Honestly this is a very typical scenario. Often times projects are dependent upon factors beyond the team's control such as suppliers and equipment. A...

I agree with you that both team members and stakeholders are important in making sure a project meets its objectives. However, I believe that stakehol...

I believe if a product has passed internal validation and verification but failed after being tested by an outside contractor, it's likely due to inco...

I believe that we need to find the right balance between communication and being able to accomplish our job duties. While there are definite benefits ...

Teams may need to make decision-making decisions that take into account some level of risk rather than complete agreement when team members cannot rea...

Gantt charts are especially useful in the medical device area due to the complexity of the overall process and the fact that this process is broken in...

I believe the ideal approach for managing communications is to strike an appropriate balance between meetings and written communication. There are cer...

I believe that there is no single phase of a project as important as the planning phase. It is during the planning phase that the project team identif...

The first example that comes to mind for a project is a group lab project. We had to meet multiple deadlines such as completing background research, p...

The primary distinction between project management and design control relates to scope as project management manages the entire project, whereas desig...

I believe the most effective way to capture and share lessons learned is through a common digital resource which every member of the team has access t...

Strong leadership by the project manager can help the team develop throughout the entire life cycle of the project. Leadership guides the team to the ...

Slack provides a buffer within an overall plan for projects that can allow you to recover from minor setbacks. Although things rarely go perfectly as ...

I don't believe employees or project managers should automatically face punitive action when a project exceeds its deadline or budget. Many times dela...

One way to reduce risks associated with ES, EF, LS, and LF dates is to begin by focusing on the critical path. The reason for this is because those ta...