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James Saleh
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RE: Validation and Verification

Verification focuses on confirming that the device was built according to the design specifications which typically occurs during the design and devel...

2 months ago
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RE: Risk Management in Project Planning

I think early stage risk assessments are very important especially in medical device development where safety and regulatory compliance are critical. ...

2 months ago
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RE: Managing Resources When Faced with Design Flaws

When faced with design flaws and limited resources, I think the most important step is prioritizing tests that are most likely to reveal the root caus...

2 months ago
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RE: Why Capturing Lessons Learned Matters

Capturing lessons learned is very important especially in fields such as medical device development where similar regulatory and design challenges app...

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

If I had to choose one most effective form of communication in medical device projects, I would strongly argue that formal, documented communication i...

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RE: Preplanning for Risk

I think the key is proactive planning and continuous monitoring. First, identify tasks on the critical path since they have zero float and identify th...

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RE: Hiring team members

I think the ideal and best answer is a balance of both but it really depends on the phase and complexity of the project. In medical device development...

3 months ago
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RE: Monitoring Time and Budget

If I were halfway through a project and noticed that both the Schedule Variance (SV) and Cost Variance (CV) were negative, I would first focus on unde...

3 months ago
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RE: Penalization for Going Over Budget and Time?

I do not believe penalties should be automatic. Accountability is important but the response should definitely depend on the root cause. If overruns a...

3 months ago
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RE: Team members personal issues with eachother

When personal issues arise between team members, I believe the project manager’s role is to protect both the team dynamic and the project objectives w...

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RE: Design Change Requests

One way to avoid this situation is by implementing a formal version control system with a single source of truth such as a shared drive with controlle...

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RE: Failed Verification Testing

Verification failure can be one of the most stressful phases of a project because it exposes gaps between the intended design and real world performan...

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RE: Business and customer satisfaction in project management

A project manager can align business needs with customer satisfaction by defining value from both perspectives at the start of the project. This is th...

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RE: Project Management Information Systems

One way is to tie reporting directly to value, not compliance. When team members see that their updates actually influence decisions such as workload ...

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RE: Design Input Document (DID) and Design Specification Document (DSD)

I think the main reason DID and DSD are kept separate is clarity and traceability. The DID defines what the device must do based on user, clinical, an...

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