Blog – Dawn C Simmons

Life Sciences: FDA 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance

July 2, 2022July 6, 2022 by Dawn Simmons

In the Healthcare and Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical and Medical Device products and services directly impact consumer health and safety and must be able to prove compliance with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) strict guidelines.

The following is how DocuSign helps with CFR Part 11 Compliance. One of the challenges of Life Sciences professionals is integrating the right level of signature compliance with their ITSM Systems. Servicenow for example integrates with DocuSign to control access, records management, and integration.

May 11 Covid Pandemic Order: Covid Long Haul Patient Recovery – Demands and Resources

February 5, 2023February 5, 2023 by Dawn Simmons

May 11, 2023 marks the end funding for the Covid-19 pandemic public health emergency the Covid-19 National Emergency and Public Health National Emergency funding with a shift from Federal to Public. The reason the US has intended to shift Covid-19 care to the commercial market is simply due to the fact that Congress has not authorized funding. COVID […]

IT Associate Employment Skills in Demand

January 25, 2023January 25, 2023 by Dawn Simmons

Information Technology Associate is responsible for performing information technology support of hardware, software, and peripheral equipment. This is an in-demand career expected to grow 15% in the next decade. Here is how to become an Information Technology Associate whose role is upkeep of operational services and activities. Day to Day work could look something like […]

ITSMF: Erik Bock, Driving Digital Business Value

January 7, 2023January 7, 2023 by Dawn Simmons

December 15, 2022: IT Service Management Forum: Tech Talks for Professional and Service Management Professionals kicked off with Erik Bock, Tech Talk on Driving Digital Business Value and Professional Career Management. Erik Bock | Chicago ITSMF – LinkedIn & Local Interest | SF Bay ITSMF – LinkedIn & Local Interest Chicago IL IT Service Management […]

Viva-Magenta is 2023 Pantone Color of the Year

January 7, 2023 by Dawn Simmons

In this age of technology, we look to draw inspiration from nature and what is real. PANTONE 18-1750 Viva Magenta descends from the red family, and is inspired by the red of cochineal, one of the most precious dyes belonging to the natural dye family as well as one of the strongest and brightest the […]

US Recession Impact on Immigration and Tips to Maintain Status

December 8, 2022December 8, 2022 by Dawn Simmons

After processed immigrant naturalizations were stalled during the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, Pew Research reports that immigrant naturalizations are again starting to process. The USA has naturalized nearly 1 Million Immigrants as U.S. citizens in this last fiscal year (2022) USA Recession impact and Tech Sector layoffs also is a factor that must be […]

Community Crisis Resource Reference List

December 3, 2022December 3, 2022 by Dawn Simmons

With Layoffs Impact, we are sharing resources for Careers, Crisis Management, Healthcare and Wellness.

Support for our Community: Friday, Nov 18: Career Hope for the Holidays Panel Event

November 12, 2022November 17, 2022 by Dawn Simmons

What are we doing? This Friday we kick off the first in a series of Career Chat Panel Events to support our community and offer Career Hope for the Holidays. The virtual event will focus on support for professionals in the IT Service Management Space, discussing strategies for finding jobs in tough times, where the […]

Telecommuting and FlexWork Opportunities

November 9, 2022November 9, 2022 by Dawn Simmons

With the news being unsettling, lets share some good news. There is legitimate telecommuting and flexwork opportunity. One must be careful however, there are a few challenges when seeking a telework jobs: Don’t pay for a chance to get a work from home, no job should cost you money! Do not accept that “because its […]

Taking Care of Business is Taking Care of People: Maintaining CX/EX Trust with Human Resources. Valuing Talent during Layoff

November 6, 2022 by Dawn Simmons

U.S.-based employers announced more than 33,800 cuts in October, up 13% from September and 48% from one year ago—marking the sixth month this year that cuts were higher than in 2021. Challenger, Gray & Christmas report Technology companies are announcing layoffs and hiring freezes to address recessionary business adjustments in light of the worsening economic outlook. […]

ServiceNow World: Chicago Wednesday, 11/02

October 29, 2022October 29, 2022 by Dawn Simmons

When Innovation Works, The World Works! ServiceNow World Launches in Chicago on Wednesday!! It is such an exciting time, to be part of the ServiceNow EcoSystem. ServiceNow runs on ServiceNow. Their marketplace success created new demands for advanced digital transformation of their Now Platform it’s own HRSD (HR Service Delivery) Human Resources and Employee Relations […]

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