As a manager, I would prefer a Y employee who is motivated but lacks some required knowledge rather than an X employee in this scenario. Motivation is...

Understanding project management is useful even if you’re not the one leading the project. Engineers are still involved with working with timelines, b...

I think it’s less about people being more motivated, and more about feeling pressured to keep up. From what I’ve seen and heard from my peers, many em...

The only industry experience I have so far is through my internship at a biotechnology company, however, this company made a strong effort to keep int...

I don’t think job satisfaction is the most important factor for employee retention and engagement. People also stay for growth opportunities, team rel...

If I were a project manager in the medical device industry, I would focus not only on motivating my team, but also on avoiding things that would demot...

My first thought after reading this post is that a project manager could look to hire someone new to replace that person. However, hiring someone new ...

One way a project manager can handle an unknown budget is by setting aside a contingency reserve for risks and potential design changes. Even if the b...

I think the most important knowledge areas are scope, time, and cost management. Scope management is important because it defines the goals of the pro...

Design verification focuses on testing if the device is built correctly according to design specifications and validation ensures that the “correct de...

There are many different factors that can impact schedule variance for a medical device project. For example, delays in regulatory approvals can add w...

Since a lot of people have already shared many great companies on the East Coast, I wanted to share a few that I was particularly interested in when I...

I agree that returning to an earlier phase of a project does not necessarily mean the project is failing, however, in the case of medical device proje...

I think the most important phase in the project process is the planning phase because it establishes the foundation for the entire project. During pla...

I think that a project manager can be accommodating to their team members while also successfully managing a project through good communication and se...