For me, the biggest motivator is the feeling of accomplishment that comes after completing a specific task or project. This feeling of accomplishment feels even greater when the task at hand is very d...

Of the many things to consider, one main thing is how reliable the company and their field service engineers or other liaisons are. In the case of this example, though the product is a good quality an...

This course helped me to better understand the structure of a medical device company and all the roles that people can play in it. Prior to going into the course, I had known that there was a lot of c...

I've learned a lot from this course and I can't wait to apply what I've learned in an industry setting. From this course, I specifically learned a lot about the nuances that go on in project planning ...

I believe the best choices for this would be a good and fast study. Having an expensive clinical trial is not idea, but I feel like medical device companies know the prices of these trials and what's ...

I believe this has a lot to do with whether or not you actually like your current role/job. Personally, I have gotten really into my work and sometimes stayed at work beyond the typical 8 hour work da...

I think the two most important Project Management Knowledge Areas would have to be Time Management and Cost Management. Any company, medical device related or not, is always trying to create a new pro...

This is a slightly different view point than the other discussions in this thread. At my previous job as a test engineer, one of the things that we had to do was write protocols. Since I had never ...

It is always good to have a contingency plan in case something like this were to happen during the course of a project. This is also why during the planning phase of the project it is important to inc...

I believe that the project manager would have the most say in the timeline of the project. There is the potential that the project manager's boss or a higher up executive may have an input, but I beli...

In this week's simulation, we read about a marketing manager at a company prematurely give a sample to a potential client of a product that hadn't been completed or sent to Production. Given that the...

Great questions @hodafattel! Communication is very important to making sure a project stays on track and also to allow cross collaboration between other groups and teams. At my previous job, we used M...

From my experience with medical devices, we used designated an individual within our departmental organization as the Project Manager. I believe this is a better idea than using someone outside the co...

I agree with @tiavance23. I am sure that an abrupt change in the project manager during the middle of the project is not what the team would've expected. Thus, it would highly beneficial to sit and me...

Hi guys, My name is Terril and I am a Master's in Chemical Engineering student at NJIT and I also currently work at BASF. Looking forward to connecting with you!