One of the project I worked on at my company, we had to include anchoring brackets with a new server rack that we built up to show to our customer for their opinion and approval. We got a shipment fro...

As a PA with an uncooperative member of the team, I would try to get some one on one time with them to figure out the situation. As others have mentioned there could be an underlining reason why they ...

I agree with all the points that everyone in this thread has mentioned so far. The planning phase will down the foundation of how you will tackle the project. A poorly executed planning phase may caus...

On one of the project that I was a part of, there came about an issue with air dams not being compatible with our new server racks. Air dams are used to restrict air flow from underneath the rack and ...

I had experienced a change in PM once in my career, and the resulting events were similar to what jlw23 had mentioned. We had a get up to speed meeting with the new PM, which I attended with my team l...

At my current company, the design review meetings are overall pretty calm as we work together on establishing any potential changes based on feedback or simulation data. Sometimes the meetings involve...

There are many different things that could happen that will cause pitfalls. As you mentioned team members taking time off is one such circumstance that could occur that may cause a pitfall. In Dr. Sim...

The planning phase is very important because it will set the foundation of how you’re going to tackle this project. If poorly planned out then the project could face delays, cancellation, or might not...

During the development process, identified potential risks can come from a variety of sources. In my experience, most of the risks identified were from our engineering teams working on the project and...

For my company, to initiate a design change request, the CAD model and drawings must be updated with any changes that are being proposed. It is then reviewed and hopefully approved. If approved, our P...

Similarly like srg36, if I was a PM running risk management meetings, I would schedule major and minor checkpoint meetings throughout the entire development process. Major meetings for when we complet...

Initiating a project idea is the hardest part of project development because it can have a lot of consequences on what happens to the company if the project was worth pursuing or not. Marketing resea...

Picking the right members of a project team is very important in many ways. Obviously you want people with the proper technical knowledge depending on their department (engineering, marketing, etc.) b...

Not for medical devices, but I’ve been involved with testing shipping containers that would be used to ship out my company’s products. Tests were done with accordance to ASTM D4196-16 specs. These tes...

I think these 9 design controls are necessary as a good checklist to ensure the project proceeds smoothly. While I don’t work in a medical device company, we follow a similar structure where I work. I...