I've had to catch myself multiple times this semester to stop myself from tunnel vision. Especially, when you think you have a great idea that could be the solution. I think open communication with my...

Underperformance can be linked to many things - many of times being extrinsic issues (toxic work environment, distracting personal issues, etc.) rather than an intrinsic want to just "skate by" at wor...

Auditing suppliers/vendors and their products is a key step to figuring out if a company will be a good fit to your need. Additionally, it is extremely important to create a binding contract to hold t...

Whether the project was successful or not, there will always be pain-points that can be learned throughout the lifespan of the project. To mitigate these issues in the future, any deliverables or dead...

It can be tricky to export medical device to other countries under one clinical trial umbrella. This is due to the many different regulations and standards used in different countries (i.e. EU Standar...

The COVID-19 pandemic had large repercussions to the initiating and planning phases of many medical device projects. The supply chain issues that continue to reverberate through the industry due to th...

Many reasons factor into why Americans tend to work longer hours than other countries. Mainly, I think this is due to the culture that is embedded into most American companies. I do think it is beginn...

What truly motivates me is helping people, or at least the idea of helping people. Although it can get muddled and diluted in these huge medical device companies, my main driving force to going to wor...

Throughout this course I’ve learned a lot of about the “behind the scenes” activities that drive and effect projects. Mainly I think it was extremely helpful understanding the different pathways vario...

As a project manager it is important to keep team motivation high in order to drive project success. I think one of the important ways a PM can accomplish this is through leading by example through pr...

I agree with Dr Simons comment about the lines between work and home being blended over the last few years. I've tried my best to create that balance while working from home, however I haven't had too...

Gantt charts are important in the planning stage for PMs and other leadership to understand a rough idea of what resources and time will be needed for a given project. This can help inform a "yah or n...

This is a question that comes up in a lot of decisions made in my workplace. I don't think that there should be a a polarized choice between time and money - it is always an profit optimization proble...

I've held one design review meeting throughout my current role. Similar to a lot of people I've seen answer under this question, I think this meeting is mostly a formality (depending on how complicate...

I think time and money are both factors that are on either side of the spectrum. On one hand money can acquire the ample resources in order to execute a project timeline ahead of schedule. On the othe...