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os97 replied to the topic "Let's Be Motivated!!!" – 2 days ago
From my co-op experience, I have noticed that one of the biggest motivators has been introducing employees to the people they are helping. The company I work at regularly has seminars with guest speakers who have received and used products… Read more»
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os97 replied to the topic "What’s Your Motivator?" – 2 days ago
Being in Biomedical Engineering, my biggest motivator is the help I can give. I used to volunteer in the hospital, and through this I was able to see first-hand the amount of good technologies and innovations from the BME field… Read more»
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os97 replied to the topic "Engineer vs. Manager" – 2 days ago
As someone who is currently starting in the industry, I prefer the role of the engineer. I have little work experience, and thus am unfamiliar with the work environment and its dynamics. Along with this, a majority of my skills… Read more»
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os97 replied to the topic "Time Management in Medical Devices" – 1 week, 2 days ago
Tackling the aspect of keeping up with fast-evolving technology in terms of biomedical device development, the best way to do so is via proactive action. Rather than keeping up with change, it is best to try and predict what changes… Read more»
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os97 replied to the topic "Vendor Decision" – 1 week, 2 days ago
Considering the mini-sim from this week, going for multiple vendors can be more beneficial for next steps in terms of finalizing alternate sources for the coating material. In considering vendors available for a product, fitting the requirements stated within the… Read more»
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os97 replied to the topic "Human Resource Management" – 1 week, 2 days ago
To touch upon the mention of scenario-based simulation training, within the company I am currently working in, we are mandated to complete certain virtual training sessions each quarter, keeping us up to date with new technologies brought to the company,… Read more»
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os97 replied to the topic "Project managers' charactristic" – 2 weeks, 2 days ago
When it comes to project management, communication skills are a must. This helps the project manager facilitate collaboration, prevent conflicts, define goals & expectations, and allows for decision-making in the project to occur. Communication within a project is what allows… Read more»
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os97 replied to the topic "Unexpected Time Delays – miniSim" – 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Budgets can be high with animal experiments. This has to do with how time and labor intensive the studies are, resources needed for animal care, long-term nature of the studies (if applicable), material and equipment costs, and compliance with regulations…. Read more»
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os97 replied to the topic "Optimizing Information Distribution" – 2 weeks, 2 days ago
I believe that finding a balance between these two alternatives is dependent on understanding the roles of different team members within a project and the complexity of the information being communicated. Different team members have different roles, and a way… Read more»
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os97 replied to the topic "In planning, the method to calculate each task duration." – 1 month ago
For determining the duration of each task, it’s good to have an understanding of the team members performing the task, and what resources they have access to. Resources team members have access to determine time spent on the procedure. More… Read more»
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os97 replied to the topic "Project Plan Execution" – 1 month ago
Within my experience, a key aspect of project plan execution is checking the feasibility of the project plan before making an effort to follow through on it. Some of my work is incredibly time-sensitive and requires costly resources. Keeping this… Read more»
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os97 replied to the topic "How Many Project Update Meetings Are Necessary to Keep them Productive" – 1 month ago
Project update meetings are a great way of getting an entire team onboard with the projects occurring, seeing who can help out for certain trouble spots, and making plans for future work based on everyone’s feedback. However, for long term… Read more»
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os97 replied to the topic "How do the FDA manage" – 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Within the medical device industry, the FDA device review is the process in which FDA review teams review submitted data to determine whether to approve the device or not. In this process, there might be a meeting of an advisory… Read more»
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os97 replied to the topic "hiring policies for a project manager" – 1 month, 2 weeks ago
While external hiring can diversify staff, bring new skills to the team, and create a larger talent pool, internal hiring has a large amount of benefits that make it more beneficial to project managers. A reduction in hiring costs is… Read more»
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os97 replied to the topic "Pitfalls of estimate both costs and resources" – 1 month, 2 weeks ago
While I have not managed projects myself within academics or medical device development, in terms of improper estimation of costs I have also seen an extension within the project time-line. If the budget for certain projects is not enough, the… Read more»
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os97 replied to the topic "Planning Techniques" – 1 month, 3 weeks ago
I do not have much industry experience either in addressing project planning, however in what projects I have seen and participated in there have been common factors. Before the initiation of any work such as data gathering, a key detail… Read more»
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os97 replied to the topic "Project Initiation" – 1 month, 3 weeks ago
This is an amazing definition of the concept of project initiation. Keeping in mind all the objectives of project initiation, I’m curious about what complications can arise within the medical device industry. A business case typically includes a summary of… Read more»
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os97 replied to the topic "Making connections between people and schools" – 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Hello everyone! My name is Olena and I am a BME Undergraduate student at NJIT. Here is my LinkedIn, looking forward to connecting with you all!
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os97 replied to the topic "Task scheduling" – 1 month, 4 weeks ago
This is a great definition of task scheduling! Another couple of details to include is that task scheduling can change throughout the project based on the schedule available, risks, technical specifications, etc. Observation and conversation with the individuals being scheduled… Read more»
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os97 replied to the topic "Email Communication" – 1 month, 4 weeks ago
Emails are best for more formal communications and messages that are meant to be sent to a large number of individuals. In case multiple emails build up, it is a good idea to re-evaluate what older emails are important to… Read more»
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