https://medicaldevicecourses.com/members/vcf3/activity/ Activity feed for vcf3. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:59:50 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 32615bf1e41fa3fe6172fc48ac0cce34 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20065/ Thu, 07 May 2020 11:38:08 -0400 The failure to identify when to use risk management is one of the issues that is faced by managers. If an issue is not identified early enough in the process, the impacts can snowball downstream and affect other parts of…   Read more»

]]> 358d439bb780a88375a83cf5ea605597 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20064/ Thu, 07 May 2020 11:37:52 -0400 It has been a repeated theme in Dr. Simon’s lectures that a PM, especially for the medical device industry, may not have all the necessary safeguards and information for a product. This is because project management for the medical device…   Read more»

]]> 04eadbb0a0dc72fb80935bce98111fe2 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20063/ Thu, 07 May 2020 11:35:32 -0400 In the event of sudden emergencies, where a teammate is suddenly absent and their work need to be don’t in a timely manner; the other member would have to member will have to split the work. The point of having…   Read more»

]]> 0d00a34d29ddf116030ba733ce1fe941 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20062/ Thu, 07 May 2020 11:35:08 -0400 I believe that if the team member decides after the Planning phase to take a vacation, that he/she would require approval from the project manager. In my office we have “Time Away forms” where we select what we are requesting…   Read more»

]]> 302f3d188f1d746fc82e73917e8146c5 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20061/ Thu, 07 May 2020 11:31:36 -0400 It’s ideally not possible to have a well experienced team members in a project. So PM must plan wisely such that he could manage everything. For instance an employee can work faster but not so perfectly. Other one take lot…   Read more»

]]> 0eb8aa0ea83d5f38600e0885bd25510e https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20060/ Thu, 07 May 2020 11:31:15 -0400 A good manager must be able to gauge those who work under him and assign work to each member that he/she can manage and finish within the allotted time. Furthermore, when creating the schedule, the manager must account for delays…   Read more»

]]> 8050984cbe57595d0ce45337e0300e67 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20059/ Thu, 07 May 2020 11:27:15 -0400 There are many aspects of the project that can affect the cost variable and with that in mind, projects can be designed with the risk of these dynamics considered. Money is one of the main driving factors for any project….   Read more»

]]> 6c87e8ac2b27d3a900b25188ffbadffd https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20058/ Thu, 07 May 2020 11:26:43 -0400   This is very important in the monitoring and controlling phase because that is where the project is controlled and kept on schedule and on budget. Otherwise, many projects can become vastly over-budget and may even end up losing the…   Read more»

]]> cdfc4f2c6af4e974cd5c43374e0d5dad https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20057/ Thu, 07 May 2020 11:24:09 -0400 Productivity – This metric allows project managers to assess the utilization of resources. It compares the total effort to the budgeted effort, which has a direct impact on the bottom line. Metrics is what allows the project to be tracked…   Read more»

]]> 3fd3f23b8b4109eda3b0653f3f814588 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20056/ Thu, 07 May 2020 11:23:47 -0400     One point I found interesting however is psm34’s comment. I had not really considered what and how upper management deems quality or not. I don’t work in the business world, yet, but i had assumed everyone would be…   Read more»

]]> eb3e8989c801cc991a3991cec13908ed https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20055/ Thu, 07 May 2020 11:20:42 -0400 The critical path of the project determines the project’s duration and the completion date. If the critical path is realistic, the planned value and earned value calculations will be accurate. The planned value may be the allocation of the total…   Read more»

]]> 7578d0357e88bbec55a05764d164c46e https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20054/ Thu, 07 May 2020 11:19:29 -0400 To figure out if they need to skimp in certain areas and spend less, or if they can spend extra they would calculate cost variance (CV = EV – AC). This would tell them where they currently stand in regards…   Read more»

]]> abe7f3f376d8f373ee54b7cd0a484eb9 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20053/ Thu, 07 May 2020 11:14:25 -0400 Once proper communication is established, there is follow-up on the work that needs to be done. For example, if I am taking a vacation for a week, I would let the project manager know and delegate my work to someone…   Read more»

]]> 62e0deeb3b028b71a53c7ab155eae671 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20052/ Thu, 07 May 2020 11:13:53 -0400 If someone is not at work, everyone knows one pony doesn’t stop the show so you can call their supervisor for information or call their listed backup. Usually, this person is competent in the needed area and has been briefed…   Read more»

]]> 171826dd305bf22f83d3fa37b6982f44 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20051/ Thu, 07 May 2020 11:10:23 -0400 Project plans are absolutely living documents that will be updated throughout the course of the project. One way to mitigate the issues you bring up is to have a solid project risk management process. If you can identify these risks…   Read more»

]]> 828401e1bc092994126848cb24d64e46 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20050/ Thu, 07 May 2020 11:10:01 -0400 As told above to much planning and re-evaluating leads to poor progress of project so it always important to invest some time early on to think and plan the work and than decide a deadline which is not achievable and…   Read more»

