I agree with the previous response that regular evaluations are helpful for improving employee engagement. One topic that I see being heavily discussed often on professional platforms such as LinkedIn...

A critical component of clinical trial planning is to create a detailed timeline, which can be enhanced with tools such as Gantt charts. However, clinical trials can pose a unique set of challenges co...

As has been discussed throughout this thread, there are a variety of factors that influence retention. When considering how authority affects whether employees want to stay or leave, it is necessary t...

I agree with what has been previously mentioned: all 9 knowledge areas are critical for effective projects. However, if I had to chose the three most important, I would pick integration management, sc...

The process of quality management is highly dependent on regulatory considerations and company standards. However, the purpose of quality management is truly to provide an exceptional product that fun...

To shorten the length of a project, duration compression can be used, such as crashing and fast tracking. On one hand, crashing can result in higher costs, while fast tracking can cause increased work...

The Medtronic SynchroMed II example demonstrates an important principle: the lifecycle of a device does not end once it enters the market. Instead, it enters a phase where rigorous change control, rob...

In medical device development, it's critical to make sure your results are generalizable and repeatable. One way to do this may be to implement standards that all labs should use when conducting their...

This is a topic I was interested in discussing as well, especially after getting started on this week's simulation. In the context of the simulation, it seems as though there were some disclosure issu...

I agree that this is a very important topic for project managers to consider. On one hand, you should want to design the best product possible. On the other hand, as you discussed, you have to avoid s...

This is an interesting question. While conventionally quantitative outcomes are important to consider, there are lots of other key considerations as well (such as team morale and stakeholder expectati...

One of the key strategies to ensure "lessons learned" are actually learned is effective collaboration and communication. As you touched on in your post, the first step to this is adequate documentatio...

As mentioned in this week's lecture, teams should be designed such that each team member has different skill sets that will contribute uniquely to the project tasks. For this reason, team design is pr...

As mentioned previously, an effective method to mitigate scope creep is to have solid relationships with stakeholders. A big part of this is consistent communication, so that stakeholders are involved...

A key executing process in project management is information distribution. This entails different forms of communication, such as emails and meetings. A common joke in the workforce is "this could hav...