Personally, I think I would choose to stay as an engineer and just eventually become one of the senior/lead engineers in the lab. I have seen what management goes through and I don’t think I would find any fulfillment in…   Read more»

Something that motivates me to do my best in school or work is thinking about what I am trying to achieve in my career and my end goal. I use my aspirations of eventually finding a cure for neurodegenerative diseases…   Read more»

In my opinion, I would choose to have a good and fast clinical trial. To buy good quality items could sometimes come at a higher cost, which sometimes makes it hard to find a cheaper item around the same quality….   Read more»

If a project fails, where it failed should be looked at. For each of the individuals on the team, constructive criticisms should be given by management to help the employees reflect on some possible issues. I also believe a group…   Read more»

I believe that it should be a balance of both. You don’t want to cause your employees to become demotivated based on issues happening in the workplace but you should also want employees that are able to motivate themselves and…   Read more»

I think there is a combination of reasons that people leave companies but it really depends on the individual. Some people don’t mind having a lower compensation but the issue could be how management treats them and other employees or…   Read more»

If you are creating specifications for a product, I think you should still take into account a range for the product that will be incorporated with your project. If you make the specifications too general, it can create confusion and…   Read more»

Having multiple vendors is always a good plan in case the main backup vendor can not fully their side of the contract. For this weeks simulation, I chose to only go with one alternative vendor as to save time on…   Read more»

I don’t think reactive management is always a bad thing when it comes to deadlines. If the SOPs are able to help alleviate most of the problems, I think having some one review the SOPs that can delay the project…   Read more»

I believe that sometimes bad planning could be a major issue in product developments and can lead to a lot of delays. Bad planning could be a number of issues such as not scheduling enough time for testing, or assigning…   Read more»

If a product passes at one company and not at another, I think you need to investigate the practices at both companies. If there are some missing procedures in place or faulty data, this can cause major issues when it…   Read more»

Project management should definitely be more involved in every step. Since they are the one initiating the project, they need to understand every step that is occurring and observe certain steps to understand what is happening in the process. I…   Read more»

I feel as a project manager, there should be some general understanding of what each group is doing and try to do some research in case a problem arises. I feel like doing meetings with certain individuals to give you…   Read more»

I think that the schedule should be more flexible since you would have to adapt if any major delays arise or unexpected issues occur. Being flexible with the schedule is extremely important when it comes to projects because a lot…   Read more»

I think project managers have the right to change the project as long as it doesn’t change the entirety of the idea., If the change will cause a change in function or will exclude something major that the stakeholders were…   Read more»

Ideally, there would be a balance of priorities between the shareholders and the project team but that normally doesn’t occur. In most situations, the stakeholders have most of the say especially with timeline so that they are able to get…   Read more»

I definitely think Gantt charts are extremely important in the development of scheduling a project and the timeline from start to finish. This tool is also extremely helpful into creating deadlines for each department so that a finished product can…   Read more»

I agree with a lot of the previous comments stating that the time is more important than money. With some projects, making sure to take the time to do the proper testing and that there is enough data for the…   Read more»

I would definitely try to compare the product to what is already on the market to get an idea of possible risks that could potentially be detrimental to my product. To assess any risks, research is key step. If you…   Read more»

I don’t think anyone should be penalized for going over budget or past a deadline when related to a project. In the field, there are many times where upper management would go over budget with projects such as building additions…   Read more»