https://medicaldevicecourses.com/members/pd222/activity/ Activity feed for pd222. Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:17:23 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 72a34855c7dfadf09e29ffe4ac89de49 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27692/ Tue, 25 Apr 2023 01:07:54 -0400 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»

]]> d1b2300ece5ad2aa46eb8832d6ddf8f6 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27691/ Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:43:21 -0400 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»

]]> 9d7ab86e3b9f6fd0e1ef656031677ba6 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27690/ Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:33:22 -0400 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»

]]> bbea67f33261f235c1f1fee2e5558e26 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27558/ Tue, 18 Apr 2023 01:05:58 -0400 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»

]]> da3996c955633083303b157503dd54c7 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27557/ Tue, 18 Apr 2023 00:50:58 -0400 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»

]]> 78dedfd27c7871f87e39c1a5f569e1eb https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27556/ Tue, 18 Apr 2023 00:43:02 -0400 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»

]]> eef2d23e4a9e1ef8c44439d915408a62 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27406/ Tue, 11 Apr 2023 00:06:00 -0400 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»

]]> f625126bc9bff230e56fcf6c6f53d062 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27405/ Mon, 10 Apr 2023 23:53:01 -0400 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»

]]> 64b897be724bd39611ac365a40abf5f3 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27404/ Mon, 10 Apr 2023 23:40:45 -0400 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»

]]> 92ef0420cd711b63949ddb437c58c6c4 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27289/ Mon, 03 Apr 2023 22:10:15 -0400 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»

]]> f32d6f727f3da1a8188ee71ced4a9932 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27288/ Mon, 03 Apr 2023 21:59:23 -0400 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»

]]> f65e297fe71d13613fcbccc86c654eb0 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27287/ Mon, 03 Apr 2023 21:53:53 -0400 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»

]]> 30d7159d6a3919aece3b966cde0d5795 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27127/ Mon, 20 Mar 2023 05:08:06 -0400 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»

]]> f5694472c10a2c0d9ec93384a7d9d58b https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27126/ Mon, 20 Mar 2023 04:50:50 -0400 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»

]]> ddafcc706b4ded5ae27ab9cb997479fc https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/27125/ Mon, 20 Mar 2023 04:25:31 -0400 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»

]]> 8ab4709820fa2c50fb8f826a4ec07479 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26927/ Mon, 06 Mar 2023 22:40:15 -0500 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»

]]> 34433ba27b8a6aeb0292b4b293e33cab https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26926/ Mon, 06 Mar 2023 22:29:02 -0500 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»

]]> 2e6c0125b435798cab0aa7048575bc63 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26925/ Mon, 06 Mar 2023 21:55:05 -0500 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»

]]> cd8c45ad6c7964674e7117c40cff00d2 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26764/ Mon, 27 Feb 2023 23:55:04 -0500 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»

]]> 2e31d38189e33de26feec4bbc60b1e71 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26763/ Mon, 27 Feb 2023 22:57:48 -0500 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»

]]> a6f8dd4a9794dcc7fef1a5b87e235b50 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26762/ Mon, 27 Feb 2023 22:21:19 -0500 I agree with @hmara that people are fickle and that personal problems within a team can result in missed deadlines. At my place of employment I have had managers who handle these types of problems well. I had one manager…   Read more»

]]> 6a8fae340d8c9dfccc768040f43d36f3 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26691/ Tue, 21 Feb 2023 02:03:58 -0500 Project managers main characteristic is the ability to lead. The PMBOK guide describes in detail the types of leadership skills and traits a PM might possess. These skills that project managers have comes with time and experience. Project managers need…   Read more»

]]> bc9ad14335cada1cc0045393d194d310 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26688/ Mon, 20 Feb 2023 22:23:28 -0500 When dealing with a new PM or any new “boss” for that matter, there is a definite period of acclimation. This is when the PM and the team gets to know each other. Challenges are expected and most of the…   Read more»

