https://medicaldevicecourses.com/members/mrm62/activity/ Activity feed for mrm62. Sat, 25 Apr 2026 02:14:09 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 3d98296c80487c74eebcc7105e4f643a https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/31549/ Mon, 05 May 2025 02:47:15 -0400 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»

]]> 196c19f556d54e3a8372b2a6ce65a4ed https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/31548/ Mon, 05 May 2025 02:34:39 -0400 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»

]]> 2c0ad50598310344934796755e649c13 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/31541/ Sun, 04 May 2025 23:57:21 -0400 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»

]]> af9f810aeca125644dbfe25b50d93a34 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/31439/ Mon, 28 Apr 2025 03:28:26 -0400 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»

]]> b794f51910c527aec296e5504ce534c0 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/31438/ Mon, 28 Apr 2025 03:12:37 -0400 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»

]]> df0774a5e531dfd77aa2a235e4f758f7 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/31437/ Mon, 28 Apr 2025 03:03:15 -0400 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»

]]> 7eac3c2856918baa036f46a7f3b522ad https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/31348/ Mon, 21 Apr 2025 03:52:53 -0400 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»

]]> c21adbf4764d73c0a758c92d5ca954ff https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/31343/ Mon, 21 Apr 2025 03:33:45 -0400 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»

]]> 60faf6e6cf2b1b32eeeb48dc932aa588 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/31341/ Mon, 21 Apr 2025 03:21:57 -0400 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»

]]> a4c3c6f5d00a9eb5afb9f6a92f3375a5 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/31270/ Mon, 14 Apr 2025 03:45:46 -0400 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»

]]> 8b21966db92df62db073c3708244f1e4 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/31265/ Mon, 14 Apr 2025 03:18:50 -0400 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»

]]> 963e040d211f5cff998a899781a96df9 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/31260/ Mon, 14 Apr 2025 02:50:03 -0400 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»

]]> 9efd90299c9bbfe5d56a4e2284eacb2a https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/31176/ Mon, 31 Mar 2025 02:36:39 -0400 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»

]]> b88a217d0347bd2c283bec6c5a82e6e0 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/31133/ Tue, 25 Mar 2025 21:51:16 -0400 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»

]]> fc72768b0b80ebebdb25c9f8c563e1c0 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/31132/ Tue, 25 Mar 2025 21:41:01 -0400 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»

]]> c30a2cea31cf78e7105e15ffec508048 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/31103/ Mon, 17 Mar 2025 03:45:45 -0400 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»

]]> 8684aa7479351bfe62501dfc9c4735b9 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/31092/ Mon, 17 Mar 2025 02:03:53 -0400 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»

]]> 25f4b503b9bddc3ebf439465b8ff9e71 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/31091/ Mon, 17 Mar 2025 01:53:00 -0400 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»

]]> 6c82c12fbcee0206e8152dfce7a1e204 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30957/ Tue, 04 Mar 2025 22:33:09 -0500 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»

]]> 42ca314a73ae02ce342b853c0eacbc96 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30956/ Tue, 04 Mar 2025 22:24:11 -0500 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»

]]> 826934259f04f1fc1f5a5adac055d8f5 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30955/ Tue, 04 Mar 2025 22:10:26 -0500 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»

]]> b390ee6cdf597006f0b095c67fa510d9 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30932/ Mon, 03 Mar 2025 04:59:22 -0500 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»

]]> e31661b7cb92f083fb81704429181d1f https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30931/ Mon, 03 Mar 2025 04:41:12 -0500 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»

]]> 8409a552839448c26e2dde1dbf150b23 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30927/ Mon, 03 Mar 2025 04:22:19 -0500 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»

]]> 3df17449cfaf85b2950db1025be2f84a https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30845/ Mon, 24 Feb 2025 04:31:58 -0500 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»

]]> 943e9a63ef3f53d6ef438e23d659804e https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30843/ Mon, 24 Feb 2025 04:16:56 -0500 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»

]]> 3b054bfdceeceeda227de18d52176acd https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30842/ Mon, 24 Feb 2025 03:49:57 -0500 Hi,I’m a student at NJIT in the biomedical engineering program.https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-m-a97aa21ab/

]]> 92240b6b51f544e5900be0cbdbca3422 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30738/ Sun, 16 Feb 2025 03:22:57 -0500 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»

]]> d09225a870e0c1fe59ceed9751ffc1cf https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30737/ Sun, 16 Feb 2025 02:08:45 -0500 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»

]]> fd30fef3a38ea06db8f1dcecf84fe529 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30736/ Sat, 15 Feb 2025 23:16:52 -0500 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»

]]> 183bd73edbdd14ee450032a74eecc1d5 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30639/ Sun, 09 Feb 2025 03:40:09 -0500 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»

]]> 434ca2a70b92607c0117cf48f869128b https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30638/ Sun, 09 Feb 2025 02:09:54 -0500 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»

]]> 494e4c36f46307490566bfde64711901 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30637/ Sun, 09 Feb 2025 00:01:53 -0500 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»

]]> a211f0652a2384b6f3902345127ebdd4 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30556/ Sun, 02 Feb 2025 22:30:35 -0500 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»

]]> 378822392a1f6e493b6fbc741f9d7ed6 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30552/ Sun, 02 Feb 2025 20:32:13 -0500 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»

]]> 44ca70de661cafcc98c022e52a3c7b76 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30549/ Sun, 02 Feb 2025 00:44:08 -0500 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»

]]> 2459d6e8e2228c3d1309ac0353874b90 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30461/ Mon, 27 Jan 2025 01:20:48 -0500 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»

]]> 70b07035c08ff52acf0849e0dbf7ee3a https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30457/ Mon, 27 Jan 2025 01:20:46 -0500 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»

]]> bf64f4e2367c0d8b14461f4a3cf8ea6f https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/30456/ Mon, 27 Jan 2025 01:20:45 -0500 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»

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