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vthampi posted a new topic "FS and SF in Gantt Chart Relationships" – 1 year, 1 month ago
There are four main relationships among tasks in Gantt charts: start-to-finish (SF), finish-to-start (FS), finish-to-finish (FF), and start-to-start (SS). These are all relationships that two tasks may have with each other. SF refers to when the start of one task… Read more»
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vthampi replied to the topic "Difficulty of Changes" – 1 year, 1 month ago
I agree with @sah67 in that in general, changes made at the beginning of a project are the easiest to implement. As time goes on, documents start to build up and information is based off of previous documents. More and… Read more»
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vthampi posted a new topic "Transference of Risk in Medical Device Companies" – 1 year, 1 month ago
There are four main ways of dealing with risk: avoidance, mitigation, acceptance, and transference. I understand the first three in the context of the medical device industry. For example, three methods of dealing with risk can be seen in a… Read more»
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vthampi posted a new topic "Estimates When Making the Project Plan" – 1 year, 1 month ago
As mentioned in lecture today, the project plan includes a lot of estimates that do not have to be entirely accurate. This includes a vague timeline of the project, budgets for different stages of the project, and a few regulatory… Read more»
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vthampi posted a new topic "Project Management Software" – 1 year, 1 month ago
What constitutes optimal project management software? Are there any recommended ones? I only ever have experience in using Microsoft Project, which I thought was sufficient for what I needed (capstone). However, I am aware that the medical device industry may… Read more»
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vthampi posted a new topic "Effective Resource Negotiation Strateiges" – 1 year, 1 month ago
What are strategies to convey the importance of one’s project to a functional manager (particularly in a matrix organization)? I had limited exposure to resource management in the medical device industry so I do not know how it works. From… Read more»
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vthampi posted a new topic "Project Management for Non-PM Positions" – 1 year, 1 month ago
How important is knowing about project management if someone does not plan on going into it as a career? Is a basic understanding of project management critical even if you are not a PM? I imagine that having at least… Read more»
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vthampi replied to the topic "Combination Product Project Management" – 1 year, 2 months ago
I agree with the above posters in that consultants or SMEs would likely be the most cost-effective and efficient solution. However, if combination products are going to become more staple in the company, they might need to consider investing in… Read more»
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vthampi posted a new topic "Functional Organization vs. Weak Matrix Organization" – 1 year, 2 months ago
Different types of organizations exist in the medical device industry. However, there are two in particular that seem very similar: functional organizations and weak matrix organizations. Functional organizations are organizations that feature departmental silos with the staff working in the… Read more»
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vthampi posted a new topic "Unique Product Lifecycles in Medical Devices" – 1 year, 2 months ago
The product lifecycle has five distinct phases: development, introduction, growth, maturity, and decline. These cycles are generally depicted seeing the sales volume change over time. During development, nothing is being sold. The introduction is the product’s first break into the… Read more»
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vthampi replied to the topic "Importance of Culture in Project Management" – 1 year, 2 months ago
I agree with the previous poster in that project team work culture may differ greatly with the general company work culture. I interned briefly at Stryker and my team was quite supportive and cooperative in terms of collaboration and helping… Read more»
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vthampi replied to the topic "PDCA cycle in Biomedical Engineering" – 1 year, 2 months ago
Each process taken taken in the biomedical industry roughly follows the PDCA cycle, either on a larger project-based scale, or smaller continuous improvements within departments. The planning phase involves identifying problems with the current state, goal setting, and determining what… Read more»
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vthampi replied to the topic "Project Management Information Systems" – 1 year, 2 months ago
Each individual member of a project team reporting progress on their own tasks is an incredibly useful tool for a project manager because they are able to quantify exactly how the project is progressing and have an understanding of what… Read more»
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vthampi replied to the topic "project team" – 1 year, 2 months ago
A role that has been around for a long time but is sometimes severely underutilized in the biomedical industry is usability engineering. Usability engineering is a term for people who help alter designs, packaging, manuals, and other aspects of a… Read more»
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vthampi posted a new topic "Project Management in the Biomedical Industry" – 1 year, 2 months ago
Are there any topics in Project Management that one would find in a Medical Device company that are unique to the biomedical industry? Conversely, are there any topics that appear frequently in Project Management for most industries but are… Read more»
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vthampi replied to the topic "How to increase emotional intelligence" – 1 year, 2 months ago
Increasing one’s emotional intelligence (EI) is a lot harder and more personalized than increasing one’s technical knowledge or critical thinking skills. I think something really important in raising EI is having the ability to recognize one’s lack of it and… Read more»
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vthampi replied to the topic "Contract Law components examples" – 1 year, 4 months ago
An example of contract law can be a joint replacement (JR) company buying their raw materials from a company specializing in metal. The offer and acceptance of the contract would be the terms of the agreement. The metal company will… Read more»
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vthampi replied to the topic "Confidential Agreement Secrecy" – 1 year, 4 months ago
As the other posts have already mentioned, confidentiality agreements contain all of the basic components of a contract. Offer and acceptance indicates that both parties are aware of the agreement and have both accepted it. Consideration is directly stating what… Read more»
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vthampi replied to the topic "When is giving gifts like the "old days" too much?" – 1 year, 4 months ago
I have not experienced gift-giving in the corporate world myself, although we did have training on it. As a commentor above has said, it is pretty similar to academia where an instructor accepting a gift may lead to bias in… Read more»
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vthampi replied to the topic "Malsow's law in organization" – 1 year, 4 months ago
I think something that is heavily under-utilized in corporate settings is “esteem” in Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Starting from the bottom, I believe that physiological and safety needs are likely being met by necessity in the corporate world. There could… Read more»
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