In medical device development, the PM's responsibilities definitely expand beyond traditional management, but I would not say they shift completely aw...

For a project to return to a previously "completed" phase in the PDCA cycle, a PM needs strong skills in risk assessment, change management, and stake...

As you had said, Jacob, I think the longitudinal ROI in Project Management for degrees and certifications serves different, yet complementary function...

Your example certainly highlights how verification failures often shed light on component selection and manufacturability issues rather than about the...

An effective way to avoid such a situation would be to do integrate "version control checks" into the design change request process. For example, by m...

Effective project managers can skillfully align business needs and customer satisfaction by rectifying organizational strategy and customer value. Typ...

I think predictive development life cycles work most aptly in highly regulated industries, such as medical devices, when requirements and regulatory p...

Design reviews and design change requests are most integral during the Check and Act phases. During the Check phase, verification activities are perfo...

When design controls and project management are segmented, gaps may be created that could affect verification, validation, and design reviews. If sche...

The relationship between the project and the product life cycle is that the project life cycle is embedded within the product life cycle. The product ...

I have not formally worked in industry either, but I do have some knowledge of PERT and CPM in the medical devices industry, gained through conversati...

First, I certainly agree that a PM's role goes past market release to monitoring outcomes and project value. For post-market management, the PM's main...

The most effective medical device PM would be a cross between a specialist and a generalist. Due to the cross-functional nature of MDD projects, a PM'...

I certainly agree that most interpersonal conflict may arise from misalignment rather than dispositional differences. Misalignment may stem from expec...

Project management is certainly a very demanding role, uniquely situated at the crossroads of biomedicine, regulation, and team coordination. Given it...