I agree with you, I also feel people here are overworked which is very detrimental to their motivation. There will be times when work will piles up and it has to completed to meet its deadlines. I say this with…   Read more»

I also feel like I should work as an engineer for couple of years before moving up to a higher management position. I had always set a goal for myself to move up within a company to higher position, such…   Read more»

Retaining talented employees is really important not only for the team’s success but also for the company. Having retained employees, you will not waste time retraining new employees. New employees usually have a buffer of two/three months new employees getting…   Read more»

I agree with you, working with great people makes your job more enjoyable. I say this with experience, in my opinion if you have a great team environment and everyone gets along then you will enjoy going to work the…   Read more»

I believe it starts with the culture of the team. If your team has any issues with one another or have no desire of helping one another then it will lead to people either leaving the team to join another…   Read more»

My motivation is accomplishing your goals. There are many challenges we will all face throughout our career. There will be ups and downs, but reaching your goal is probably the most satisfaction. By this I mean, you’re completing your goal…   Read more»

WBS does have its pros and cons. However, I feel that the biggest pitfall in this case could be having to do with multiple task all at once.The goal is to break down all tasks so that you can compete…   Read more»

I think HR plays a huge role. This department is responsible for find the correct candidate for the desired position. In terms with medical device, they typically look for someone who as a similarity of the process in the medical…   Read more»

I’ve also experience something similar with my capstone project. We had multiple components or call them sensors, in order to finish our final project. Our project’s goal was to measure three different biometrics data (blood glucose, blood oxygen, and activity)….   Read more»

I had the same experience with my capstone project. We were really confused on what class it would be considered. On the other hand we had so many different components, that we had to do research for each one separately….   Read more»

As people have stated the professor mentioned this in the lecture. In my case, during our weekly meetings we go over the weekly metrics. Overall, I believe project management metrics, can help teams especially project managers keep track and have…   Read more»

Like many, we had to create a gantt chart for our capstone project. There were many couple of times where we missed a great milestone in our project. Our project consisted of using several different sensors, that will be uploaded…   Read more»

I remember during my internship, I had an opportunity to sit down in a design review meeting. All the head department members were at the meeting. These meeting were taken very seriously and it was mandatory for all member to…   Read more»

I believe having a strong baseline schedule is really important. Scheduling seems to be easy but it is never hundred percent accurate. There will always be unexpected events that can throw a team off schedule. For example, one of my…   Read more»

Yes the executing phase is very important, this were the project is done. However I don’t think it’s the most important. In my opinion planning phase is the most important. You would have to establish roles and responsibilities, make sure…   Read more»

There are some methods to avoid scope creep. One method is to understand the clients or customers vision of the project. What does the client require? As we learned we need to clarify the goals and objectives in the initial…   Read more»

This will definitely delay the project. Both sides can be at fault, Dr. Malekai should have presented his information earlier. This simulation showed that there is miscommunication within the project team. The research was basically condense and gave a higher…   Read more»

Design Validation is basically, did the project team design the right device? In the medical device industry the design validation used to create device within a specific requirement, like design outputs. The goal is to accomplish all the users needs….   Read more»

Anything that is unethical will end up causing problems in the end. I believe any medical device companies will try their best to avoid anything unethical, or they will eventually have to deal with the FDA. PM’s need to set…   Read more»

The planning phase is the foundation of the entire project. It really is how you will execute. If you don’t plan a head, you are bound to fail at some point during the project. The planning phase will determine how…   Read more»