Posted by: @ryanrattazzi In the lecture slides this week, we learned about all things risk management. Starting in the planning phase, a part of DDP is to do risk analysis to determine the probabilit...

I started working in the medical device industry at the same time as starting this course, so I was able to solidify my knowledge from this class to the workplace. I am fortunate enough to use the les...

The purpose of metrics is to calculate how to measure things, such as productivity, cost, scope, etc. during a project. Metrics are beneficial for management so they can see if goals are met in terms ...

Like everyone has mentioned before, taking into account of teammates' planned absences are important when discussing the execution during the planning phase. Of course, emergencies do happen and may p...

Posted by: @ial4 Hello everyone, Suppose you're leading a project aimed at updating the packaging for a product line. You begin the planning phase by estimating your project budget and completion dat...

In order to minimize errors with dates so that the task is minimally affected by lateness, it would be efficient to see previous projects that are along the same vein and have a similar scope and comp...

The planning phase is crucial to make sure that the user's requirements and design inputs are compatible and can be executed. People should take into account of different protocols/ tests are going to...

With uncontrollable factors like time, it is hard to estimate properly how long a project will take. The best way to go about finding a viable estimate is to look back on previous executions of simila...

When it comes to asking for input for DID, it is important to at least have R&D and production engineers available during these meetings. Whereas marketing and the customer have a specific image i...

All these factors are important for each aspect of the project because they all rely on consistent communication within the team and the company to ensure that the project goes to completion and uphol...

Logging work is important because it keeps you and the other people on your team aware of what goes on in a daily basis. I usually keep track of my own projects in a personal planner and on a work cal...

A product risk related to medical devices would be something like improper execution of protocol. The purpose of protocol is to make sure there is proof of product production and that employees are aw...

The most effective method of resolution when it comes to experiment failures is to troubleshoot what went wrong in the situation and come up with a plan of action to remedy the problem. With the bottl...

Verification and validation are alike, yet different in what their purpose proves. Like mb698 said, validation is to make sure the user needs are consistently met according to medical benefits. Verifi...

The simulations are a great way to learn how to deal with problems during protocol and work with a team to solve these problems. I do agree that in person meetings would be best to figure out how to f...