The first step is to investigate the vendor's product and determine the root cause of the issue. If the issue is indeed the vendor, then the buyer must assess if it's worth it to challenge the vendor....

I have a new perspective on this issue. In our group simulation, we found out CamTech did not speak English on their one and only phone contact. Before placing an order, there should be clear communic...

Firing low-performing employees should not always be solution for managing underperformance. There are methods to improve employee performance and firing employees can lower morale. Some strategies th...

I think these results have significantly changed since the study. I remember at some point in the lecture videos, the professor mentioned unemployment was around 10%. This indicates that the lecture w...

We were all struggling with a class. It was during COVID and it required consistent and effective communication with each team member. Not only that, but we had to do experiments on ourselves and shar...

I agree with @sah67 Choosing between good, cheap, and fast depends on the specific needs and constraints of the study. If time is critical, then the study needs to be completed quickly, which means a ...

I think the main reason why smaller projects may not implement quality control is due to resource constraints. When there are limited budgets or personnel, allocating resources towards quality control...

@sseal98 I want to add more to this post. A real life example of skipping steps that ensured everyone was on the same page was a NASA mission to Mars. The Mars Climate Orbiter was a spacecraft designe...

@hk425 I completely agree with this post. Regular communication and coordination between teams working on different aspects of the same project is crucial to ensure that the project progresses smoo...

Supplier diversity can bring benefits such as access to new ideas, perspectives, and business opportunities. Having backup supplies can be helpful in case of unexpected problems with the primary suppl...

@sm2744 One additional point that I would add is that it's important to have a clear and transparent process for evaluating personnel performance in the context of a project. This process should incl...

I agree with the aforementioned replies. It is important for each company to review each other's process and find not only the difference but the root cause and work together to address it. When compa...

@sm2744 While stakeholders do hold significant amount of power, it's ultimately the project team's responsibility to manage stakeholder expectations and maintain control over the project's direction ...

It appears that everyone agrees on the importance of balancing monitoring and control in project management. An example of this balance is imagine if you are managing a software development project to...

I'd like to expand on gg382's post with some example steps. There are a variety of methods that a PM can take to ensure they are giving their team the most complete and robust solutions. These solutio...