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RE: Critical Role of Design Controls in Medical Device Projects

One view is that the best way for organizations to balance innovation with compliance is for Design Controls to be part of the organizations' regular ...

3 months ago
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RE: Design Input Document (DID) and Design Specification Document (DSD)

One way to look at this issue is through how the PDCA cycle separates planning from execution. In the accompanying slides it states that the design in...

3 months ago
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RE: Should procedures or standards for verification and validation tests be approved by the FDA?

The guidance states that the methods used for verification and validation do not need FDA approval before use. However, it says that the methods must ...

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RE: Managing Scope and Stakeholder Expectations

In the event of verification failure, the scope of pressurization is often to solve the visible problem, not to see why it did not meet the requiremen...

4 months ago
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RE: Functional vs Project-Based vs Matrix Organizations – Which Works Best?

In medical device development, organizational structure strongly influences how smoothly technical work, testing, and regulatory activities stay align...

4 months ago
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RE: Pre-market Approval (PMA) vs. 510(k)

The key differences are whether the device represents such a meaningful change that it raises new questions of safety and effectiveness for patients, ...

4 months ago
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RE: Project Management for Non-PM Positions

Even for someone who does not plan to become a project manager, a working knowledge of project management is still important because most technical ro...

4 months ago
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RE: Understanding your role...

In group projects, roles should exist, but they should remain flexible rather than fixed. On the other hand, defined roles reduce confusion, missed ac...

4 months ago
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RE: Works of a project manager and a program manager?

A useful way to think about project managers, as compared to program managers, is in terms of the level at which they operate. The project manager i...

4 months ago
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