Changing staff can be problematic especially when its in the middle of a clinical trial or a project. I believe the best way to handle a member leaving the team is by hiring a replacement at least a m...

I agree with @jea42 opinion about the communication platform. For my team, we prefer in-person meetings but unfortunately due to the coronavirus and the social distancing rules, my team has been using...

My team at work faced the same situation recently, one of our team members left for maternity leave but we needed an extra person to do her job because there was an overload on all team members, so th...

Posted by: @jea42 The planning phase is important since it is the foundation of a project's progress. Poor planning will cause delays, cancellations, and may not produce a profitable product if devel...

I believe combining products might be a smart shortcut for the company when it yields successful results. Working for a Big Pharma company that produces many different types of drugs and vaccines, you...

I agree. In my case, we have a biweekly team meeting that is hosted by the upper management/ Directors of the department. Having clear stated metrics for a team is very essential so the team can have ...

Changing control of a project isn't always a bad thing. there is a process to follow, each company has a specific protocol to follow but they all guide you to end up with the same results, which is ch...

@bb254 I completely understand the hardship of underestimating a timeline. Underestimating a timeline for a project in most cases isn't a 1 person's fault. Sometimes it's due to miscommunication betwe...

Posted by: @ka234 @ajm73 I definitely agree with you that the project team should just focus on the initial project at hand. Unfortunately, that is hard to do, especially for projects that are driven...

I agree with @sallirab opinion, sometimes circumstances present themselves that no way it could have been anticipated during the planning phase of the project. For example, with the coronavirus Pandem...

This course has exposed me to regulations for medical devices that I wasn't aware of. Even the brief part in the course that went over the vaccines/ pharmaceutical companies' regulations did help me b...

Posted by: @devarshi-joshi After learning about Monitoring and Controlling phase we learnt about metrics. My question is how is this metrics important in project? I believe to run a successful proje...

In my opinion, the actual vs planned costs of the project should be evaluated after each stage of the project (monitoring). In certain scenarios, it is better to go over planned costs for the sake of ...

Based on my work experience, and working with vaccines research and development, based on the customers/the market requests of working on a corona virus, my company has decided not to invest in making...

Posted by: @devarshi-joshi After the development of team how do the execution process works or what does it do during the absence or vacation of an employee or with an personal problem? I believe if...