Outsourcing vs insourcing for clinical trials should be based on the company’s internal capabilities to perform a clinical trial. If the company itself have the time and resources to perform a clinical trials then by all means this should be…   Read more»

As mentioned by a few here and also discussed in the lecture, money is not an actual motivator but a demotivators. Most people want “fair” pay, not more pay than their fellow employees. If people feel compensated fairly they will…   Read more»

As discussed in this weeks lecture, motivation and how motivated employees are will determine how happy/content they are at their current job. With retention, a company will retain more of its employees if the employees themselves have self motivation to…   Read more»

Lessoned learned documents are incredibly useful for the success and continuation of a project. I remember when I was a part of a senior design capstone project I utilized a similar document to continue a project left by the senior…   Read more»

My biggest motivation is success and the prospect of helping others. I work in the Biotech industry because I like the thought that someone is being saved and/or helped because I showed up to work. Being a part of a…   Read more»

As mentioned by others picking these threes qualities depends heavily on the needs and financial status of the project and study. One trait that I think is the most important and should have the most effort put into is that…   Read more»

I find myself to be a technical person who can work well in a team environment and tend to be a good teamplayer. While I have had experience in a leadership position for a senior capstone project my main downfall…   Read more»

I believe that it should be a part of a project for each member to have a general idea of other components of the project. I do not believe much time will be taken from project deadline to familiarize each…   Read more»

Change in staff is inevitable in a work environment because people are ambitious and are always searching for new opportunities. In the case of a project I think a key thing that people already mentioned is that there is a…   Read more»

I agree with alot of posts here that a balance in satisfying the stakeholders and project team is favorable. However when doing a project for a corporate company, it is important to know that alot of money is on the…   Read more»

Projects are volatile by nature. A lot of things can happen and within different scopes. A team member can become suddenly ill, the project budget changes, stakeholder needs changes, etc. and these events are not easily predictable. With that said…   Read more»

As already mentioned by some, versatility is favorable but also is highly dependent on the role of each team member. If a role of one member is more technical and research heavy, it will be better if this individuals knowledge…   Read more»

Project managers responsibility is to communicate to stakeholder and come to consensus of each stakeholders needs. When it comes to a change in the project, these changes need to be communicated as well. The general practice is setting up meetings…   Read more»

Giving Project managers the power to change to a project plan without stakeholders approval is not a good idea. While the Project manager has knowledge of the project and has authority over the project and project team, the business needs…   Read more»

As mentioned by @Dke2 too much monitoring will lead to micromanagement. Every PM has a responsibility to monitor the team as well as the progress within a project. There also needs to be a sense of trust, in which PM…   Read more»

Very interesting topic. Although I do not doubt the effectiveness of AI, I do feel that people overestimate its abilities. Project management as we know, is very complex and multidimensional with many variables to play around with. Will AI be…   Read more»

When it come to this topic, its is my opinion that the reason people look down on animal testing is because animal testing has not been around for that long. People have had negative things to say about the meat…   Read more»

I do believe that as long as the animals who are subjected to testing are treated in a humane matter, then it is ethical. Animal testing is very important for gathering data during pre-clinical phases of a device or technology….   Read more»

Life is unpredictable so it is impossible to account for everything. During a project there will be times where team member may have an unexpected event that can deter their ability to perform in their group. I agree with alot…   Read more»

When planning a project I have had a similar experience as @ag2265. Although I do work in the industry, it is not a project based but a commercial function so my project experience is mainly during academia. I agree with…   Read more»