What I like the most about this class is the interactive part of it with all the simulations. The simulations gave the class a lot more value rather than just having the academics part of the course. We need to…   Read more»

If you are talking about priorities as goals then yeah for sure a project can have more than one priority. A project can simply start as part of a manufacturing update; some machinery can be old and due for a…   Read more»

I agree; I personally would like to start as an engineer for a couple of years first then move to management. It is good to apply the skills and knowledge obtained from school in an engineering position first to learn…   Read more»

Limited recognition and praise and exciting challenging work are connected in a way. In my opinion the number one reason why people leave is not feeling like they are learning anything new. After doing the same thing for two or…   Read more»

I would choose to be a part of the Regulatory group. I believe that all those roles are important to have a successful project team, however, Regulatory seems the most important, even though it does not include a lot of…   Read more»

Motivation is for me is mostly words of appreciation. Lately at work I have been overwhelmed with many projects that have a very tight timeline, and studying next to my full time job has not been giving me any time…   Read more»

Usually in the two weeks that the team member notifies the team that he is leaving, he would be responsible to teach another member from the same function everything about the project and bring that person up to speed in…   Read more»

Reactive management is very details oriented in order to monitor and review every single task and step throughout the project. I feel like reactive management is somewhat necessary for the progress of the project but to a certain extent. I…   Read more»

This is a very typical situation that happens all the time in the industry. Often times there are some reworks to the organization whether in a department or in a project team. Some project team members are usually assigned a…   Read more»

Project cost always changes with time and that is why there is always a capital or a budget for each project that would give some buffer to that cost increase. Cost always increases if the project is dragging for whatever…   Read more»

all those factors definitely play a role in the success of any project.  1) Agreeing on the project goals is essential in order to avoid scope creep. The whole team has to be aligned on the goals in order to…   Read more»

This is a very typical situation in the medical devices field. The ideal solution for this issue is to spend more time in the research/initiation phase in order to gather all the information needed to launch the project. For the…   Read more»

In this case, validation would be sufficient to move forward with the implementation of the new instrument. In any change control process, each function has a representative that assesses the change and determines what is needed. When other factors play…   Read more»

Missing a milestone is very normal nowadays for many reasons that can be controlled or cannot be avoided sometimes. The first thing that has to be done is investigating why the milestone was missed. Based on the investigation, the team…   Read more»

Most of the time, tasks are done or executed in parallel in order to shorten the overall timeline of the project and get to the launching phase faster. If all tasks are done like a chain then the project will…   Read more»

It is never very obvious why the project failed and it can be because of many reasons. Choosing the right people for the project is definitely necessary; someone can be very skilled and knowledgeable in the R&D activities including testing…   Read more»

I would agree that the execution phase is the most important or I would say critical part of the project but not necessarily because of the aspects you mentioned. I believe that Design Verification and Validation are the most important…   Read more»

Every project manager is different in terms of how he wants to direct the project and guide his team. In my opinion below are the most important aspects of the execution phase: Setting priorities – The team has to focus…   Read more»

I love this class because it is more practical than anything I took before. It really highlights the real life situations that we are going to face in the industry, not just academic material that won’t be very valuable once…   Read more»