The lecture for this week mentioned the use of a Gantt chart. I believe this is very useful since it allows you to think about the project and the course you want it to run ahead of time. In the proce...

Over the last few lectures, I have begin to think about project managers and the leadership ability that they exemplify. Do you think that these project managers learned to be leaders or are "born lea...

As part of the undergraduate curriculum at my school, each student needed to complete two semesters of IPRO (Interprofessional Project). The whole idea behind this project was for us to learn how to w...

I personally have not had the experience of being a PM, but I am able to recall a time that priorities shifted at my previous job. I previously worked for a medical device company that was planning...

For a manager to be a good manager, they need to be an effective leader. The manager should be well organized, have good communication skills, and, most importantly, trust the people that they are lea...

Between product development and post-market management, I would like to work for product development. I feel like this role allows you to work closer with the product and ensure that it meets the requ...

I agree with @cm539! When it comes to a project, I would rather do something that allows me to work with my hands then just solely work on a computer. I also enjoy projects that allow you to be more c...

Seems like we all had major problems with our senior design group! My senior design group was a group of people that I had never previously worked with; we interacted on occasion and in class, but I...

I would like to one day work in a PM role because I want to do the opposite of what previous PMs have done. In a lot job, PM tend to micromanage their subordinates, even if they are capable of doing t...