The completion of any project relies on the full cooperation of everyone on the team. With that being said, when planning for the project and selecting members of the project team, it is important tha...

First, it's important to sit down with the team to understand what the problem is and brainstorm its possible causes. Our team first tackled the issue of the formulation clumping and leaking from the ...

When creating a device, the team comes up with the product specifications and requirements which essentially tell you how the device does what it's supposed to do. These are your design inputs. Design...

As a few have mentioned before, one aspect of a project that can cause failure is poor planning and communication. Of course plans can change and the team can adjust or adapt to setbacks but if the pr...

There are risks to every project so it is important that risks are assessed in the beginning of the project. More often than not risks affect a project negatively which is why project teams have to co...

If milestones are missed, the first step is to get the team together to investigate why deadlines weren't met. During this process, as with any process, communication is essential. In this case, the p...

First, I think it is important that you plan for any possible failures that could occur with your project in the very beginning. For example, in this week's sim, calcium sulfate hardens when exposed t...

The Gantt chart helps to visualize the tasks in a project. Through the chart you are able to see how long tasks will take and which tasks are needed to be completed first before starting another task....

Like many of the previous posts have stated, this course has definitely proven to be valuable. In my undergraduate classes, you don't always see assignments or projects try to simulate a real world or...

I have worked on projects before where the work breakdown was not clear. The members of the group were all assigned tasks but there was no clear timeline on when each task should be completed to ensur...

As many have mentioned, overestimating a project's completion time is a good way to lessen the chances of the team underestimated task duration. When planning the project, the team must always conside...

When assembling the project team and delegating tasks, the PM should be sure to outline the responsibilities for each team member. Furthermore, if an individual is part of other teams and has other ob...

First, as mentioned in the lecture, it is important for the PM to obtain the best methods of communication from each of the team members. Especially in a time when many in-person meetings are limited ...

I believe there are several factors that go into deciding what organization type will work best for a company. For example, a functional organization might work well for a big company with multiple pr...

I work in a small medical device company that uses a matrix organization. Although I have not been with the company for a long time, I can see the cons to a matrix organization. Because the company is...