I decided to go with multiple vendors as decreasing the project risk is always a good practice, as well as the fact that the project as described was not time sensitive. In addition, there is always the fact that one…   Read more»

The first step would have to be to have someone fill in those time sensitive roles. This can include moving people familiar with the process into the vacant role and the hiring of new talent. Time and resources would then…   Read more»

There are times where changing the scope may be the only step feasible due to factors that couldn’t be controlled. This can include expansion or shrinking of the focus of a project to fit what can only be currently done…   Read more»

Lessons learned can also be used to include things discovered during experimentation that can be improved or modified to achieve better or different results. These can lead way to interesting ideas that can be a whole project to study itself….   Read more»

Sending multiple samples to be tested will help in managing variability, but the optimal method would be testing multiple random samples from different batches. This will ensure that the concerns such as process variables and formulation consistency are being dealt…   Read more»

Rather than using negative reinforcement, it might be better to reward excellent behavior. This would prevent team members from becoming hesitant of helping others with their work or resort to a “he said, she said” situation. Projects are team efforts…   Read more»

Market research should be done to ensure a project is feasible otherwise there may lots of complications that require continuous changes to the project scope. It would also help to inform them about similar methodologies and what can be improved…   Read more»

Keeping track of the lessons learned throughout a project is a perfect way to work on similiar projects in the future or on how to better navigate similar issues found in later projects. It also helps to identify who on…   Read more»

There should be valid reasons for requesting a change, which would then need to be approved by the project manager and stakeholders. This can be a tedious process, so it is important to have a solid plan or approach to…   Read more»

Weekly meetings are a good way to gauge the progress of the project team and to inform them of any upcoming deadlines or new changes that need to be incorporated or considered into the project. For larger projects, this might…   Read more»

It’s easy to lose sight of a goal when juggling various tasks at once. Although too many meetings may distract from work being done, not having any can cause de-synchronization within the team. This is especially the case when deadlines…   Read more»

Effective planning can happen when team members are able to give input on how a given part of a project usually takes them to complete. This allows the project manager to understand the duration of tasks in a given part…   Read more»

Proper documentation can make those proccesses easier to manage and make it so that the changes between different versions of the product can be easily tracked. A dedicated team member is suggested to keep track of those changes so that…   Read more»

A successful project is one that yields expected results and must not only be finished on time, within budget, and check every box, but needs to be a product that is marketable. If it accomplishes none of those, then the…   Read more»

Communication throughout the entirety of the project is vital to the success of cross functional collaboration. Team members must be informed of any changes that can impact they are currently working on as it can change how they approach the…   Read more»

Email is more useful than Teams in that correspondences can be saved, marked as priority, or forwarded. If a question cannot be answered, then an email can be saved or sorted to easily be found later when an answer has…   Read more»

Market research should happen before any work on the project begins. It’s important to find out if there are similar devices on the market, and if there is, what would this new product accomplish if completed? If there isn’t a…   Read more»

If a project’s cost estimate is above a certain threshold, then stakeholders may cancel the project all together. It’s important to consider not just time and money but also experience. If a company accepts similar projects, then they may be…   Read more»

Slack is important in case a part of a project is not going according to plan and time is needed to find the issue and deal with it. This can be the result of a variety of issues, including factors…   Read more»

Quality risk is the most overarching type of risk as a product or process needs to meet every requirement listed in the project which might take several prototypes to create a comprehensive device. In addition, that device would then to…   Read more»