I reviewed Dr. Simon’s website, Spiral Medical Development ( it is a very nice consulting website. I am not familiar with MD consulting but it is very informative and pleasant to the eye, as well as v...

I currently work in a field where we constantly have multiple projects going on at once, so we multitask constantly. Prior to Dr. Simon’s course, I have completed Lean Sigma Six and have a basic under...

Nice article, Is innovation bad for business from a project management perspective? Yes, in my opinion, specifically discussing the implementation stage of gene therapies that cure patients of ailment...

Scope creep is a real "thing" in the federal government, I guess it depends heavily upon the agency in which you work for. Scope creep in my opinion is when you are given additional tasks so much so ...

All five factors mentioned are important in the success of the project. Dr. Simon has said repeatedly, "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail", and as we continue to progress through this PM course I ...

Monitoring and controlling techniques provide the business with a tangible means of checks and balances as well as keeps the team members honest. Correspondence control is a vital element in the monit...

Keeping a work log is a great way to be prepared to validate your logged time at your job for the week. I keep a work log and have been for about 10 years, I’ve been a Department of Defense employee f...

A calm and productive discussion is always the best and most professional route in which to come to a mutual understanding in regards to work. When that is not the case, sometimes as a leader or even...

There are many reasons as to why a project can fail to meet the customer’s needs, after reading an article on the pmi.org website there are several factors that are important to understand. The main s...

That is great news! Well, I am actually a Biotechnology Major and my goal is to actually become a Research Scientist in the field of Biomedical Science. I am taking Dr. Simon's course out of necessity...

As a project manager, I would first and foremost ensure my team understands the importance of time management and our specific role as the research team and how imperative our timeliness is because “s...

Functional, project-based, and matrix are the three types of organizations. There are pros and cons to all three organizations, I'll specify 2 of each: Functional pros: easy to coordinate within the d...

The severity of the recall depends on the company. In our everyday life, we can see where some companies chose to only send verification letters of the situation that lead to the recall, and they "sug...

With your project life cycle sometimes depending on the project planning will continue almost through the entire project. It is important to also understand that defining and planning go hand in hand...

I chose oatmeal bath bars for children from kellerworks.com This falls under the FDAs category 1. It is intended use is to promote general wellbeing and does not specify a specific condition that it ...