The hiring process is one of the most important parts of retention. A good fit does not always mean the one person with the highest qualifications on paper. Suitability for the position has to be ana...

My aim is to be a scientist. But I think that it is totally wrong to believe that only managers will require managerial skills. Scientists also will have to lead laboratories, meet deadlines and take ...

I personally believe that I am acceptably organized. But I am very novice when it comes to social interactions. Throughout my studies and career, I have always been on the technical end and did not ha...

What motivates me the most is to see people believe in me. I know that this is not as good as self-motivation, but still, that is what has worked for me so far. I sometimes find it hard to work in an ...

It is known from numerous studies that only a small percentage of new hires fail to succeed due to a lack of knowledge or technical skills. At the same time, several studies exist that show that highe...

I think we are biased towards thinking of one thing at a time. In college, we focus on one field of study and we spend a whole lot of time thinking only of that particular thing. So, I think all of us...

Reactive management can happen due to a crisis or unexpected situation arising in the company. But a habitual reactive management style is not that good. Reactive management tends to result sometimes ...

The risk management plan becomes a very important part of such situations. Having a substitute member trained on essential skills performed by a key player in the team is important. Also having approp...

Six sigma is very popular as it reduces waste by minimizing variations in processes. In a bell curve distribution, 6 sigma ultimately means 3.4 defects for every one million opportunities, or in other...

This is my first class with Dr. Simon. I had taken a course in project management and another course in production planning and control from my home school in Sri Lanka. But this the very first time t...

As many have already described the steps that happen during the closing phase I would like to discuss the importance of the closing phase in a project. At first, the project closure might seem like an...

Risk management and agile project management are two things that come to my mind when thinking of cost overruns. In most cases, cost overruns occur due to unexpected expenditures which most of the tim...

To add to the discussion on Gantt charts I would like to discuss a little about the history. Henry Laurence Gantt who was an American mechanical engineer is credited with the invention of the Gantt ch...

If the change involves the device or the manufacturing of the device, the technical aspects of the change have to be reviewed. The most important factor will be making sure that patient health and saf...

It is very important to understand the product ecosystem. The tests have to start to be designed as product specs are being developed. The tests have to be treated like a subproject. While defining th...