a product’s design. So I often had to run these products through many tests ensuring that they’re…   Read more»

I agree with jp582 in being that variance reports are essential when it comes to the monitoring and controlling process of a project. They compare actual current value of the project to what was anticipated, basically comparing any variance to…   Read more»

I definitely agree with the posts above about the whole process of Engineering Change Orders and how beneficial they can be to a specific design of a project. They are used to track any major changes to a design based…   Read more»

While these are all challenges project managers most likely face on a regular basis I would like to add on specifically to gingeranderson’s input on the lack of people with right skills to do a job. I definitely agree that…   Read more»

Project managers should take the time during the actual development phase of forming the project team could in order to deal with real world issues such as absences, vacations, and obligations to other teams. This is such a critical time…   Read more»

I believe that the actual purchasing of raw materials or even contacting with prospective vendors is best carried out while under the execution phase of a project. However, I can see as to why some may feel that it’s best…   Read more»

We can’t underestimate the setbacks and repercussions missing milestones can cause when it comes to a project. As others have already stated, it costs management time and money. Money may be negligible depending on the dollar amount, but time is…   Read more»

If I were to play the role as the Project Manager for this week’s simulation, then I would push for everyone to start researching the day the simulation comes out. Since the span of this simulation is only a week’s…   Read more»

The beauty of this course is that it’s more practical than it is theoretical and really gives students an idea of what’s going on in the real world. Even if you may not be a Project manager and just a…   Read more»

For my senior project, my group members and I were building an adapter for the iron-gym. The scope of it was just a commercialized product to be used in conjunction with another product. The target audience was really suited towards…   Read more»

I also have had an issue in the past with my senior project when it came to the Critical Path. During my senior project a lot of the group members thought we knew how to run simulations and so we…   Read more»

As others have already stated, a lot of the time and effort into Research & Development and modifications on test protocols and exploration on how to fix this issue will be necessary. One thing I would like to bring up…   Read more»

How much information is needed in order to begin a formal project is solely dependent on what is already known about the the technologies surrounding the prospective project. Like in the above example you provided, the biomaterial that’s been in…   Read more»