]]> 0aff6b3ddea0407b94b04e7cc330ec4e https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20049/ Thu, 07 May 2020 11:06:11 -0400 I believe that communication has to be implemented to everyone but the project manager should enforce and create a safe environment for everyone to be comfortable to communicate.If the person that you are trying to getting into contact with does…   Read more»

]]> 7d4be1a1ee3f7cd1710aaf96f5c2f312 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20048/ Thu, 07 May 2020 11:04:33 -0400 Communicating with your project stakeholders-your team members, the project sponsor, and anyone else with an interest in the project- is critical during all the project management process. Through ongoing communication, you keep stakeholders apprised of how the project is processing,…   Read more»

]]> 4c1dd4e35e949aee7f09a4eab93ef34d https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20047/ Thu, 07 May 2020 11:03:11 -0400 We always want to make sure that we keep the quality of our products to be at its highest possibility. We do this by making sure that we only have the best ingredients for our products. I have had several…   Read more»

]]> 49c84e390e76d97143d3ab36198c6c51 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20046/ Thu, 07 May 2020 11:01:13 -0400 Showing people what the end product will be, explaining how it will be impactful, and showing them who it will have the impact on is a great motivation tool.A team is going to follow their project manager’s examples. Therefore if…   Read more»

]]> d92d1e0e971068241a16ea334eee2a6f https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20045/ Thu, 07 May 2020 10:57:21 -0400 However, I definitely see why PM position might not be suitable for some people. The job description comes with a very high inter-personnal skill which I feel that some engineer lack tremendously. They tend to be more of the  technical…   Read more»

]]> 2dda520aafb0d37cd32597bec3394f5c https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20044/ Thu, 07 May 2020 10:55:09 -0400 However, I am not surprised, but where i came from ” third world country” money is the main reason why people go to work and stay. This study would have different result if it stated people ages and level of…   Read more»

]]> 5115183e47ab4e469bee9da5762f19fe https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20043/ Thu, 07 May 2020 10:53:25 -0400 Personally, I think the result of the survey make sense.makes sense. I think the more interesting question to ask is why do people leave the job they are in? I am in a company right now where a lot of…   Read more»

]]> e43e6954bc6ea7a86aec9d1ba2b56b84 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20042/ Thu, 07 May 2020 10:50:18 -0400 I learned that a PM is ultimately responsible for everything related to the project. While they may not have to do everything, i.e they can delegate to Subject Matter Experts, they are still the face of the project, which mean…   Read more»

]]> c8a2850e829c677880f007c0c5f9ae3f https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/20041/ Thu, 07 May 2020 10:45:32 -0400 The venture supervisor can be a surprising huge motivator. To know that someone believes in what you can do so much to put forth a lump sum to create a product greatly validates your own abilities as an engineer even…   Read more»

]]> cd28bfb312d108ce33be6f75a1619ae8 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19467/ Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:04:20 -0500 Moving into Project Initiation and Project Planning before the project has received approval through the project selection process can lead to wasted time and resources, especially if the project is not ultimately approved. A delicate balance must be maintained between…   Read more»

]]> 96f90198972911958dd017c30d406a11 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19466/ Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:02:34 -0500 Before diving into the project life cycle, it is necessary  to critically examine it by assessing its  feasibility (can we do the project?) and its justification ( should we do the project?) study. Establishing the viability of an idea or…   Read more»

]]> 424b7602107a7f0aa07bdff0c3c4638b https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19430/ Sun, 09 Feb 2020 10:59:52 -0500 @ad487I definitely agree with you on the fact that communication skills are undeniable assets that professional project managers should possess. However, I am a little intrigued by how you seem to  correlate communication’s skill with being extroverted. I have known…   Read more»

]]> e2a18f7a3b0756659a0bd0d070f9227a https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19363/ Sun, 02 Feb 2020 10:48:00 -0500 Going through some of the research papers in project management and found this topic about unified theory in management of projects. The researcher argued that Projects are context-specific and located in open-systems. A unified theory in this field will not…   Read more»

]]> 08272c2ba9feba7d1128823698b7132d https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19362/ Sun, 02 Feb 2020 10:43:23 -0500 Managing a virtual project team with multiple cultural backgrounds could be a huge challenge.Imagine this is the project team: the project sponsor and senior management are from US, product design and business analysis team are from UK, hardware building team…   Read more»

]]> f271f4a754c2314524544f2610a989a1 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19361/ Sun, 02 Feb 2020 10:36:46 -0500 Competency is different from personality. There are out-going project managers who could motivate project team as well as quiet project managers who are good in project planning. Some researchers have recommended to have personality test to shortlist project manager with…   Read more»

]]> c0ccea3f1390fa0e58fa9c552dc14c68 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19360/ Sun, 02 Feb 2020 10:22:46 -0500 What tips can you give for a new Project Manager who has never been in that position before?I saw this article (http://apexgloballearning.com/blog/project-management-professors/) with some useful tips, but I want to hear your real-life tips and experiences especially on the issues…   Read more»

]]> 0ba4aa01d3b8a9171e40fdc34e357ddb https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19359/ Sun, 02 Feb 2020 10:17:31 -0500 As  project manager, how do you set goal for your team and how do measure progress? In my opinion, one way to measure progress is to evaluate if the team is reaching the sequential milestones established during the initiation phase….   Read more»

