Mustard Seed Consulting & Publications

Small Changes, Big Results

Below is a sampling of projects  that we have successfully implemented of the past few years.

This Instructor-Led Workshop was developed for a major pharmaceutical company to address the needs of oncologists supporting international oncology trials . We worked with company physicians and other subject matter experts to develop a number of comprehensive case studies that addressed desired best practices.

The Investigator Training Program was an example of our virtuosity in executing a large project. A major pharmaceutical company desired to create a comprehensive curriculum to address the training needs or clinical investigators in merging markets. The challenge included not only the complexity of the subject matter but also the expansive number of stakeholders and subject matter experts that needed to participate in the project.  Mustard Seed handled all aspects of project management including drafting of the project charter and scope documents as well as the project management plan. Once management approved the designs, an international, cross-functional team was assembled to execute the plans.

 

 

Best Practices Workshop for Oncology Trials

Investigator Training Program

Selected Portfolio

The workshop was delivered on schedule and to the acclaim of all stakeholders. “This is exactly what we wanted and needed” was the feedback we received time and time again.

Deliverables and Results:

¨ PowerPoint slides with script

¨ Detailed Facilitator’s guide

¨ Detailed case studies

¨ Project delivered on time and to wide acclaim

Deliverables and Results:

¨ Project Charter Document

¨ Project Scope Document

¨ Stakeholder Analysis

¨ Project Management Plan

¨ Training Plan

¨ Curriculum Design and Course Design Documents

¨ Authored 13 Instructor-Led course modules covering fundamental concepts and 2 covering advanced concepts including PowerPoint slides with script, level-2 course assessments,  and additional resource lists

¨ Detailed Facilitator’s Guide

¨ Assortment of Icebreaker activities

¨ Game style as well as traditional final assessment

¨ Session invitations, certificate of completion and level 1 evaluation

¨ Conversion of selected course into web-based training format

¨ Archival to CD-ROM of entire program and project files

¨ Project delivered to wide acclaim in 6 months instead of the anticipated 12 months

Several courses in the Investigator Training Program were identified as advanced topics. One of these was the “Guidelines for Enrolling Women of Childbearing Potential in Clinical Trials.” Again, we worked with company physicians and other subject matter experts to develop a comprehensive course that trained clinical investigators to address the needs of WOCBP.

All of the courses in the Investigator Training Program were designed in such a s way to facilitate their conversion into e-Learning using Articulate. WOCBP was one of the courses that was converted into a stand alone Web-Based Training module that was integrated into the company LMS as well as distributed on CD-ROM to those outside of the company.

Guidelines for Enrolling Women of Childbearing Potential in Clinical Trials

Advanced Investigator Training Program

Deliverables and Results:

¨ All instructor-Led Training materials

¨ E-Learning Module

¨ Delivered on time and within budget to rave reviews.

When the SEC introduced Reg NMS, it had profound implications for the securities markets, especially the auction style markets such as the American Stock Exchange.  The Amex’s response was to the build a next generation trading platform called AEMI. Our  challenge was to build an infrastructure suitable for training the members and staff of the Amex to use AEMI in compliance with Reg NMS. To add to the challenge, the complex rules of Reg NMS were still being revised, AEMI was a work in progress and the deadline for implementation was only months away. We worked with Executive management and senior leaders of Amex membership to craft a plan that helped us “ride a bicycle as it was being built.”

 

Comprehensive Strategic Planning—American Stock Exchange

Deliverables and Results:

¨ Authored  all of the following strategic plans ands design documents:

- Corporate Training Plan for the Implementation of AEMI

- AEMI Curriculum and Curriculum Design Document

- Design Document for Intro to AEMI Rules & Market Structure

- AEMI Training Environment Specifications & Requirements

¨ Researched, scoped, and project managed the implementation of a Learning Management System. From concept to roll out, Amex University, the LMS learning portal was implemented in 90 days within budget.

¨ Devised a number of creative marketing approaches including turning one of the specialist’s posts on the floor of the exchange into “the Training Post.” This approach of bringing the training to the audience proved to be a success in a number of ways including getting first hand and immediate feedback.