Agreeing with anyone, I will take the next step forward and think about this from a different point of view. Regardless of who is responsible. I think its a loss to the project manager as well as the entire team….   Read more»

Agreeing with everyone, I would add my experience with CROs. I had multiple interviews to work as a clinical associate or project associate with these organizations. And during the interview process and the tour of the facilities, I noticed that…   Read more»

I completely agree with Betty, many of my friends who work in the industry faced similar situations. Jobs that I personally try so hard for and constantly applying to work a job a friend of mine has. And the person…   Read more»

Agreeing with everyone, I would like to share my experience. I have been working as a Project Coordinator for almost an year now. Since I mastered the software, paperwork, and how to work with different departments for my program. It…   Read more»

To be honest, after speaking with a lot of people who work in the industry and have several years of experience. I don’t find these results to be surprising. Especially meaningful work/make a difference and benefits being the lowest. A…   Read more»

Your last two words meeting expectations raised another very important question. What if the CROs do not meet the expectations or deliver the expected result? And I agree with your choice of responsibilities that will be better if handled by…   Read more»

Deadlines motivate me to finish my work on time. As a project coordinator, my entire program is run on a deadline as well as the work breakdown structure for everyone. I make sure all of the tasks are completed 1…   Read more»

Project managers motivation is critical in a team. Each team member needs to look up to the project manager and be comfortable with the deadlines, and tasks assigned. As a project manager, your motivation, your time management skills and your…   Read more»

In addition to your the previous input, it would depend on the type of nonconformity. For example, after googling examples. I became aware that that there are three types of nonconformities: minor, major, and critical. Minor nonconformity would be when…   Read more»

Agreeing with neb2, I would add that it order to simply put it in words and grasp it. It is a system that is used to avoid or eliminate undesirable outcomes or events. It is there to make sure we…   Read more»

As the person above me went into great detail about the pros and cons of internal audits. I will add that it depends on the company you are working with. Some companies may play tricks to hide any inefficiencies while…   Read more»

One of my CAD projects was modeling a hip stem implant. This one project turned into two different projects. Initial project was to make a 3D hip stem implant using creo and focus on design specification and just created a…   Read more»

I am a project coordinator for the ELA program. The program was initially started to put students with below a 2.5 on a academic probation list and to hire tutors specifically these students. This would allow the students to make…   Read more»

Agree with your input. This takes us back to the importance of GMPs. Yes they may be time consuming and hectic but the people who came up with GMPs did it for a reason. If there was no GMPs or…   Read more»

I do not agree that they make the process more difficult for companies or set companies up for initial failure. I think they are essential in order to succeed in the long run. If these GMPs did not exist then…   Read more»

I don’t have any experience working in the industry. But I will add that each company is different. From my graduate students who worked in the industry each share a different point of view depending on the company they work…   Read more»

One example of product risk would be failing of a software used in a product. As an engineer, I would verify and validate the software used in the product during the executing process. Once the software is validated, any component…   Read more»

Thank you everyone for sharing your response. Glad to hear everyone agrees with my original post. Adding to that, I will definitely agree with jnm22 that both are essential and that interpersonal skills do tend to weigh more regardless of…   Read more»

Agreeing with everyone above, I will add that yes some products do not follow the traditional path. Some products may not cost you a lot during any of the phases and end up giving you the most increase in sales…   Read more»

As Viraj and Luisa gave examples of recalling of products. I will add that companies face a lot of financial troubles when the device is being recalled. As any industry has competitors, it gives your competitors a chance to copy…   Read more»