I agree with designing each step of the project plan with verification steps will avoid going back to the planning phase from execution phase. This provides opportunity to detect the mistakes immediately and  can try to rectify that instead of…   Read more»

Gantt chart is the project management tool used for planning and scheduling the projects of all sizes. They are particularly useful to simplify the complex projects. Having multiple overlapping tasks in parallel helps in maintaining clear and concise data of…   Read more»

According to my opinion, Project execution phase is the most important stage of the entire project. This is where you and your team start implementing all the planning and decisions taken during the initiation and planning phases. Execution phase requires…   Read more»

To create a best output it is always better spend a while on assessing the risks. Failure Mode Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) is the most widely used method to analyze and evaluate the risks of a Medical Devices. It…   Read more»

I have enrolled in Medical Device Development course in the previous semester and this is my second course. I can say Dr.Simon’s courses provide a clear understanding of what to expect from the Industry when you start working. I have…   Read more»

I do not work in any industry now, but I feel functional organization is the best organizational structure among the 3 organizational structures. It organizes the employees based on their skills and expertise.It is a hierarchal organizational structure where employees…   Read more»

The first step to resolve a failure experiment would be finding the fault in the experiment and reevaluating the scope of the project. After you find the fault, alternative tests has to be discussed and performed until you find the…   Read more»

I would say the face to face meeting is the best option if the work is to be delivered in a timely manner. This allows you to get to the solution quickly and also have an opinion on others perspective…   Read more»

A product with missing or a peeled off label would cause a recall as the label contains the information about the drugs on it. It is very important for the patient or the user to know what they are using…   Read more»

I think the high priority projects should be given more importance and in that case if an organization has to cancel low priority projects it will not be a mistake. Taking the situation of pandemic as an example, many organizations…   Read more»

I would prefer a team with open and clear communication skills as we have to work together throughout the project there should be an opportunity for everyone to speak and be heard carefully. A project cannot run on a single…   Read more»

I would say interaction with team members can be a great help to the project managers to be successful in their area. As the team members are the most important asset for the project manager to finish the project successfully…   Read more»

The corona virus catastrophe has affected manufacturing at a greater level. Industrial manufacturing cannot be carried out remotely and the global teams does not work in this case. Many workers had lost their jobs due to the pandemic and most…   Read more»

Project management is a job accompanied with numerous tasks where the project manager has to coordinate with all the team members to make a project successful. According to me the one skill that is most important is leadership. It is…   Read more»

Validation and verification are independent procedures. The project manager uses them to make sure that they have made the right project in the correct way. Verification is about confirmation to its specifications which is an internal process. Validation is about…   Read more»

It is not necessary to have a face to face interaction with people all the time in the work environment all the time. COVID-19 has proved this more correctly. People who has to work a particular task has to take…   Read more»

A project proposal is approved when you provide clear information about the idea, define its benefits, create a proper roadmap for the entire process. But the companies or the people who approve the projects mainly look at the expenses for…   Read more»

Non-Disclosure Agreement only gives a limited level of protection but a patent offers you a legally binding, enforceable-by-stiff-penalties PROOF of idea ownership. An NDA can provide you with a level of protection. In fact, if someone signs an NDA with you…   Read more»

I really like the way this course helped me to realize the path after my Master’s. I was not aware of most of the information taught in this course 3 months ago. Now I have an idea of how the…   Read more»

I would prefer to have a written agreement because it has all the information to be proved legally if there are any problems in the future with the other person. Oral agreements do not have any kind of proofs if…   Read more»