I could not agree more. I had started interning in industry before taking any of Dr. Simon's classes. I entered not knowing anything about the FDA, GDP or the design control process. Through my experi...

In my senior design course we created a Gantt chart early on and estimated all of the required steps in the critical path. One of which was the procurement of the prototype components. This was a majo...

You make a good point tn58. This will certainly affect the overall project and may require reallocation of time in the preliminary steps of the project schedule. Not only R&D, but other phases suc...

More often than not, certain tasks will take longer than estimated and push the project back. This is sometimes unavoidable as there may be many possible bottle necks and obstacles. These can include ...

A budget cut certainly has an effect on cost estimation. I believe generally most projects hope to come under budget or plan ahead to have some wiggle room as more often than not, projects are more co...

Shachi, you bring up a good point. However, though it may delay other processes it is essential to, at the very least, carry on project development with verification in mind. Even though the official ...

I am also working on a capstone project where seemingly minor details have manifested into critical issues that impede the progress of the overall project. This is certainly something that has to be a...

The validation and verification steps are extremely important and encompass the overall design control process. Verification ensures that the design outputs adhere to the requirements given in the des...

You make a great point Shachi. A team with cross filed knowledge would definitely be advantageous. Often times ideas come from those with different perspectives. In companies where there is little var...

Though there is usually more face to face communication in industry, a great deal gets done via email, phone calls or web chats. This is an essential part as projects can include individuals at other ...