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RE: Engineer vs. Manager

I believe that I would like to follow a similar path as some of our classmates. I would like to be an engineer during the first stages of my career to...

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RE: Disconnect in rewarding motivation

I have seen similar situations in my experience. Often times the fear of termination and disagreeing with the higher ups forces employees to keep quie...

7 years ago
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RE: Why do people leave work?

That is a great question Talha! I believe our classmates shared some great reasons for why this might be. In addition to the aforementioned reasons in...

7 years ago
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RE: Organizational structure

I have been in a similar situations Roberto. One one of my projects as an intern I was assigned to a team of 5 with 3 engineers and 1 other intern. Du...

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RE: Integration PM

I feel that often times projects, or at the very least what we learn from them can carry over. I was an intern at a biomedical manufacturer that produ...

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RE: Procurement Management

You bring up a great point Talha. Depending on the product or service you are procuring a certain standard must be met by the vendor. For a critical c...

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RE: Ideal PM Processes vs. Real life

My experience has been similar. It seems that a great deal of the process is rushed and results in having to repeat steps. I believe if these processe...

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RE: Risk Management

That is a great example jvv6. I have also come across many situations in which a risk was avoidable and minor changes to design or process were able t...

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RE: Design Review Meeting Culture

Like a few of our classmates mentioned, design reviews are typically more relaxed. I had the opportunity to sit in on a few design reviews during my t...

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RE: Engineering change order

Any necessary change to the design or documentation must go through COs. The purpose of ECOs and any change orders is to properly document the propose...

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RE: Source Selection in Executing Process

I agree gingeranderson. Though suppliers are on the PMs mind from early on, these should be given serious consideration during the execution phase whe...

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RE: PM: Handling Team Issues

I agree with your approach tn58. Having a personal relationship with members of the team is extremely important. This will better allow for comfortabl...

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RE: Challenges PM face

PMs face a great deal of challenges in a project. One of the most occurring and difficult to deal with in my opinion is employee conflict. When team m...

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RE: Are Missed Milestones really Bad?

Though no one likes to miss milestones, as many of our classmates mentioned, I agree with your statement. Milestones do serve as checkpoints to ensure...

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RE: In the Shoes of a Project Manager

You make a great point jp582. Since often situations, simulation and real life, are time sensitive it is of utmost importance that the team is entirel...

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