Verification is mostly paper work. All the design inputs such as specifications, government and industry regulations, knowledge taken from previous de...

When having a stern project stakeholder like Patty in the simulation, it is the project manager's duty to mediate any issues in concerns. Through clea...

As many have mentioned above, most company SOPs will not allow for any unethical activity to get around the FDA. And if a company decides to go agains...

This actually occurred in my team a few months ago. The previous PM got a new job with another J&J branch and one of the principle R&D enginee...

Gantt charts are used to map out reasonable timelines including the initiation of a project and critical pathways, this way critical milestones can be...

The planning phase is crucial in the project life as it sets the tone for the coming stages. You want to plan well so as to avoid any future complicat...

I think it's important to build in a discovery period for projects. Usually at the project kickoff meetings, stakeholders will immediately want to kno...

At the company I work for, one of the tasks I had to complete was to finish building a lateral compression tester used in our lab to test the firmness...

As a PM running a risk management meeting, I'd focus on defining risks instead of identifying risks and make sure everyone in the meeting is clear on ...

At my company, design reviews are not as restricting as the capstone design review session. No one is forced to be silent while their project is being...

The role of project stakeholders is very valuable since there is always potential for positive and negative influence of one stakeholder over another....

The initiation phase is the hardest but most crucial part that sets the tone of the remaining phases for the given project. When you are pitching a ne...

It is very important to pick team members wisely. Depending on the types of projects your team covers, it's ideal to pick people who have qualities th...