I agree with the previous posts that a project can have multiple priorities but these tasks should be in an order of their risk factors. The highest risk task should be given priority compared to others which helps in working…   Read more»

This class has taught me the work of a project manager as it would be in the real world. I am in my final semester of master’s now and this class provided me with the insights of the project management….   Read more»

I would like to work as an engineer initially in my career. This would provide me the experience from the technical side and help me to improve my skills in the industry which would further be a great chance to…   Read more»

I agree that the project manager’s motivation level affects the team productivity because a project manager is the very critical position in the team where he has to support the entire team with the work and keep them continuously with…   Read more»

My motivation is the new challenges for every new task. This provides me an interest to work and drives me to work faster. Every challenge has something new to learn and implement in the process of work. Every new challenge…   Read more»

The skills that I have learnt from this class is to listen to everyone on the team and think of multiple options that arise during the team meetings. Because this is important to develop coordination between the team to make…   Read more»

QA are the actions taken to design and manufacture a safe and effective product by building quality controls into the product life cycle. QC are the test procedures that are used to verify that a product is safe and effective…   Read more»

Changing positions is very often in any project but task is always taken care of either by appointing a new employee in that position or by replacing with a member from the existing team. Prior training is given to the…   Read more»

Missing milestones can be a major problem to the project. It is should be considered very carefully to complete the assigned tasks or work in any project. Any kind of disturbances can cause a major drawback in the timeline of…   Read more»

The timeline of the project and its major deadlines are discussed with every team member of the project and they have plan their schedule accordingly. If there is an absence due to emergency reasons the work should be distributed to…   Read more»

Project cost can be increased due to many reasons. Some of them may be poor planning, changes in the project, failure of the project design and scope of the project. It is always important to consider the project budget very…   Read more»

Logging work is important for every project as it helps us to recall the main points of the work and also help the new employees working on it to have an idea about everything that has occurred till date. I…   Read more»

Changes are inevitable during the course of a project development. Some of the reasons why these changes occur are technical, procedural, financial and more. All these changes are dependent on the baseline performance. All changes must be evaluated before a…   Read more»

As Dr.Simon mentioned in the lecture, the closing phase has various steps like closing out contracts, paying everyone, final performance reports, logging everything that was learnt and hand off the product. The closing phase should have everything completed and delivered….   Read more»

A step back in the project would lead to a number of complications in the project. The timeline of the project will increase which in-turn increases the cost of the project. The planning phase is very important in a project…   Read more»

The time from the animal experiment should never be decreased under any circumstances. Without proper results from the animal trials you can never get the approval for the projects. It is better to spend time on every aspect as much…   Read more»

I would eliminate the unnecessary tests and apply strict deadlines to the timeline of the project. This helps in moving the project at a fast pace and still maintaining the necessary requirements. The timeline and communication with the team plays…   Read more»

Marketing is the major department which gets specification information to the device as they have close association with the customers and the end users. More information can be given by Regulatory department and the production department. The regulatory has the…   Read more»

I would say listing out all the possible difficulties or problems to be faced during the project would it easier for the team to be prepared for the risks beforehand. Unexpected failures occur most of the times so be prepared…   Read more»

The timeline of the project is estimated based on the needs of the project and similar kinds of tasks provides a general estimation of the average time needed for every aspect of the project. It helps a lot when you…   Read more»