In terms of completing a project promptly, I believe the obvious answer is the manager. They are in charge of ensuring all tasks are being completed a...

During my last internship, I had missed a milestone. I needed to perform model compensation on a batch of parts. Basically, when something is being ad...

I see a majority of individuals believe that the planning phase is the most crucial for project success. I have to say that I agree with these people ...

I think as a PM, when you do not have preliminary data to work off of, you have to go back to the basics. Even without past tests, you still have engi...

Slack is important because it gives you flexibility. A project does not always go 100 percent according to plan, and issues will come up. Slack allows...

Like many others, I’ve never been a PM. However, if I were, the type of person I’d look to hire would honestly depend on the team I already have. If I...

I think effective risk responses are the ones that are realistic and proportional to the actual risk, not just theoretical solutions pulled from a lis...

I think my personal experience adds some real insight here. I’ve met a lot of PMs in the medical device field, and most of them started with degrees i...

One of the main goals of a project manager is to deliver a successful project on time. Since teams are made up of different personalities, conflict is...

Project managers can manage their inbox efficiently by organizing emails into folders based on projects or teams. These folders group related emails t...

I understand the point that missing a milestone can sometimes lead to a better or more successful project, but I do not fully agree. Milestones are es...

Hello everyone, My name is Anthony D'Alessio, I attend NJIT where I am a master's student in the mechanical engineering department. I look forward ...

Biomedical projects are especially challenging because project managers must balance strict timelines, FDA regulatory requirements, budgets, and coord...

I think the answer to this question is actually very simple. At the end of the day, a company is a business, and the goal of any business is to maximi...

I agree with many individuals in this forum where a hands off approached is better than a micro manager. A hands off leader allows the members to mana...