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»

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Program managers oversee the progress made by project managers. For example, where project managers are concerned about finding time to use a lab, program managers are concerned with dividing lab use between different projects. In that regard, program managers are…   Read more»

In addition to the points listed, changing vendors might not be an option for some projects. This can be due to that product being the only one of its kind on the market, the only one that meets other criteria,…   Read more»

Diverse teams lead to the brainstorming of unique ideas because of those different backgrounds. These ideas can conflict with each other so it is necessary to identify which plans can be implemented together without creating more problems in the long…   Read more»

Design verification is ensuring the specifications in the design specification document are met. This can be thought of making sure the individual parts of a device are as planned, as well as specifying any components being used. It also includes,…   Read more»

Unfortunately, design change requests will cause some delays, but this can be mitigated by having separate teams work on separate parts of the project. This would allow the team that focuses on the adhesion to troubleshoot this problem early without…   Read more»

Design review meetings a good way to discuss any issues that are arising and how to proceed from it. This can include various reasons such as items being back ordered, scheduling delays, and more. It’d be the perfect place to…   Read more»

Proper documentation, book-keeping, and following Good Laboratory Practice guidelines can deter conflicts from arising by keeping track of a project in every step of the process. If an error is found, the problem can be tracked down and investigated if…   Read more»

Scope is the one factor that can severely affect the other factors in consideration if done poorly. It needs to be carefully planned or else issues may arise later on. If the scope is not carefully planned then that can…   Read more»

Regulations are there to ensure the safety of use. It has the benefit of preventing unsubstantial claims from made by requiring them to prove efficacy and reproducibility of any results shown. If it’s not part of the primary use of…   Read more»

It’s suitable for the sake of this argument to consider that a manager trying to frantically control things may be a manager who did not plan their project correctly or leave room for leeway in their project schedule. It’s equally…   Read more»

There may be bugs or unresolved issues involved with the implementation of new software or tools. Adding onto this, new software may not be backward compatible with existing tools or data, and transferring over prematurely can cause problems to manifest….   Read more»

The optimal way to communicate effectively is to meet together as a team as soon as possible in order to create a timeline of what needs to be done and or prioritized. As the others said, this can be done…   Read more»