I personally feel that yes while investors are important for funding and direction – managers are responsible for the execution. You will not have a successful project without a successful manager. You may have a lot of stakeholders and investors…   Read more»

I think working with smaller teams is easier. You’re better able to communicate with everyone and ensure everyone is on the same page whereas with larger teams some things may get lost. I went from a large team (working with…   Read more»

Have a conversation with the team member to address their performance. Ask them if they need support in some areas. What is holding them back? I find it’s better to be supportive rather than aggressive. Even if someone shows that…   Read more»

In my opinion and what I’ve seen work very well is projects that have very clear outlined action items for everyone to complete, in order to make sure the project gets done in a timely manner. For long-term projects, weekly…   Read more»

Personally having been in a role of leadership at my current company – I never thought I was the “boss” type. I didn’t ever think I would fit into a managerial role, but having had the experience to work as…   Read more»

Having been in both roles (at an almost interchangeable rate) – I think there are pros and cons to both, and I do believe that having experience in both a managerial and technical role makes you all the more appealing…   Read more»

Verification is more of an internal process where project qualities are checked in order to ensure adherence to certain specifications that are determined by project managers or directors. This can also mean that we are verifying if a certain aspect…   Read more»

In my opinion, the overall responsibility of the FDA to ensure all drug/food/medical devices meet current regulatory and safety requirements is a super important one. Without the FDA, we cannot guarantee that some of the medicines or food we buy…   Read more»

It is tricky to resolve conflict within a team as a Project Manager. I feel as though it’s difficult to take “sides” in a conflict as you may be causing an even greater rift in the team which will not…   Read more»