The specifications should always have bounds, and if there is a bound for the coefficient of friction, then it is because that is what is desirable fo...

This year my capstone project suffered from scope creep because we did not have a defined end product. We essentially would complete the main project ...

As stated above, a poorly structured WBS can have multiple undesirable consequences. Such an example would be many delays because sometimes you do not...

Our capstone team also created a gant chart, and in the beginning it was a lot of guessing on how much time we thought each task would take. We tried ...

This year my senior capstone project focuses on the attachment between a polyethylene component and tibial implant used in total ankle replacements. T...

As Dr. Simon said in his lecture, "Metrics are calculations that let you measure things," during the monitoring and controlling phase. Metrics are nee...

I agree with krp67 that communication and status meetings are a great start to design transfers. I also believe that organization of all files if very...

This semester during my capstone project we had not anticipated a few delays, and learned a couple lessons. As a team we added additional tests to val...

Sometimes the planning phase consists of a lot of guessing, as stated above. I have experienced this at my internship over the summer and one of the e...

In my company the design reviews were pretty standard as discussed numerous times above. However the only point I would like to add that hasn't been d...

One medical device of my particular interest would be total knee replacements. One specific risk of knee replacements is loosening due to wear and tea...

In industry there are many times where an extraneous task suddenly turns into the critical path for a project. I had experienced this while working at...

Preventative maintenance is very important in projects, which is why there is a huge emphasis on risk analysis. I see your point that task scheduling ...

I agree with the two posts above about Gant Charts, as they are very useful in the Medical Device Industry. However there are some downfalls included,...

I agree and like all of the above examples of verification and validation for different projects. Over the summer I worked on patient specific cut gui...