While having a broader specification range seems better at first it does come with multiple problems. As others have said, having a wider specification range than necessary will create problems in the...

I also think it would be best to go with an entirely different supplier, both for the reasons you mentioned as well as others. Quality issues or a disaster at the manufacturing site would result in us...

I would say the three that are the most important are time management, cost management, and risk management. I think these three are all interconnected and effects on one tend to cascade negatively on...

Essentially, all reasons that were given that could affect the schedule variance are just different types of risks. Others have already brough up risk management as a tool to mitigate these risks ther...

The way work is split between multiple PMs can be difficult to figure out and the best way to do it definitely depends on the specific project. The cleanest way to do it in my opinion is to split the ...

I also think that in the context of medical device development projects transformational leadership is the most effective. Transformational leadership allows for not only innovation but also encourage...

Ideally teams should rely on both historical data and expertise when estimating tasks but in practice this may be difficult, especially when historical data is sparse or somehow biased by other factor...

While I do agree that while generally SOPs would be the easiest document to change, it is certainly not always the easiest. It heavily depends on the scope of not only the SOP but also the impact of t...

While it may be beneficial to take a risk to shorten the projects time frame, this decision depends heavily on the magnitude of the benefit, and the size and impact of the risk being incurred. In the ...

I have seen a lot of great responses in this thread especially about the challenged PMs face especially about information. One challenge I think PMs will face when working on projects is simply failin...

I agree that communication is the primary tool that you should use to handle these types of issues. To keep people on schedule you may have to have regular check ins on project progress so that you ca...

In addition to all the earlier points, in a regulated industry such medical devices rigorous documentation is required at many of the project stages. Falsifying progress would mean lying on official d...

I pretty much agree with the majority opinion here on project monitoring. I also think the biweekly meeting is great idea that suits the majority of the monitoring needs without being overbearing. For...

I agree with your point that withholding project financial information from a PM seems extremely detrimental. Reading this thread I did see some seemingly reasonable answers as to why this practice wo...

I agree with many of the posts in this thread about creating buffer in the schedule being one of the most effective and definitely one of the simplest ways to reduce the risk to the task being late. J...