As a PM, I think it's very important to have a deep understanding of the projects you're resourced to. If you truly understand what the goal of the pr...

Developing a new product in the medical device industry is a long, complex process due to the regulations of regulatory bodies such as the FDA. Becaus...

Design Validation is the process of ensuring the design outputs meet the user needs. This is an extremely important part of the design process because...

As someone who has been working in the industry for a few years, I can say first hand that the information we learn in this class is definitely useful...

Properly planning a project is absolutely key to the project's success. Since these development processes take a long time (up to several years), it i...

Generally, the PM will lay out a timeline for when each deliverable will need to be completed along the course of the full project. These deliverables...

Generally, the PM will lay out a timeline for when each deliverable will need to be completed along the course of the full project. These deliverables...

I think meeting with that individual one on one would be the best way to approach this. Although they may seem unresponsive and difficult to work with...

Dr. Simon mentioned the two key factors to consider are the amount of resources required to complete the project, and how much it will cost. If a proj...

Properly documenting things well has multiple benefits. First, it allows for you personally to keep track of decisions that were made so you can refer...

It is important to have several tasks being worked on in parallel to ensure the project moves along and gets completed in a timely manner. There are a...

Although Marketing may come up with the general, high level inputs such as what the device is intended to do, the population this device will be used ...

I think it's rare than an entire project will be shut down because it's deemed "too risky". A lot of pre-planning and investigation is done just to de...

I think one other thing to consider is who are your competitors, and what do they have to offer that is similar to what you're planning on offering? W...

I definitely agree with this statement. At the end of the day, the primary thing individuals deciding which projects should be worked on is money. Aft...