I found that a lot of what was mentioned in this class helped me fill in the gaps in my industry knowledge. I have been working as a quality engineering intern for a couple months now and though I hav...

QA or Quality Assurance makes sure that the project is meeting all industry regulations. For example if you want to set new storage conditions for one of your devices, you consult the quality assuranc...

In your example I think that if possible those critical team members should have notified of their availability for the dates needed. The project manager should have asked if she/he did not if there w...

I agree with these factors for the following reasons: It's important for everyone on the team to be on the same page and therefor agree with the project goals. If a team member doesn't agree or has co...

The planned value and actual cost serve as points of comparison throughout the project to monitor what the current value of the project is to what the planned value is. And the actual cost helps deter...

Schedule variance is keeping track of the project progress by comparing the current money worth of it to the planned worth it should have. If at month 6 the earned value is closer to the planned value...

I think it's important to keep track of all lessons learned throughout the project by each individual team member who has a role in this project. If one of the team members leaves the company, their l...

Hi Everyone, I wanted your opinion on what you think would happen/should happen if you start getting a lot of problems with a certain vendor right in the middle of a validation. For example, you are ...

I would follow ISO:9001, the standards that specify quality management. Quality is an important part of the entire project and these guidelines help make sure that industry standards are met while mee...

In the case of the MiniSim, passing results were obtained after shortening the length of the animal experiment. This resulted in an increased risk and reduction in quality of the results. I think some...

I would say establishing a DDP and requirements would be the most important. If this document is properly outlined it sets the foundation for making plans and executing the project. If things go wrong...

"By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail". The planning phase is the most important phase for any project. Thorough planning takes into account the possibility of staff leaving or not being av...

Logging my work has helped in many occasions. I think it's come the most handy in research settings. I've been a research assistant for about 2.5 years now and have been working on the same project wh...

I would say the longer that the scope remains unfinalized, the higher the chances of there being scope creep. The needs of the customer should be specified earlier on, and communication between both p...

I agree with Manolo^ that policies should be in place regarding vacation days, PTO, etc. Additionally, I think it's important for the project manager to encourage communication between himself and the...