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gk376
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RE: Changining staff

Hi, this scenario is quite rare and presents numerous challenges to the team. It must be considered why they would pivot to this new role and the stat...

5 months ago
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RE: Familiarity of eachothers work

Hi great question! As someone currently in capstone, I find that it is important that everyone in my group is acquainted with the work of other groupm...

5 months ago
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RE: Vendor Decision

Great question! I would like to agree with the other replies, having multiple vendors, no matter if it stretches time and cost would allow for your co...

5 months ago
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RE: Project Delays and Returning to Schedule

Often, sudden unexpected delays should be anticipated during project planning, where task windows can compensate for the offset, such as by deploying ...

5 months ago
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RE: Significance of Scheduling in the Planning Phase

Scheduling and the methods for estimating timelines are a crucial part of project planning. As mentioned in the original post, some tasks need to happ...

5 months ago
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RE: Power of Stakeholders

Stakeholders have a lot of impact on a successful project. Stakeholders are a broad term as it is as it includes investors, the client, and those dire...

5 months ago
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RE: Mapping- Gantt Chart

My capstone team is currently using a Gnatt chart for a medical device project. It is extremely important in understanding our roles and where our dea...

6 months ago
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RE: Optimizing Information Distribution

Effective communication is the core of a successful project team. Yet, there is the issue of lagging the project with frequent meetings. I understand ...

6 months ago
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RE: Managing Change Fatigue

In my experience in capstone and various other design teams, we don't have such strict regulations for implementing procedural changes. This is becaus...

6 months ago
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RE: Most Important Phase

I don't see there being one most important phase; all phases are equally important and require time and effort. Furthermore, the type of project defin...

6 months ago
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RE: Planning Techniques

My team and I are currently in the planning phase for our Capstone project, we aren't considering ourselves out of the planning phase until we can lis...

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

I am currently completing a Capstone project with my team. We communicate often with a group chat on messages, just because we can get responses quick...

6 months ago
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RE: Hiring team members

This answer would depend on the needs of the company and how large the teams are. In a smaller company focusing on one project, it might be preferable...

7 months ago
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RE: Project Slack Time

Slack time is a set period of time where the team doesn't have anything scheduled for the project. This doesn't mean that this is just a break period;...

7 months ago
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RE: how the PM handles budget cut?

Budget cuts will definitely impact the cost estimation as the project's initial plan, design, and resources are now further constricted. When early in...

7 months ago
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