I am surprised to see that no one is focusing on developing technical skills and familiarization with industry-specific standards and regulatory boards. Personal development is about much more than pe...

Unfortunately, without regulatory compliance there is no innovation. I do not necessarily agree that there is a balancing of innovation and regular compliance. Regulatory compliance is far more import...

I personally feel as in person meetings are essential to success. Emails simply cannot get important information across. We live in an age where many young people barely check their email, and when th...

One of the best ways to manage your inbox is built directly into every major email provider and/or manager. I have not seen many people use this function personally, but you can create customizable fo...

I believe it is more important to consider money during the planning phase. I say this because without money, there is no project and deadlines don't matter. You can be given 2 years to replace a brok...

Maintaining the critical path is just as important as it sounds, it is absolutely critical to the success of the project. I was the dedicated "Project Manager" for my BME capstone team during my time ...

@sn64 Hey! The first step would be to establish a framework, defining a clear tiered approach to classify the changes. Then I would ensure that there is a clear documentation and tracking system in pl...

I believe the most present risk in the majority of projects would have to be a schedule risk. This is because of the immense number of factors that can all affect the schedule of the project at any gi...

Hello! My name is Sean Caswell and I am doing my master's in BME at NJIT! I look forward to connecting with you all! Here is my LinkedIn -> Sean Caswell | LinkedIn

One important nuance I have always noticed is that it has never been "Nature or Nurture" but rather "Nature vs Nurture." It is not black or white, it is more comparable to grayscale. I think of it as ...

I personally believe that testing in extremes is important. For example, say the labels were only tested for what was deemed "practical application" and tests were never conducted on bottles wet for t...

Fortunately, my group did not seem to run into any issues. However, we did run into a similar situation where everyone seemed to have a slightly different background. I believe it helped us as well. O...

A Design History File (DHF) is essential for regulatory compliance, but a massive part of good project management as well. Any issues with regulatory boards will have drastic implications for the comp...

I believe the best way to handle Design Change Requests is to plan for them in the first place. Obviously no one wants to plan for something to go wrong, but good project management will always plan f...

I think this common practice clearly limits the potential for innovation in the medical field. The most obvious reasons to me are rooted in financial capacity and resources. Innovation and new devices...