The motivational advice that I have to give to people in project management would be stop putting so much stock in how the X employee does something while you are a Y. Constantly comparing yourself to your coworkers, or other…   Read more»

The mindset that America has established that has people put the value of their work over their own health and ambition is something that has consistently lead to problems in the workforce in general. The idea of Americans overworking themselves…   Read more»

I believe that it sets a bad precedent when companies immediately fire somebody that is underperforming and or is not immediately meeting their standards. When companies showcase that they do not put any value in their employees as people and…   Read more»

Job satisfaction is something that is very hard to identify because it truly does vary from person to person. Finding out what can cause of person to feel a sense of pride or fulfillment in their work can lead to…   Read more»

I think that a factor that goes into jobs that the employers tend to forget about would be the overall environment that the employees have to work in. It’s not necessarily about whether the environment is toxic or not, it…   Read more»

I believe that employee engagement is an aspect of the project management that more often than not gets forgotten about. A majority of people assume that all that goes into the project would only be getting through the process and…   Read more»

If the group wants to ensure that the best outcome for the project, then I would highly advice the members of the team to have a baseline level of familiarity with each others work. Projects can only be elevated when…   Read more»

In situations such as this, a sudden staff change has the possibility of changing the overall flow and structure of the project in general. It would be at this time a reallocation of the time and schedule of the project…   Read more»

I believe that how the project team manages their budget is an important factor on the overall success of the team because of how it influences the general morale. The development of team cohesion and trust is something that deserves…   Read more»

An effective PM would be able to properly set the expectations of the project without over committing to plans that lead the main problem the project attempts to address to be sidetracked. I believe that a lot of it boils…   Read more»

In my opinion, the preference on the hiring process of the project manager should relay on many other factors besides the company that the employee is apart of. I believe that there are many benefits on hiring people that are…   Read more»

I believe that the scheduling phase of any project is deceptively the most difficult project phase because of how much of the project relies on it. This phase is subject to change with any new introduction brought upon the group…   Read more»

I believe that it is incredibly difficult to be able to identify the positive and negative aspects of delaying a project or even increasing its cost. It is too simplistic of a mindset to think that it is automatically negative…   Read more»

In my opinion I believe the most important tool to use for the plan of execution as a PM would be the status review meetings with the entire team. I previously worked with a group doing a medical device project…   Read more»

In the situations where its is required for a PM to do personnel management with the other members if the team, it should go without saying that the most important thing to do is communicate. This goes for both parties,…   Read more»

Time delays for a project especially in the medical device field is an incredibly harrowing situation to be placed in because of prior expectations. Sometimes certain delays can already be factored into the project, while others are completely unprecedented and…   Read more»

In my opinion, the most important phase to ensure a product’s success is the project proposal and inception phase. This phase has a lot riding on it being the moment where all of the plans and hopes for the project…   Read more»

When it comes to handing off the product to another team, I believe that it is important to have a baseline level of respect for both parties. It should go without saying that trust is needed when collaborating with people…   Read more»

While I was working on a medical device project with a group of students, a constant concern that the group faced was creating a proper weekly design review meeting with our project supervisor. There were some weeks where we had…   Read more»

Establishing team development and creating a regular back and forth between teammates are what I believe to be essential in project execution. It may not come natural to some, but I feel as though attempting to establish a bond between…   Read more»