Is financial compensation the primary motivator for employees, or are there other non-monetary factors such as job satisfaction, recognition, and work-life balance that play a greater role in driving motivation and productivity?   I do not believe this to be…   Read more»

I am most motivated by the amount of work I have to do. I find that on weeks when I don’t have many assignments due, I’m taking forever on one assignment. But on weeks when I have a lot of…   Read more»

I think this is a significant factor in employee retention and productivity because you have to like what you do because if you don’t it will start to become a drag and you won’t enjoy it; decreasing productivity and overall…   Read more»

I think the two I would choose are good and fast; though this would be pricey and possibly not cost-effective. Fast so the product can hit the market faster and start to make a difference. Good because I would hate…   Read more»

I have found that every week someone else tells me another project is a priority, so often I need to sit down with my manager and prioritize the priorities because so many projects need to be completed. We like to…   Read more»

In my experience, I have found that if you stick to the specification and allow for very minimal leeway, the product coming in will always be just as you need. However, this can take multiple iterations of the product being…   Read more»

In my experience, when formulating brand-new specifications, many individuals draft a document, then send it to the supplier to see if it is feasible for them. If yes, then a contract can be made. If not, then they set up…   Read more»

In my opinion, solely relying on reaction is bad. However, the concept of reactive managing is needed. Because reactions can move into becoming preventions. If there is a repeated failure of something in the documentation and it is being seen…   Read more»

I made the decision to have a backup. I believe it’s a bad practice only to have one source for anything, especially something critical that belongs to your device. From past experiences, many issues arise and people rush to get…   Read more»

I think the reason lessons learned is always documented is so the mistakes are not repeated. Additionally, this can attribute to any preventative actions that can be implemented in proceeding projects. The objective is always to learn from your mistakes,…   Read more»

I agree with @Jbarbee that the organizational process assets should contain that information. Additionally, I think all these processes come from the previous experience of any project manager. Many take a template and populate or edit it in such a…   Read more»

In my experience, the company I used to work at often pushed the employees to double production output. This was a goal from upper management and in order to achieve this goal, the employees needed to work much harder than…   Read more»

In my experience, we have run into this problem exactly where the product was not passing our validation and verification protocols but it was passing the supplier’s verification and validation protocols. In these cases, what we have done is set…   Read more»

The exact limit always depends on the intensity and urgency of the project as @Dke2 mentions. Urgent and business-critical projects should have meetings every week to ensure everything is on track to be completed by the due date. Less urgent…   Read more»

I think in today’s rapidly moving and ever-changing society, adaptability is more favorable. In my experience, there are many instances where upper management views an issue and all resources need to be diverted onto that issue in order to get…   Read more»

I feel like the pandemic brought about needed changes in the way many companies were running. Many companies and employees found out that production and work output barely changes when employees are working at home. This causes a shift in…   Read more»

In my experience working, when looking for another supplier, my team would often send the blueprints to the supplier and ask them to make a small batch, which then we would inspect for the critical dimensions. This way we can…   Read more»

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In many companies, it is said that if the company is not doing well then the employee’s bonus will be affected at the end of the year. This can be used as a penalization method; however, in my experience, if…   Read more»

In my experience, I have found that many times to create a brand new DFMEA, old ones from other devices are pulled. If the specific line item cannot be found in other DFMEAs, @sin3 mentions a good way to look…   Read more»