From the four simulations in this class, I have learned that the occurrence of tunnel vision can lead a group to not complete a simulation in time. The reason for this is that the group will continue ...

I believe this class is helpful in exposing students to the methods, processes, and roles in which projects are completed in the medical device industry. Therefore, I believe this class as well as the...

As someone who is both graduating and transitioning to a job in industry this month, I have extensively pondered upon the desired progression of my career. Similar to prior posts, I would agree that I...

As mentioned in the lecture, one important thing to do is to ensure that no event occurs that would de-motivate any member of the team. With the lecture mentioning low performing coworkers being a maj...

Two important lessons I learned from this course was the impact the planning stage had on the completion of a project and the importance of interpersonal skills. As for the planning stage, I learned h...

Personally, the results presented in this lecture were not surprising to me as I have heard similar remarks from coworkers. In addition, my greatest motivators are also the top two factors listed in t...

While working as a research assistant at a lab on campus, I experienced scope creep while developing a custom motion capture system for a gait analysis. The project involved the use of inertial measur...

The occurrence of a team member being placed on another project was something I experienced while working as an intern for a medical device manufacturing company. Due to the pandemic, the company I wa...

The possibility of an employee changing roles is a factor that should be taken into consideration when adding slack to project schedules. Nonetheless, methods to manage this occurrence include ensurin...

In terms of completing tasks to meet milestones, the monitoring and controlling process should be occurring throughout the same time. The reason for this is that comparisons with a baseline provides f...

The occurrence of multiple overlapping tasks going on in parallel helps increase the productivity of a project. If a task is not constrained by any requirements, then its completion in parallel with o...

As mentioned in prior posts, the occurrence of absences or vacations should be considered while developing a project schedule. Therefore, team members should take the initiative to express future requ...

I agree with @am2343 that it is important that all documents such as the design history file be effectively documented and stored during the closing phase. The reason for this is that it may need to b...

For my capstone project, my team and I had initially determined a budget of $110 for the development of our project. Unfortunately, our project ended up going over budget because we made the error of ...

From my experience working in a lab on campus, I have seen firsthand the benefits of logging work while working on research projects. In my case, I came to this realization after having to pause work ...