Project Management for the Pharmaceutical Industry - Hardcover

Brown, Laura; Grundy, Tony

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0566085925 ISBN 13: 9780566085925

Publisher: Gower Publishing Ltd, 2004

Synopsis

Project management is the key to effective drug development. Given the costs of development and the critical issue of 'time to market', project management techniques - appropriately used - are a key factor in bringing a drug to market. Laura Brown and Tony Grundy's book offers the reader a guide to the tools and techniques of project management and how to apply them in the pharmaceutical context. The authors cover both the technical and human aspects of project management to provide clinical research, drug development and quality assurance managers or directors with a must-have reference.

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Review:

'A comprehensive set of tools and techniques...The techniques and advice can be applied to many projects in the pharmaceutical industry, including drug development. This is particularly useful for managers who are looking to gain a new perspective for maximising project success...The importance of taking account of behavioural aspects for the successful running of pharmaceutical projects, often overlooked, is included...Above all, the case studies illustrate excellent techniques and principles to help the reader understand, and learn to use, modern tools and techniques for maximising management success. ' - Dr Carol Casman, Group Head, Transnational, Clinical Pharmacology and Discovery Medicine, GSK

About the Author:

Laura Brown, BSc, PhD, MBA, Diploma in Clinical Science, is a co-Director of Cambridge Corporate Development, an independent management consultancy and training organization. She is also Director of the MSc programme in Clinical Research, School of Pharmacy at the University of Cardiff. Laura has 15 years' experience of the pharmaceuticals industry and has worked with GSK, Hoechst Marion Roussel, Good Clinical Research Practices and MDS. She has worked as a Life Cycle Project Manager, Clinical Research Manager, and as Head of Training for a pharmaceutical training company. Laura is co-author of five books on management and is author of the latest SCRIP report in GCP. Tony Grundy, MA, MBA, MSc, MPhil, FCA and PhD is also co-Director of Cambridge Corporate Development, He is Senior Lecturer in Strategic Management at Cranfield School of Management. Tony has researched the strategic and financial appraisal of major projects, and the strategic behaviour of teams involved in complex projects. He specializes in strategic thinking, strategic team working, and project appraisal in a variety of contexts, and has also consulted extensively in the pharmaceutical industry. Tony is author of 17 books.

About this edition

• Publisher: Gower Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0566085925
• ISBN 13: 9780566085925
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 150