If I was planning a clinical trial, I would ideally be able to choose good and cheap. I think that in general, good should be always chosen. Any medical device that is manufactures has the potential to impact hundreds if…   Read more»

I think that Americans on average are putting in more work hours per week than other countries, mainly the EU that I can think of, due to the differences in work culture and cost of living in the states. While…   Read more»

Honestly, I’m not too surprised by the results of the study. For me personally, my top 3 motivators to work for a specific company would be, in no particular order, working with great people, having exciting and challenging work, and…   Read more»

This class was very helpful, it helped me land a job for after graduation!! The role that I’ve accepted is a investigation specialist. During my interviews, when asked about experience that would help me be a better employee, I was…   Read more»

Similar to my peers, I think that at first I would like to work as an engineer and work my way up to management. I think that starting off as an engineer would provide me with skills that would allow…   Read more»

Similar to what my peers have been saying, the project manager’s level of motivation definitely impacts the team’s productivity and motivation for the project. If you have a PM that doesn’t care much for their project and they make it…   Read more»

My team definitely experienced scope creep during our Capstone project. We were originally interested in working on a certain project, but after meeting with our potential advisor and going over all of our BME backgrounds, a new and exciting project…   Read more»

I thin that in a case like this, the first step would be to see if anyone else from the team can step up to her position and take on her roles and responsibilities. In this new absence, someone else…   Read more»

An example that I can think of that happened on a project I was assigned on was reclassifying the importance of what I was working on. Before being passed on to me as an intern to obsolete or change the…   Read more»

I think that positive and negative aspects of the personnel evaluation depends on a case by case basis. There are many reasons that a project could be delayed or experience an increase in costs that are at not fault at…   Read more»

For a successful project, I think stakeholders play a very significant role. Not only do they fund the project, but they also play a big role in motivating project team members. Overall, while they primarily impact the project positively, there…   Read more»

I think that in a way, project managers should be involved in almost every aspect of the project as well as obviously the major decision-making processes. Good PMs should create their teams knowing the expertise of each team member. If a…   Read more»

During my co-op, I created and executed change notices for standard operating procedures (SOPs) and work instructions (WIs). Usually, an engineer would give me the changes that they would like to see updated on the documents and the reasoning behind…   Read more»

I think that the best method is to have a plan that is more flexible and that can adapt to any changes that may come up. However, I do understand that for some projects, there is a hard deadline of…   Read more»

I haven’t been a project manager yet so I will discuss the thought process I would probably have if I was one. Generally speaking, I think that the best team would be made of up individuals of both categories. For…   Read more»

While I understand that in the end it would save the company money to have the risk management team be the same as the project management team, I do not think that this would always be the best course of…   Read more»

My Capstone project also had my team reconsidering if our device would even need an FDA classification. Our product was a microfluidic device that was to be used in laboratory applications to help stem cells differentiate into chondrocytes. At first,…   Read more»

I’ve only worked with Gantt charts in my management classes and Capstone. After working with them for these classes, I really see how useful they are and how much they help tracking a project. The first time I used one…   Read more»

I think that overall, the person with the most input of the timeline of a project would be the department head. This is not to say, however, that they come up with a timeline themselves and expect the PM to…   Read more»

This kind of situation is definitely not ideal. Problems with a vendor could result in serious delays if they are consistently supplying sub-par parts. Similar to what my peers have mentioned, the first step that I would take is to…   Read more»