In a medical device project setting, I believe that the most effective way of conveying lessons learned would be in the format of a PowerPoint presentation. The lessons learned section is necessary for these types of projects because how much…   Read more»

As a project manager, I believe for the most part that a person’s main experience should be a limiting factor on what they are allowed to work on in the project. I believe that an effective project involves the entirety…   Read more»

In my opinion, I believe that face to face meetings regarding the project no matter the length are always the most effective ways of getting something across in team projects. In all of the projects that I have been in,…   Read more»

An example that came to mind regarding this topic would be an academic project that I participated in with a group to create a medical device from scratch. The basic budget that we were given was $200 and the group…   Read more»

I believe that group members/project manger of the scenario should not get immediately reprimanded or punished for going a little over time or budget. Keeping track of the limitations of the project is indeed important because the parameters were set…   Read more»

As a project manger, it would not be that uncommon of a scenario where members of the team develop or already have personal issues with each other. In this scenario how the group moves forward and continues to develop the…   Read more»

Hey everyone! My name is Neil Mondelus, and I am currently in my first semester for my Master’s Degree of Biomedical Engineering at NJIT. I am also pursing a graduate certificate in Biomedical Device Development as well. Thank you for…   Read more»

I believe that when it comes to dividing the workload of a project, it is always best when it is smaller groups working on a part rather than completely individual work. Having someone go off on their own completely independently…   Read more»

The organizational group that I prefer would have to be functional structured organization when it comes to working on projects. Functional organization allows for the members of the team to express their specific expertise on the project and having other…   Read more»

As a project manager, it should be the upmost priority that the team no matter how large it is to have say in the direction the project is headed. This can be difficult with the more team members the project…   Read more»

In the event that a medical device is misclassified, this could a have severe implications based on how far  it made in it’s project life cycle. This would require going to the FDA for changes in how the product is…   Read more»

Project life cycle is a term used to describe the basic flow or steps that a project/team undergoes within a time period to demonstrate the project’s effectiveness throughout the community. The term Product life cycle can be seen as an…   Read more»

In a scenario where it was required of me work on a product and I needed to determine an initial range for the product grow, I would first go into the particulars of the product to truly understand what heights…   Read more»

Whenever in a group setting, it is inevitable for the members to begin to disagreements with each other or even just not click with each other right off the bat. I have been in multiple groups where the other members…   Read more»

For the purpose of medical device development, I am of the opinion that the more varied the skill set of the project team the better. It will always be necessary to have people in the team asking the extra question,…   Read more»

When it comes to group based projects, I prefer working in smaller teams of people because of how much more focused the project vison will be with a reasonably sized team. Working in larger groups have the advantage of having…   Read more»

I believe that the overall normalization of remote work since the pandemic is a huge positive because of how it offers the ability for more accommodation for people working and giving their two cents for projects. Though I believe that…   Read more»

Group dysfunctionality and a lack of team communication are the primary reason for projects to go under and not reach the heights that it set to achieve whether it being professional or academic. With this in mind, I believe that…   Read more»

I believe that there is indeed such a thing as a “born leader” and how vital those type of personalities are towards projects in any field. Project mangers can definitely learn to become leaders even if it doesn’t come as…   Read more»