This leading project management course will provide you with a thorough understanding of project management skills, including both technical and interpersonal skills
1-2 Jul 2019
& 9-10 Dec 2019
GBP 1,199 999 *
EUR 1,679 1,399 *
USD 1,870 1,558 *
* When you book before 10 May
Drug and device development is a complex process which needs effective project management. With ever-increasing pressures to complete the development of drugs and medical devices in ever shorter timescales, the use of project management can provide essential tools and techniques to achieve this. Indeed effective project management can be a key factor to successful completion of bringing a drug or medical device to market, as demonstrated by the FDA critical path initiative.
This interactive course has been designed to provide you with a thorough understanding
of both technical and interpersonal project management skills. You will be provided with an integrated project tool kit which can easily be used to improve the success of existing or future projects.
Interactive sessions applying techniques to a simulated case study and your own projects The course will include a number of sessions where you will be able to apply some of the techniques to a simulated pharmaceutical case study as well as your own projects.
Therefore, you are encouraged to bring a current real project you are involved in or will be working on – to which you can apply some of the concepts and techniques. There is no need to disclose any confidential information about your project.
This interactive course will:
This course has been specifically designed to address the needs of pharmaceutical/bio professionals. The course is also very applicable to those working in the device and animal health industries. The programme will be of benefit for both members of the project team as well as newly appointed project team leaders/managers. In addition it may also be useful for established project team leaders who want to improve their project management skills.
What is a Project / Project Management in the pharma/bio industry?
Setting clear project objectives and defining the scope of pharma/bio projects
Detailed project planning of pharma/bio projects
Project implementation and control for your projects
Project implementation and control continued
Project review and closure
Pharma/bio leadership skills
Motivate to achieve project milestones
Building pharma/bio project teams
Project communication and cross-cultural communication skills
Project time management
Personal action planning
Laura Brown
Dr Laura Brown MBA, BSc,PhD, is a Pharmaceutical QA and Training Consultant, Course Director for the MSc in Clinical Research, School of Pharmacy at the University of Cardiff. She has more than 20 years’ experience of quality assurance in the pharmaceutical industry and has worked for several companies, including GSKs Hoechst Marion Roussel, Farmitalia and Phoenix International. She has a particular expertise in quality assurance including risked based approaches to quality systems, data Integrity and project management in the pharmaceutical industry. She regularly writes on pharmaceutical regulatory issues including “The Planning of International Drug Development”, in the Clinical Research Manual, Euromed and the “Impact of Brexit”, RQA Journal 2017.
| 1-2 Jul 2019 | ||||
| 1-2 Jul 2019 | Rembrandt Hotel, London | GBP 1,199.00 EUR 1,679.00 USD 1,870.00 + VAT @ 20.00% |
GBP 999.00 EUR 1,399.00 USD 1,558.00 Until 10 May* |
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| 9-10 Dec 2019 | ||||
| 9-10 Dec 2019 | Rembrandt Hotel, London | GBP 1,199.00 EUR 1,679.00 USD 1,870.00 + VAT @ 20.00% |
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* Note the early booking discount cannot be combined with any other offers or promotional code
“Laura delivered the training very well and made it both informative and enjoyable. Very good, very well delivered by Laura. ”
Claire Keatings, Portfolio Manager , Benchmark Animal Health
“Very engaging - inclusive respectful of group pace. Fast paced at the end but not a problem as we have the notes. ”
Amanda Lewis, Project Manager, Ipsen Biopharm Ltd
“Brilliant, well tailored and appropriate for all pharma professionals. ”
Kim Adams, Medical Adviser, Boehringer Ingelheim
“Great! Topped up my understanding and reminded me of long forgotten things ”
Andrew Dean, Regulatory Consultant, Apothecom Limited
“Attractive agenda but I'm afraid it didn't deliver what I was looking for. I wanted a lot more detail and structure. There were a few good 'tips' and 'tricks' and some interesting discussions, but not the level of detail I was expecting. ”
Rich Irvine, Veterinary Surgeon, Carus Animal Health Limited
“Too many things in too less time. Good especially the second day on soft skills ”
Sauro Bonellli, Scientist, Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
“A very good starter course led by an experienced speaker with a good balance of lecture/workshops type seminars”
Edward Dziadulewicz, Medical Science Liaison, Alliance Pharmaceuticals Ltd
“Good overall summary of main items to consider for Project management. Good practice tools”
Daniela Ferrari, Assistant Coordinator Foreign Registrations, Kedrion SpA
“Some topics touched too high level, need to show more practical use of some tools ”
Romina Osello, R&D CMC - Respiratory Technical Leadership Dept., Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
“Good speaker and presentation. I appreciated video and exercises ”
Michela Saisi, PMO Senior Specialist, Kedrion S.p.A
“I enjoyed it ”
Evelyn Redondo, Logistics Manager, AZAD Pharmaceutical Ingredients AG
“Generally I was satisfied with the course. It enabled me to identify some field for improvements in my work and provided tools to achieve that.”
Silvija Cindrić Katić, Project Manager - R&D Project Management, Xellia
“The course was very informative and gave us useful insights of the project management process / tools to employ in addition to team management ideas.”
Constantina Chronopoulou, Regulatory Affairs Manager, Medochemie Ltd
“I think the course covered many aspects, not only project management but also communication and leadership behaviours. Laura is a very experienced and professional speaker and she shared many personal experiences which makes the course more interesting as well.”
Karin Nordbladh, Clinical Research Manager, McNeil AB - A Johnson & Johnson Company
“Really interesting to exchange with other people. Course very international. Work team exercise was really good to learn about PM. ”
Yordina Govinden, Senior Regulatory Affairs Officer, Sanofi Pasteur
“Laura brought a lot of positive energy into the room, which helped to get through a very large number of slides. I enjoyed the course. ”
Thorsten Laux, International Project Leader, Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH
“Very useful course for both those with and without experience”
Lisa Hughes, Deputy QPPV - PV Operations, Actavis UK Ltd
“It was well delivered”
William Hind, Pharmacology Projects Manager, GW Pharmaceuticals
“Overall good with a lot of information in a short time”
Stina Lindman, Senior Scientist, Camurus AB
“A good overview of project management skills that allow you to consolidate knowledge you already have and a good taster for those who don't. The presentation was very professional using various media and the speaker was very engaging.”
Susan Lau, Senior Regulatory Advisor, Subiaco Associates Ltd
“Well organised, great content, lots of reading and research materials”
Aman Dhanoa, PV Administrator, Hospira UK Ltd
“Fantastic speaker. Highly recommend to persons who are/will be in charge of Project manger. Very well-organised presentation and introduce us various options to learn more by self-study.”
Takatoshi Ozawa, Project Manager, Kowa Research Europe Ltd