I agree with many of the replies above stating that communication and brainstorming are two good ways to ensure that all the tasks of a project are accomplished on time. When working on projects, howe...

I think this a great topic/question! As the other replies stated above, I think one of the biggest challenges faced by teams with a new project manager is if they have drastically different leadership...

This is a really great question! I agree with many of these opinions that time is more valuable than money. @mmd55 brings up a great point about rushing a product and having it led to client or patien...

The summer of 2020 I completed an internship with the Navy that aimed to spread this type of thinking to the Department of Defense to improve productivity and make it easier to get the opinions of all...

In the final lecture for the week we learned about risk management, and how pre-pandemic vaccines were not commonly made due to the large risk of side-effects associated with them. I know as science c...

Great question! I think that stakeholders should not be involved in the day-to-day operations of the project they are investing in. This is because I feel as though most stakeholders in a project have...

As Dr. Simon talks about in the lecture, in the beginning of the project you need a project manager, a project team and some companies have a separate risk management team. He said that bigger compani...

When it comes to teams, you do not always have control over who you are working with. Some teams work nicely together while some teams do not. When it comes to difficult people that only want to do wh...

I agree with many of the points brought up. I think that both are extremely important throughout the process of obtaining and working in the field. Without interpersonal skills, it would be hard to ga...

@alextzalav I think this is a really interesting point! In my ethics class we spoke about why some people are skeptical of the vaccine and they used some figures that I have attached below. When it co...

Working in different sized teams has advantages and drawbacks to each. When working on a project do you prefer to have a small or large team? Within teams, people can have different backgrounds and ar...

In the lecture we talked about the different types of organizational structures that can be used to run projects. Within those teams do you prefer to work with a boss that is more hands off, or more o...

I agree with all the responses above. I believe the most important role of the FDA is to ensure that all foods, drugs, and medical devices that are being made, are made to a high standard to ensure ev...

As Professor Simon lectured, the FDA has a lot of power within our country and is one of the leading administrations regarding reputable information on food and drugs. At what point is the power of th...

This is a great question! I think I would prefer to be working in the product development side of the regulatory department, because I love the design process. Playing a part in the design of a produc...