This is my first course with Dr. Simon and since I work in industry I had experience in most of the topics that we are learning. The greatest benefit this course provides for me is the thought process on management. This course along with the book give good fundamentals on organizing and managing projects that can be applied to all any industry sector. Moreover, actually giving a name to project management steps helps in understanding concepts of project management better. By this I mean that many of the steps that Dr. Simon mentions in lectures and that are in the book are steps that we follow within industry, but because of I never took formal courses in the topic, for certain tasks you know what you are doing but not necessarily why. With Dr. Simon’s lectures it clears up this disconnect that was present and the concept of project management flows.