I think it depends on the project and the skill level of the group. If it is a team that is well acquainted with one another and is comfortable with the work, then the chances of delays may be reduced...

The planning phase is probably one of the most important parts of project development. In the scenario you discussed above there seems to be a huge lapse in planning and in communication. If the sched...

The best way to overcome missing milestones is to plan in advance for potential issues and failures. The best plans always have backup plans, and in situations where a milestone is missed, it's often ...

Gannt charts are used for scheduling and breaking down required tasks for a project. They're useful in estimating and planning how a project should be completed and in what order the steps required fo...

I've found that I can avoid going back to the planning phase after the execution phase by planning backup plans prior to starting. I work with tissues and cells: I can never just assume that things a...

I also agree that this course is incredibly beneficial. Even if you are not going into industry, the things discussed in this course, such as project planning, the steps required for project planning,...

Personally, I think that the planning/initiation phase of a project is the most important. Without initiating or planning a project there is no project. Even if the project plan is changed dramaticall...

As many of the other people have stated in this forum: communication is the key to handling issues that may arise due to workers not being, "robots". It's often easy to forget that everyone in a work...

Letting individuals set their own due dates can be tricky. As you said, those with inexperience tend to underestimate how long a task may actually take to complete and thus can set the project back. T...

I think it depends on the project manager and the people who they work with. A project manager who is extroverted may not need to have quiet time with their employees if their employees function fine ...

I feel as if I would be most suited for a project-based organization. I don’t personally have experience working in industry, but I do have a lot of experience working in academic labs. I thrive under...

I think that if this was a real industry project and we could have met face-to-face I would have been far more productive. My team mostly communicated through the canvas forum, of which I did not have...

Technically, I feel as if there should be back-up plans for emergency scenarios in order to prevent disruption. That being said, things like the ongoing pandemic and the impact of the ongoing pandemic...

If all of these organizational types ran perfectly, I think that a matrix organization would be the most efficient and effective in terms of project management, regardless of the project. The transfer...

In all honesty, it depends on the sub-field of biomedical engineering that I would be working in. If it were a field or project that I was not super acquainted with (ex. electronics) I would want a te...