]]> adbc6377c7cb1dd3c4ef8f4baecf3bb2 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19290/ Sat, 25 Jan 2020 09:19:22 -0500 Given that humans are not necessarily all alike, don’t act or perform the same way, don’t communicate at the same level of accuracy, the success of any project relies on how to integrate all of those differences for a better…   Read more»

]]> acd2b14b95cd9e3d687dc9d58368e66f https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19289/ Sat, 25 Jan 2020 09:15:22 -0500 Given that humans are not necessarily all alike, don’t act or perform the same way, don’t communicate at the same level of accuracy, the success of any project relies on how to integrate all of those differences for a better…   Read more»

]]> 38234dd2e06b4a379a0d3d27d083bce7 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19288/ Sat, 25 Jan 2020 09:03:27 -0500 Before diving into the individual skill of each team member, I think ideality remains subjective. However, i believe one common characteristic that each member should possess is passion for the project. I think in the course of the project life…   Read more»

]]> 6e933d93c293fffd39ea9dfa0360cd12 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19287/ Sat, 25 Jan 2020 08:47:55 -0500 I think project management skills can be utilized across various disciplinary field. The success of any project  relies on efficiency in a standard criteria  such as time management, communication, leardership, and project-related background knowledge. However, I believe those criteria would…   Read more»

]]> 99ad7237bd0c3fca4444af7654aa0b69 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/19286/ Sat, 25 Jan 2020 08:33:24 -0500 I agree with the ideas mentioned above, however, what I wanted to point out , which I don’t think has been mentioned so far it that perhaps prior to initiation of the project itself, the team should have a decent…   Read more»

]]> 3453bf297cad0d111a151b6bdfcfc097 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/18402/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:47:59 -0400 I don’t believe that a risk management leader should opt for that as investment requires a lot of money. I think it would be unethical and unprofessional to go through with a project knowing well in advances that the risks…   Read more»

]]> baa51faa260ad21122f02add7c1bf152 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/18401/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:47:59 -0400 Unfortunately with project management, things tend to go wrong at the most inconvenient time unexpected changes are unavoidable. However, I do think that when briefing the management personnels about the progress of the project, PMs should try to be as…   Read more»

]]> 3967acd2c434f6181950ad26cf7a96e4 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/18400/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:47:58 -0400 Schedule Variance and Cost Variance are two essential parameters in earned value management; helps you to analyze the project’s progress, i.e., how are you performing regarding schedule and cost. Schedule Variance helps to determine if you are behind or ahead…   Read more»

]]> d0773d0bbbe13a93f72cb30d3c9e2319 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/18399/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:47:58 -0400 I think the answer to this question depends on the nature of the project itself. For instance, while engineers are important for the building part and setting of the project, limitations on what can and cannot be done, when it…   Read more»

]]> e16baff1629ef3c619ed8eaa5e859509 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/18398/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:47:57 -0400 With every project, the importance of the monitoring and controlling process is highly stressed to review the progress and make changes in it to eliminate chances of future setbacks and to increase the workflow. This process involves tracking the actual…   Read more»

]]> 7f5dd04d0f5df2bf4530e835f8d5a214 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/18397/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:47:57 -0400 Although time is an important factor in any project because extending a project not only makes it more expensive but could also lead to a competitor putting out a similar product before you could, product quality should be more important…   Read more»

]]> c8cfe2f1041bd80fb9d47c4bf6525ead https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/18396/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:47:56 -0400 The Project Planning Phase is the second phase in the project life cycle. It involves creating of a set of plans to help guide team members through the execution and closure phases of the project. The plans created during this…   Read more»

]]> dda74288eeb28799120fc61bfeb1d5a8 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/18395/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:47:56 -0400 There are various risk comes associated with project management. Although, project risk the most understood one, product risk also play a tremendous impact in the feasibility of the project. Project risk involve such things as going over-budget, missing key milestones…   Read more»

]]> 249f5e02a6fb07971f271bacf0f899f1 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/18394/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:47:55 -0400 A successful project manager lays out the communication requirements and how information is shared through the team before the start of a project. However, despite the effort of the project manager to enhance communication among the team members, there are…   Read more»

]]> c0b69bee92a8a48c3525b18437540dc8 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/18393/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:47:55 -0400 There are a wide range of challenges that project mangers face. The most prevailing one is plausibly coordinating conflict and communication between its team members ( without become part of the conflict themselves). Another problems lies in their ability to…   Read more»

]]> 5bf170ce3373d72a73155bd748896358 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/18392/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:47:54 -0400 Logging work is essential for the progress of the project as it provides a mean to analyze the feasibility of the project within a timeframe. For my capstone project, my team opted to log every single details of the project….   Read more»

]]> 7220283e2b27b19851f253b2028fdee1 https://medicaldevicecourses.com/activity/p/18391/ Wed, 15 May 2019 21:47:54 -0400 Yes, I strongly believed that verification can takes place at any time in a project and most importantly during the execution phase. I think even after the project completion, verification should still be conducted, if even if the changes might…   Read more»

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