Our New Year Gift To You
Top 10 Resources Every Medical Device Project Manager Needs When it comes to medical device project management, we have a treasure trove of articles on our blog. This month, as a gift to you, we have decided to compile the top 10 into a list of resources to help you run your medical device project smoothly and successfully. Resource #1: Communicating Effectively As A Medical Device Project Manager. A highly successful project leader knows: for maximum impact. Understand why communication is the currency of leadership and how to use it…
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How to look for the right project manager for your medical device project?
A PMI survey suggests that organizations that fail to properly integrate project management into their strategies will see their outright project failure rate increase by a factor of 2/31. This includes the selection of the right project manager for your medical device project. Whether interim, full time or an external consultant, your project manager must know how to optimize your company’s resources to reach project goals on time and within budget. Let us help you look for a project manager with the right skills, temperament, and aptitude to lead your…
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So you want to be a consultant
What’s it like having your own business as a medical device project management consultant? We will share our views with you below. There are risks and rewards to having your own business, and Waddell Group will help World Class Medical Device Project Managers make the leap by being your sales and marketing arm . In short, we make it easy for you to be in business for yourself. The “great resignation” and COVID are changing the way we work, and this gives the employees – and contract employees –…
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Project Management Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Remote Teams
Project Management Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Remote Teams Last October, Waddell Group CEO Tom Waddell interviewed Courtney Jones, a skilled project manager with expertise in managing teams from across the globe at Rebiotix, a Ferring Company. Jones’ experiences with project management during the COVID-19 pandemic have equipped her with the tools necessary to get the most out of her teams, and both Jones and Waddell agree that simple changes to you and your team’s processes will pay dividends in the long run. Jones has found success…
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Tips for Successfully Managing Remote Teams and Projects
Managing Projects Remotely in a Pandemic Last year, Waddell Group CEO Tom Waddell interviewed Dr. Michael O’Connor, Director of Strategy and Project Development at Medtronic about tips on managing projects in a pandemic. Dr. O’Connor shared some wisdom about quickly adapting and executing projects during lockdown and afterwards. At the onset of their conversation, Dr. O’Connor stated that Medtronic saw the pandemic ahead of time through their global presence, but what they saw still didn’t prepare them for the scale and impact COVID-19 would have on project management practices and…
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Opportunities in a Post-Pandemic Market With Introworks
Opportunities in a Post-Pandemic Marketplace Waddell Group CEO Tom Waddell had an interview last November with the President of Introworks, Bob Freytag, about opportunities in the marketplace to take advantage of as the market continues to open up after COVID-19. A year later, we’re revisiting their conversation to gain a new perspective on their insights and measure their applicability in a marketplace that is still transitioning as we approach 2022. Waddell and Freytag’s conversation covered topics such as the effectiveness of fractional teams during the pandemic, how to take advantage…
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Video Recap: Project Management Lessons Learned from COVID-19
Just over a year ago, Waddell Group CEO Tom Waddell interviewed Jonathan Flachman, Principal Consultant at Projenics, about the lessons learned while doing remote project management during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now as we approach Q4 of 2021, we’re reflecting on their conversation by revisiting the 4 key trends that the two industry experts uncovered while comparing them to the state of project management today. Waddell and Flachman discussed the widespread adoption of project management tools, the importance of fast and frictionless tools, the prioritization of effective communication, and the ways…
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So you want to make a Medical Device . . .
We help inventors navigate the rigorous steps needed to get their medical device products to the market. We often meet people who have an idea for a medical device. They have identified a problem that they want to solve and have set about inventing a potential solution to that problem. But what then? How do you get that idea to market? Waddell Group is a part of the Medical Device Resources Group, a consortium of businesses that help inventors get their medical device through the many steps it takes to…
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Project in chaos? Don’t Panic!
Project chaos/crises can be caused by several factors, from a complete breakdown of direction, a lack of performance on key activities, or even misguided leadership. Sometimes it’s outside factors that throw everything into disarray. This last cause may be relevant to our current work environments. There are four key elements of rescuing a project in crisis, those project management steps include: 1. Define “What’s So” 2. Define the Project 3. Create a Plan 4. Define Risks and Mitigation Defining “What’s So” The most important first step in a chaotic situation…
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MEDDEV 2.7.1 Rev 4, and what it means to you
If you manufacture a medical device that is CE marked, you are required to comply with the latest MEDDEV 2.7.1 publication. This revision is a major rewrite from the previous publication of Rev 3 as the authors sought to bring clarity and layout stricter expectations for Clinical Evaluation Reports (CERs). Compliance expectations ultimately fall on the manufacturer, and the Notified Bodies are being given greater responsibility in enforcement as they perform audits. Rev 4 is 50% larger than its predecessor because of the level of detail. Fortunately, the document was…
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