i agree with many of the posts above about how ECO’s are a good way to address an issue and mitigate the problem before it becomes any worse. I also believe this can be taken a step further. To sell…   Read more»

I believe this is a good visualization method, however, it has no concrete implications. With that being said, many companies follow a motto which is “if it is not on a controlled document, it didn’t happen”. This phrase comes especially…   Read more»

In my experience of working, this issue has happened a lot. There are various routes to take to address this. There can be a project initiated to address nonconforming aspects of the items shipped in because they do not adhere…   Read more»

In my experience working in the industry, I often took part in design review meetings. Many of the meetings resulted in a change in the design or part of the design. I expected it to be more like a meeting…   Read more»

Working in the industry has taught me that most projects that are associated with high risk will take time and resources to mitigate that risk. In many instances, low risks are often accepted. For example, one of the projects I…   Read more»

Being a part of a team that handles various projects at a time, I have encountered and discussed many risks associated with my projects as well as my team’s. One key aspect is to have all the projects, the stage…   Read more»

I think @mb698 explains it really well as to the importance of the Risk Management Team being the same as the Project Management Team. I also believe that @ jl959 points out an important aspect of the delays that this…   Read more»

In my experience, a lot of specifications have a tolerance enough where the manufacturer is able to make the product well and it doesn’t compromise the integrity or functionality of the product. In certain cases, there have been instances in…   Read more»

As @ala26 mentions, I’ve seen some sterility and integrity tests as well as the burst tests referred to by@hc255. However, in my experience, I have seen additional tests that do not only comment on the integrity of the box but…   Read more»

I agree with @aij5 in that the most important factor is the patient market and identifying which projects have a significant effect on that. In my experience, there are some projects that are very much business-critical and require a lot…   Read more»

I’ve had the luxury of being on many different teams where I used to work and a part of that is meeting and working with new people almost every day. Most of which, I would not have known or gotten…   Read more»

I think the most effective is the Matrix style; although it has disadvantages such as having multiple managers as well as scheduling conflicts. If I were a team leader, I would use the matrix style the best as it incorporates…   Read more»

I’ve had to make the decision to move from a technical track to more of a managerial track. To quickly touch on @nk434, the transition was not as bad as I thought it would be. I wanted to pursue technical…   Read more»

I would want to work in post-market management as I believe this offers the most opportunity. I can take the feedback from the market and bring it to the product development team and help them work on improvements and help…   Read more»

I agree that primarily people are influenced by their experiences and how they were raised being the most influential aspect of being a leader as a project manager. Primarily because your personality and traits are heavily influenced by what you…   Read more»

When objectively looking at the FDA claim, I do not believe this to be unethical. I feel like the same argument can be made about any item meant for consumption, that too much of it is not safe. I do…   Read more»

I believe working in a smaller group is more effective as there are fewer moving parts between individuals. In my experience, in larger groups, there are more ideas that get presented because of everyone’s experience. Then as time progresses, it…   Read more»

I believe as soon as a project is assigned or available, everyone should meet and identify the aspects that are important to completing the project and assign roles to individuals based on that. Therefore, the roles of the project are…   Read more»

Team conflict is almost inevitable as people are always eager to pitch their idea and have their idea be the one implemented. In the case conflict does happen, the proper solution is to speak to both parties and then have…   Read more»