I feel that this course & Dr. Simon's other course should be taught in undergraduate BME curricula. A lot of this information would be gold to tho...

As much as we value the salaries that our higher education affords us; it does come with the caveat mentioned in this week's lecture. Money is a short...

Depending on the motivations & SOP of the company; yes and no. Obviously all companies should strive to keep as much of their testing & resear...

HAHA! Every day at my workplace. As I work at a small company, we are often at the whims of the CEO when it comes to new projects. Scopes can change d...

I see how it may be tempting for companies to implement cost saving policies in favor of creating a diverse vendor base. However important they may de...

This is a complex ethics question that doesn't have a simple answer. On one hand, transparency is important for building trust with stakeholders and e...

Stakeholders have significantly big impacts in the opening and closing phases of the project. They set the product goals, definitions, and product inp...

In my opinion, a project manager should be well versed enough to move in and out of conversations between all project members. That way, they can prov...

There is a benefit to both methods of project management; I have dealt with both of these in my short career. The freeform change control methodology ...

I agree with the other posters here about the dangers of micromanagement when it comes to ensuring the quality of a product/project. Oftentimes well-m...

A project manager should be someone who has a broad variety of experience to bring to the table. The job of the PM is to interface with all the aspect...

While I agree with the posters here that striking a balance between making project members happy and stakeholders happy is important. I do think that ...

As others have said, it depends on the severity of the "transgression". As it stands, handing out punishments for bad behavior is a bit unprofessional...