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sts27
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RE: Estimating Project Timeline

I think it depends on the project and the skill level of the group. If it is a team that is well acquainted with one another and is comfortable with t...

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RE: Overlapping activities

The planning phase is probably one of the most important parts of project development. In the scenario you discussed above there seems to be a huge la...

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RE: Missing Milesons

The best way to overcome missing milestones is to plan in advance for potential issues and failures. The best plans always have backup plans, and in s...

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RE: Gantt chart

Gannt charts are used for scheduling and breaking down required tasks for a project. They're useful in estimating and planning how a project should be...

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RE: Ways to avoid going back to the Planning phase after starting the execution phase.

I've found that I can avoid going back to the planning phase after the execution phase by planning backup plans prior to starting. I work with tissue...

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RE: Benefits of this course

I also agree that this course is incredibly beneficial. Even if you are not going into industry, the things discussed in this course, such as project ...

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RE: Most Important Phase

Personally, I think that the planning/initiation phase of a project is the most important. Without initiating or planning a project there is no projec...

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RE: PM: Handling Team Issues

As many of the other people have stated in this forum: communication is the key to handling issues that may arise due to workers not being, "robots". ...

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RE: Underestimating Task Duration

Letting individuals set their own due dates can be tricky. As you said, those with inexperience tend to underestimate how long a task may actually tak...

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RE: Project manager's personality: Project success

I think it depends on the project manager and the people who they work with. A project manager who is extroverted may not need to have quiet time with...

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RE: Discussion Topic: State of your Organization

I feel as if I would be most suited for a project-based organization. I don’t personally have experience working in industry, but I do have a lot of e...

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RE: Simulations

I think that if this was a real industry project and we could have met face-to-face I would have been far more productive. My team mostly communicated...

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RE: Global Teams disrupted by Catastrophe

Technically, I feel as if there should be back-up plans for emergency scenarios in order to prevent disruption. That being said, things like the ongoi...

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RE: Organizational Behavior

If all of these organizational types ran perfectly, I think that a matrix organization would be the most efficient and effective in terms of project m...

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RE: Ideal project team

In all honesty, it depends on the sub-field of biomedical engineering that I would be working in. If it were a field or project that I was not super a...

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