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Bryan Xavier
@bryan-xavier
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Topics: 2 / Replies: 31
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RE: Cost Estimating – Choosing Between Speed and Accuracy

@ms3548 I think the way to managing the transition from broad to bottom-up estimating is to treat it as a planned-hand off. For example, scheduling a ...

4 days ago
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RE: Scope Management and the Role of the WBS in Project Clarity

In addition to balancing detail and simplicity for the WBS, I think it's also important the WBS structure has clear traceability between work and regu...

4 days ago
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RE: Allergan's BIOCELL Breast Implant Recall: A Case Study in Quality and Risk Management

I agree that regulatory approval shouldn't be the end all be all for safety. There are multiple strategies that companies can and should take before a...

4 days ago
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RE: What’s the Most Effective Form of Communication in Medical Device Projects?

In my experience, I've used weekly in person meetings in order to make actual progress in a project I'm working and discuss with coworkers. Then I use...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Impact of Testing Variability on Product Risk

To build confidence in testing outcomes, companies often create a standardized test kit that includes the product sample, and instructions for handlin...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Navigating the Risks of Post-Verification Changes

When facing a late-stage development issue, one method to consider is using the "5 Why's" Method, where you're keeping asking why the failure is happe...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Importance of Lessons Learned in the Project Closing Phase

As much as learning from mistakes is important for future projects, it should also be important to use the lessons learned in real-time for decision m...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Role of Monitoring & Controlling in Project Success

You raise an interesting point, others have mentioned already that EV, PV, and AC only show the symptoms of a project failing and do not explain why. ...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Significance of Team Development in Project Execution

One common way to foster team and individual developments is through peer mentorship and knowledge-sharing sessions. Less experienced team members are...

1 month ago
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RE: Optimizing Information Distribution

Asynchronous communication offers an alternative for small weekly meetings where everyone meets up for a status update. Instead of having excessive me...

1 month ago
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RE: Enhancing Quality Assurance: Lessons from the DePuy ASR Hip Recall

One way to improve QA for medical devices is implementing patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), which provides a direct pipeline for patients to ...

1 month ago
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RE: Role of Stakeholder Management in Project Success

Using Adaptive project governance can help with maintaining a balance between control and flexibility. Instead of every step being micromanaged, a lea...

2 months ago
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RE: Importance of Cross-Functional Collaboration

implementing cross-team training programs to promote communication between teams can allow for teams to have a understanding of each groups priorities...

2 months ago
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RE: Importance of Adaptive Project Planning

Using a extreme project management (XPM) framework is one possible solution. It provides a highly adaptive framework that uses rapid iterations and sh...

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