While I have not been involved in this directly, I imagine there should be contracts set up by the company's legal team to mitigate this. There should be clauses that protect the company if the vendor...

It is important to first figure out the cause of the under performance of the employee. It would be ideal to set up a meeting with the employee to figure out if there is something going on personally ...

Before committing to a vendor or company, thorough research should be done to ensure that they are a reputable and reliable company. Questions to consider include: (1) what types of products/services ...

At the current moment, I would take on an engineering role. Being fresh out of school, it is appealing to want to get in the field and get as much hands on experience as possible and applying all the ...

Absolutely, a single project most definitely can focus on more than one priority at a time. I've seen in manufacturing where one product will go through numerous processes and after each process, the ...

I am also motivated by challenges and learning. While it can be daunting to take on something unfamiliar and difficult, it is invigorating making progress as well as learning along the way. A manager ...

While HR can sometimes be looked over, they do play an important role in ensuring a health and positive working environment. Engineers are often stereotyped for not being able to communicate well. Thi...

It wouldn't be ideal if a team member changes positions in the middle of a project with a critical task remaining. However, if this does occur, I would assign multiple people to cover for that person'...

I've also had a similar situation with capstone in which a timeline had to be pushed back because of an outstanding task that was not completed which resulted in the whole team being behind as one tas...

Some of the big name companies that have locations on the East Coast include: Stryker, Merck, Johnson & Johnson, Bristol Myers Squib, Becton Dickinson, Medtronic. I currently work as an intern at ...

I agree with the point made above about increasing the time spent on the project. While elongating the deadline for the project may not be desired, it might be best for the project as it's important n...

This does put the team and company in a rather awkward position because reaching out to an external source whether it be for information or financial support could make the company look like they are ...

After being assigned as the PM of a brand new team in the midst of a project and noticing that the performance report scores are very low, I would implement multiple techniques to improve the team's p...

It would be ideal for the individuals from different departments and backgrounds to have the most influence on the project as they are the ones working directly on it. This would be most ideal as indi...

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