An NDA and a patent are two very different things. A patent is something that legally gives you full rights over an idea or a product and protects your idea as your own. This prevents others from claiming your idea…   Read more»

As much as having a rule such as this sucks, it is a necessary rule that is enforced. Without a limit on the gifts we can give to our physicians, not only can they be influenced by the money/gifts that…   Read more»

A verbal agreement is an agreement that all parties agree on without it being written and signed. An example of this would be haggling to lower the price on a product or committing to do something while in a conversation….   Read more»

If I was asked this question years ago, I would have said neither. But based off the experiences I have had in the past four years, I would say I am more suited for upper management and am starting to…   Read more»

In my team, we started off by having the PM send out the DDP, a form to help him fill form a gantt chart, as well as all documents related to his project that he already had prepared. We then…   Read more»

Based off my past experience on how group projects tend to go for classes here, I would say that I am used to the Matrix form that Dr. Simon used and would probably prefer it over the others. For one…   Read more»

The reason labels are the least effective tool for risk management is that they are quite obviously not read. People often use common sense when opening up a product and more often than not figure out the way to use…   Read more»

How I remember it from the lecture, the three risk factors are Severity (S), occurrence (O), and noticeability (N) or S.O.N. The product of the numerical values for these three factors is how the Risk Priority Number (RPN) is assigned….   Read more»

For high level risks, I would do my best to mitigate the risk in an attempt to decrease the severity of the risk and then would try to employ transference to see if anyone else can do something to circumvent…   Read more»

Throughout this year in my Capstone class, the use of a Gantt chart has helped my group and I tremendously in keeping track of our progress. It is easy for us to know which aspects of the project are dependent…   Read more»

I personally feel like a project’s quality is completely dependent on communication, especially if there is a team working together on a project. Without communication, the odds of having every aspect of the project working phenomenally as well as have…   Read more»

As many have mentioned above, the more insufficient the design controls are, the more likely it is for the product to fail. There are a few examples of this scenario, such as when vehicle manufacturers have to recall a certain…   Read more»

While I myself have never been a part of a design review meeting, i still feel that such meetings are very important in the production process of a product. As a new idea is being developed, it goes through many…   Read more»

As a previous secretary, there is a difference between a good set of minutes and a sub-par set of minutes. You know a set of minutes is good when someone who was not present at the time of the meeting…   Read more»

The DID document is a very rough sketch. When anyone looks at it, they should be able to tell what it is even though there aren’t many details. This sort of document is great for customers who don’t really understand…   Read more»

The purpose of clinical testing on pharmaceutical drugs is to see how well the drug accomplishes its intended purpose as well as identify any and all side effects that the drug can cause so that they can be listed for…   Read more»

With the way society has progressed over the last few years, consent is more important than ever. If a research hospital would like to use a patient’s data/samples in a research study, then the hospital should definitely get permission from…   Read more»

While I see what you mean when you say that having the investigator know what he is giving the subject has no harm, in actuality the exact opposite can actually be the case. If the investigator knows he is giving…   Read more»

Marketing is about selling the product. That can be through promotion, EI manipulation, truthfulness, communication, from a marketing standpoint that is not as important as making sure the product sells. Personally, I’m not going to market a product that I…   Read more»

When it comes to branding, color is a minor detail that can have a major impact due to the emotional messages it sends. For example, yellow is generally one of the happiest colors on the spectrum. It portrays optimism, warmth,…   Read more»