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RE: Should procedures or standards for verification and validation tests be approved by the FDA?

As mentioned by my peers above, while the validation and verification protocols shouldn't directly be approved by the FDA (as in, not really required), the results of these tests conducted should resu...

In forum Introduction to Project Management

2 years ago
RE: FDA Responsibilities

I believe that the most important responsibility of the FDA is to stay true to serving the people and not lobbyists or politicians. Without FDA regulations, US markets would be a free for all and that...

In forum Introduction to Project Management

2 years ago
RE: Design Review Meeting

I think to obtain a faster approval of documents, as others have mentioned, the document should be sent out ahead of time for approvers to review. As mentioned by peers, the downside to this would be ...

In forum Introduction to Project Management

2 years ago
RE: Roles of the Regulatory Department

I think that both product development and post-market management are equally important. Personally, I think I would enjoy a role in post-market management more than product development. I like making ...

In forum Introduction to Project Management

2 years ago
RE: As a project manager, how would you handle underperforming team members?

If I was a PM and had underperforming team members, I would first try to figure out why they were missing deadlines or turning in low quality work. If there was a significant personal issue in their l...

In forum Introduction to Project Management

2 years ago
RE: Project Deadlines

Setting deadlines and sticking to deadlines are very important in project management. A PM should be able to accurately assess how long different phases of the project would take and plan accordingly....

In forum Introduction to Project Management

2 years ago
RE: Project Deadlines

It is very important to meet project deadlines, even those that are more lenient. I would say that the best way to go about sticking to deadlines is to treat all as hard deadlines. That way, you focus...

In forum Introduction to Project Management

2 years ago
RE: Sizes of Project Teams

While I understand that the question asks to choose between a large or small team, my answer would be to work in a medium sized team. However, if I had to choose, I would prefer a smaller team to work...

In forum Introduction to Project Management

2 years ago
RE: How would you handle team conflict as a Project manager?

If my team was falling behind due to a team conflict, I would try to resolve it as soon as possible with the individuals without having it affect the rest of the team. If it is a conflict between two ...

In forum Introduction to Project Management

2 years ago
RE: Discussion Topic: Course conclusion and impressions

Dr. Simon, thank you for creating this course! I have learned so much from it and it has helped me tremendously in making progress towards figuring out my career goals. To be completely honest, I was ...

In forum Consultants and Legal Basics

3 years ago
RE: Restrictions for physician's gifts

While the restriction that you cannot pay for a physician's spouse's meal does seem too restrictive, I think that it is good that it is there. My first reaction to hearing that in the lecture was, "wo...

In forum Consultants and Legal Basics

3 years ago
RE: Written Agreement v/s Verbal Agreement

I agree with my peers that a written agreement is most preferred over a verbal agreement. I think we would all like to believe in the best of people, but unfortunately that isn't always the case. In c...

In forum Consultants and Legal Basics

3 years ago
RE: Discussion Topic: Your organizational type

I do not have a lot of industry experience but I think that the last company I interned for had a matrix organization. As an intern, I was only exposed to a more surface level of the projects, doing m...

In forum Organizational Development in Device Companies

3 years ago
RE: Ghantt Chart vs. Network Diagram vs. Other?

As mentioned above, I also believe that both the Gantt chart and network diagram are useful for project teams to have. The way I think of it is: the network diagram is the bigger picture of the Gantt ...

In forum Organizational Development in Device Companies

3 years ago
RE: Forming a Project Team

I think that the best way to form a project team is to have a good mix of people you work well with and people that have a lot of knowledge in their department role. For example, I think that if I had...

In forum Organizational Development in Device Companies

3 years ago
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