]]> 7a935068f2b11686d1e8612901d60216 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26687/ Mon, 20 Feb 2023 22:05:32 -0500 During covid we had no choice but to adapt to a new form of working and communicating when working from home. During this time we all had the opportunity to observe the benefits and downside to this method. As mentioned…   Read more»

]]> b563292c06a754969ca0554332ecd7fa https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26623/ Tue, 14 Feb 2023 02:04:45 -0500 One instance where poor planning caused downstream difficulties in a project was during my senior design capstone project. My team grouped together because we were friends but did not account for our individual skillsets. The project was a multidiscipline project…   Read more»

]]> e28a452a1edab54ae5cf07c0e35ea05c https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26622/ Tue, 14 Feb 2023 01:49:58 -0500 Ideally it is advised to have a good team from the start. Having members that are competent and can work well with one another. Although even with a good team there can be times where the teams can underperform. In…   Read more»

]]> edce15436e1634d267be633a7559e563 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26620/ Mon, 13 Feb 2023 22:02:41 -0500 Hi all, 
My name is Paul Davila and I am a graduate student at NJIT. Here is my linkedin page
http://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-davila-7151a3153

]]> 07ca813e4ff22e69c6c230f6baf5eb6c https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26558/ Tue, 07 Feb 2023 00:28:20 -0500 As everyone mentioned already yes every part of the design controls is important. But I feel with these control a few comes to mind that mind need closer attention. That is planning and validation. Planning will set the tone for…   Read more»

]]> f09db2ccfb3296deadd7d6bc7d3d6de9 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26557/ Tue, 07 Feb 2023 00:02:56 -0500 A good rule for any experiment is that there is no such thing as bad data, data is data. So when something fails or goes wrong in a project, first thing is to record what happened. This information can be…   Read more»

]]> 6bef593dde9cfc22a3151e2467b2ae54 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26556/ Mon, 06 Feb 2023 23:38:25 -0500 Where I am currently employed we follow GMP/cGMP guidelines. As a QA specialist our procedures are governed by the FDA which follows strict GMP guidelines and we have quality management system in place to ensure quality in our manufacturing process….   Read more»

]]> 0d2bdec8311da080794b5ac2f578884d https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26467/ Mon, 30 Jan 2023 18:21:30 -0500 Underperformance in a team member can lead to numerous problems within the team such as missed deadlines and/or work of low quality. Sometimes events in a persons life can lead to lowered performance and that must be taken into account…   Read more»

]]> 3139154a778ccd6b3465996cf8e97dc9 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26465/ Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:11:07 -0500 I agree with most of the responses here that a leader is something that can be both innate and/or taught. I personally like to think it is a quality that is more taught or “nurtured”. As people here already mentioned…   Read more»

]]> 02894f35e2e5cd08552d24528abbcc14 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26464/ Mon, 30 Jan 2023 16:31:11 -0500 It is hard to measure if everyone in a project is contributing equally because each members contribution depends heavily on their role in the project. But from my own experiences if a team member is not pulling their weight the…   Read more»

]]> 01fc85752c947fbe51bf9dc323282c93 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26423/ Fri, 27 Jan 2023 19:47:47 -0500 When it comes to team size I prefer smaller teams. Sometimes less is more and a team that is no bigger than four can often yield to more intimate teamwork. Tasks assigned to each person is more easy to delegate…   Read more»

]]> 62f457a35b48180bad580dec5d91a749 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26422/ Fri, 27 Jan 2023 19:47:47 -0500 Working in the industry has taught me that interpersonal skills are more valuable and useful than technical knowledge/skills. In my opinion that ratio stands because no matter how knowledgeable someone is or can be, if he can not convey and…   Read more»

]]> 2cd4820a5a545b6fabacf14f00e6a4f7 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/26421/ Fri, 27 Jan 2023 19:47:47 -0500 Deadlines should always be taken seriously so a good attitude to have is to treat each deadline as a final deadline no matter how lenient it may be. This creates a sense of urgency for everyone to finish their task…   Read more»

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