In my opinion, the reputation of the vendor should be one of the factors which could affect the decision making. Since some unexpected issue may arise during the trading process which is similar to the problem we faced in the…   Read more»

It is true that not everyone will become a project manager in their career. However, I think this class not only teaches me project management knowledge but also teaches me other skills including communication, troubleshooting etc.  Currently, I’m a PhD…   Read more»

In my opinion,  people within the project team are the executor for the work and their performance could affect the output of the whole project directly. A successful project manager should have excellent  people management skills. If some team members…   Read more»

In my opinion, quality is the most important factor for a project. If the quality of the final output is poor, it might be a waste of time and resources. “Good” will always be one of the two factors I…   Read more»

  This class is helpful because I can not only learn the project management knowledge but also get the skills for handling the cases in real life. As a PhD student, I usually have some projects and have to work…   Read more»

I think people management should be one of the most important parts. People within the project team are the executor for the work and their performance could affect the output of the whole project directly. In my opinion, a successful…   Read more»

I chose to have more than one vendors in the mini-simulation. In my opinion, even though the team might need to spend more time and the cost might increase when choosing more vendors. Also,  the width of specifications for the…   Read more»

In my opinion,  good planning plays an important role for all projects while poor planning could affect the result of the projects. I have the experience of poor planning projects for research. At that time, we had some problems planning…   Read more»

Hi everyone,
 
My name is Lei Hao, I’m a second year PhD student focusing on stem cell and cardiovascular disease. Here is my Linkedin link http://linkedin.com/in/lei-hao-b86283173
Looking forward to connect with all of you!
 

When the schedule variance is negative,  the project manager should think about if the initial planning is inappropriate or some problem might come up. In this situation,  the project manager should schedule a meeting as other posts mentioned. The project…   Read more»

I think one of the most important things for getting a job in the PM department is having good communication skills. As we learned from our first lecture, success equals 70% interpersonal skills plus 30% technical knowledge. Interpersonal skills are…   Read more»

I think calculating the duration for each task should be based on difficulty and urgency.  In my opinion, the project team should have a brainstorm regarding the schedule for each task. For the difficult tasks and urgent tasks, the project…   Read more»

  It might be difficult for the team members to communicate with each other when we work from home since many different factors could delay the communication. However, I think there are many different ways to deal with this problem….   Read more»

I think one of the biggest problems during this situation is that two managers might use different leading styles. Since the whole team might work with the previous team manager for a long time and the team members might already…   Read more»

To make sure all the tasks finished on time, the project team should have a brainstorm regarding priority and urgency for each task. For the difficult tasks and urgent task, the project team should think about putting in some extra…   Read more»

In my opinion, assigning tasks based on priority and urgency could be an efficient way for a project team to schedule their work.  At the same time, the project manager should know the personal properties of each team member and…   Read more»

I think the manager should consider  the budget/ schedule issue while preparing the plan for the whole project. The project manager should make sure the team always has extra time for each different project step in case something might happen…   Read more»