Great question Meagan. I would suggest that the stakeholders just continue to follow the financial statistics of the project because thats usually all they are well versed in when it comes to differen...

Posted by: @amin-sadig From as early as the mini sim we were told to consider outside factors such as vacation times for inspectors when planning a schedule so we don't get delayed unnecessarily. Bec...

Posted by: @amin-sadig We learned a lot about scheduling and task delegation this week and one major question arose. If the PM changes at different phases of a project (beginning, mid, near conclusio...

This would honestly be an easy fix as long as the team is fully staffed and proper protocols are followed. If I was the PM, I would firstly make sure that my team is fully staffed and have multiple p...

Posted by: @sp2387 Planning phase is the most important and basic phase according to me. If you are planning it should be practical because after all it has to be executed. Each and every step of any...

In this course I learned that there is a lot more to planning a project than what I thought. I initially thought planning a project consisted of figuring out what the focus for the project would be a...

Posted by: @krp76 During the planning phase of a project estimations play a critical role. For medical device projects the cost estimation is not always straightforward as discussed in the lectures. ...

As a lab technician, a huge part of our job is logging work because when we need it later on down the line we'll have it stored so it can be easily found. At my former job, it was more organized. Aft...

There are three different types of inputs that makes up the Initiating Process Group of PM. Those groups are Enterprise Environmental Factors, Organizational Process Assets, and Project Initiator or ...

Posted by: @devarshi-joshi According to me the most important 5 success factors are:1)Agreeing on the project goals2)Effective Communication3)Develop clearly defined plans with assigned responsibilit...

Posted by: @zcornelius21 What are the advantages of grouping projects under a program? The advantages of grouping project under a program is that you have the ability to initiate, define, accelerate...

Posted by: @rowel2202 When have your organizational skills helped keep a project on track? Does the organizational structure your work in determine how you prioritize the workload? or do you have a s...

Good question Meagan. I feel like these upper management positions should be filled with staff members who understands the business and works their way up. I feel this way because, being a staff mem...

The classes are ranked according to their risk, or their safety and efficacy as mentioned above. Class 2 medical devices are those that have moderate to high risk to patients. The only thing I really...

Posted by: @mejefferson The Global Harmonization Task Force (GHTF) which is currently the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF), has a goal of bringing together medical device regulat...