Project management as a profession may have developed in the construction and infrastructure sectors, but its influence is spreading.
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Over the last few years, individuals working in the pharmaceutical, healthcare and life science sectors have had to adopt the role of project manager with little to no formal training. As a result, professionals are having to juggle stakeholder expectations in addition to their day to day roles which is impacting project success.
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Project management: the essential enabler for leaders in healthcare, life sciences and pharma’s transformation journey
Healthcare, particularly the NHS, is a prime example where project management has become increasingly important. The doubling of project management roles within the NHS in the past six years is a testament to this growing recognition. However, there is a pressing need to bridge the gap between subject matter expertise and project management skills… read more.
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Life science projects like pharmaceuticals take an average 12 years, billions of £ and only one in 250 drugs successfully reach the market.
Massive initiatives in tackling deadly diseases are, in effect, complex programmes and result in excellent project management - emphasising that project managers do huge things, not just in infrastructure, but in many different environments.
The life science event that took place in 2020 laid out some of the major challenges that the life sciences sector is facing. Attendees from across life sciences discussed the current conditions of the sector and what it means for projects.
The Golden Thread is our research report that we commissioned PwC to conduct back in 2019. The premise for the original report was to identify the size and contribution of project management to UK economic and social activity. This sectorial report, which is one of two follow ups to the original benchmarking report, focused on the contribution of the Healthcare (used as an umbrella term to include health, pharmaceutical and biotech sectors), charities and SMEs.
The research revealed that projects in the UK’s healthcare, and life science sectors are critical to the country, both due to the essential public function they provide and their contribution to the economy. PwC analysis estimated that projects in these areas contribute £17.5 billion to the UK economy annually and generate 223,800 full-time equivalent workers.
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Mind the gap: the human side of project management
The new world requires a different mindset and skillset to navigate the pitfalls of change delivery. In this podcast, Jo Stanford (Health Education England) and Sarbjit Hoskinson (ThermoFisher Scientific) discuss how they have tackled the cultural and behavioural shifts needed to embed change.
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