I do agree with your point that returning to a project plan is not necessarily a step backwards. But, looking at the given example of staff members being unavailable is very much a backwards step because time has been lost…   Read more»

Despite the fact that we are only in week 6 of the semester I already fell like this class will be extremely beneficial in terms of real-life applications. While up to this point, I have not learned any completely new…   Read more»

From my very limited experience the best way to estimate a project timeline is really to go backwards from the required/expected completion date. Experience in making timelines and having realistic expectations on the workload and abilities of team members is…   Read more»

The Gantt chart is designed to show the schedule for a project as a whole while also subdividing the pieces of the project. Therefore, some pieces of the projects may be scheduled for the same time due to them being…   Read more»

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For the last question regarding obligations to other teams, I would hope that there would be a conversation between the project managers of each project the employee is a part of and the employee to discuss his work responsibilities and…   Read more»

In terms of large-scale communication, I feel that emails or smaller scale meetings would be sufficient rather than trying to get a meeting with all members. Recording meetings or having people call into meetings is also always an option. For…   Read more»

In terms of large-scale communication, I feel that emails or smaller scale meetings would be sufficient rather than trying to get a meeting with all members. Recording meetings or having people call into meetings is also always an option. For…   Read more»

Sadly, I do not have any experience working on projects where I had any knowledge of the risk/reward relationship. My main knowledge on the topic though is built from times when risk vs reward calculations failed and became larger scale…   Read more»

I have to think that you have misunderstood the product life cycle. From my understanding the product life cycle is for a singular product not a type of product. Sutures are a great example for medical devices as they are…   Read more»

If simulation one was given to my group in a real industry setting, I honestly think we would have finished the work at a similar pace or maybe even faster. When we began discussions, we had all already done the…   Read more»

While I am currently not working in industry, I do have experience in working for both function and project-based organizations. For me the results were the same as the size of the projects were always small. As such I did…   Read more»

Honestly thinking about it I think a project manager’s personality is not very important. I think the more important point from your question is what management style people should use. I just think that you are focusing on the project…   Read more»

I have some trouble directly answering the question because honestly the answer depends on the project. In some cases, projects could get completed with more resources but in other cases projects have too many resources and have reached a point…   Read more»

If I had to choose a project team the main skills, I would focus on are technical skills and communication skills. If the project is of a larger size, I may want some team members with managerial skills that can…   Read more»

To me project managers must have three skillsets: interpersonal skills, managerial skills, technical skills. I listed the skillsets in order of importance based on my experiences in workplaces and group projects. I placed interpersonal skills as the most important because…   Read more»

I believe there is almost no possibility of globalization of regulatory procedures. This is mainly because as it stands different regulatory bodies have different standards, which I know is obvious but it also very important. As it stands no regulatory…   Read more»

I do not believe that being a skilled project manager in one industry would make you equally successful in another. This is because each industry will have different regulations that they must follow which will act as a form of…   Read more»

The only long scale project that I have been a part of is my senior capstone project. Where project management was handled as a group effort due to the scale and complexity of the project. This was because it required…   Read more»

As a someone who has worked in a field with less than the expected technical knowledge, I do wish there was more of a focus at NJIT on interpersonal skills in the curriculum. The issue is that I do not…   Read more»