to reflect on your experience as I had a similar one, where the project I was working on depended on another sector to hand us some chip that will allow us to obtain a signal for us to analyze. Resear...

I am not really quiet sure how missing a milestone would lead to any success. I agree with other that it greatly depends on the importance of that specific milestone to the project. However, i can't i...

This is my second course with dr. Simon. I previously have taken Medical Devices Development (BME684). The amount of information I learned about the paperwork and all the requirements to carry a proje...

I agree with you jp582. Relying on others can be problematic. An interesting concept that I had learn from my previous class with dr. Simon, was that the entire department in real like examples is res...

During a class project, we missed one milestone it delayed the entire project and we had to move faster in other milestones to accommodate for the time lost. The project was an eye tracking device and...

This is a very important topic to discuss. The work breakdown structure caught my attention when I was listening to the lecture. I have had many projects where communication and time conflict has been...

I agree with all of the above however I would like to add that in certain cases where similar products exist in the market, if the project team spends so much time in that phase it might take longer t...

I agree with what everyone had to say about the consequences of a budget cut. However, I believe that is it very important to understand why the budget is being cut. If it is an overall organizational...

I agree with everyone's post. However, I believe communication and the ability for the team to work under pressure is a key to a successful team. You can form a power team of expertise with different ...

I completely agree with Chaudhry. According to an article I read regarding the Fitbit regulations decision with FDA, it said that, "According to FDA, the general distinction between a general wellnes...

I strongly agree with you that cutting them in the first place will cause a lot of of other risks. I believe that for those terminally ill patients maybe they should make an exception to specifically ...

This is a great topic for discussion. Accelerating the process of FDA regulation seems like an ideal solution for many critical patients. Although it seems appealing, I believe that it will cause a lo...

My experience with design controls so far was another course I took with Dr. Simon. The class idea was to come up with a project of a medical device and go through all the paperwork and official docum...

The process of validation and verification is very important in device development. with that being said, when is the best time to carry out these two important steps during the project's span ?

I agree with Krp, Pineda and dag56' posts. I would like to add that although they are similar in the main functionality, I would say a broader project manager is going to face a harder time getting ac...