This book discusses how program management and related systems and tools can be applied to improve the effectiveness and productivity of drug development and reduce time to market. It explores the roles good experimental design, setting acceptance criteria, teamwork, and problem solving can play in reducing development times and maximizing the returns from new products.

The author covers project management, the role of leadership versus management, strategic planning, and portfolio management. The stand alone chapters can be read in any order, allowing readers to go right to the topic they need without wading through topics they don't.

Contents

1. Strategic Planning & Development Portfolio Management
   • Pressures on the Industry
   • Strategic Planning
   • Programme Management Defined
   • Portfolio Management
   • Resource Management
   • Time Recording Systems
   • Effective Programme Management Organisation

2. Project Management
   • Development Strategy
   • Smart Development Methods
   • Project Leadership
   • Project Implementation
   • Case Studies
   • Effective Project Teams & Team Structures

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