This might be a scenario where you could swap career paths if you were truly passionate about the subject. There might still be long term growth if you’re willing to do change career goals. However, this is something each person…   Read more»

I learned how to work with a variety of people who each have differing backgrounds and type of work flow. This allowed me to develop my skill to bring project team members together in order to strategize how to approach…   Read more»

Cost and quality are both great indicators for success when selecting a vendor, but transparency should also be considered. Companies that obscure information that they don’t want others to notice should be approached with caution. This is especially the case…   Read more»

It’s not fair to shift the blame onto one particular team when this is a team effort. It may be frustrating that the project team cannot advance because of a particular issue, but the first question here should be whether…   Read more»

My motivator is aspiring to work at a level equal to my peers. Listening to what people have to say and working with them is one of the few things that can vary drastically to the point where every instance…   Read more»

Offering them roles that would challenge them to critically think and therefore develop skills when they solve those problems can be a big motivator in the workplace. This needs to be done so that it isn’t just a new field…   Read more»

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»