1. Project, Program and Portfolio Management for Pharmaceuticals
for Pharmaceuticals
Practical Approaches to Managing Pharmaceutical Industry Projects
Earn November 19–20, 2009 | Arlington, VA
14 PDUs
Featuring Methodology Specifically Designed to Help Pharmaceuticals:
• Discover the Importance of Project, Program and Portfolio Management in the Drug
Development Process
• Define and Plan Major Organizational Projects
• Track and Manage Pharmaceutical Projects with Greater Accuracy
• Cut the Costs of Developing New Products
• Master the Process of Closing and Executing Programs
• Visualize and Plan Project Activities Using a Work Breakdown Structure
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2. day one
Project, Program and Portfolio Management for Pharmaceuticals
November 19, 2009
Projects: Effective project management will help increase the profitability of pharmaceutical
companies by decreasing time to market and automating complex processes. Discover how to
articulate the key project management concepts, methodologies and tools that are applicable to
each stage in the lifecycle of a pharmaceutical project all while reducing costs.
8:30 12:00
Training Registration & Continental Breakfast Lunch Break
9:00 1:00
Project Initiation and Planning Manage Risk Vital for Project Success
Define project goals and successfully Apply risk management to planning and
complete project requirements managing resources
Define the detailed project management plan Manage quality and improve project cycle time
using a Work Break Down Structure Discover various other important project
Build an accurate schedule and budget by management processes that improve risk
using the Gantt chart tool management
10:30 1:45
Break & Refreshments Break & Refreshments
10:45
Execute, Monitor and Control the Project
Learn to manage the schedule and
budget costs
Learn to monitor your projects in a cost-
effective way
Skillfully manage change and communication
who should attend:
Project Mangers Program Specialists
Portfolio Managers PMPs
Program Managers Clinical Research Managers
Project Advisors IT Architects
Project Engineers Product Development Scientists
Project Coordinators Acquisition and Procurement Officials
Product Managers
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3. day one
Project, Program and Portfolio Management for Pharmaceuticals
November 19, 2009
Programs: Effective program management within the pharmaceutical industry can help
organizations succeed in completing projects within the defined budget and scope. The
importance of developing a program plan has never been more important. Discover how program
management leads to cost effective planning.
2:00 2:45
Program Management Set-up the Program
Identify fundamental program management Program initiation and planning
processes and lifecycles Discover the framework for planning, mapping
Learn how to speed up processes by and processing project tasks
optimizing resources
2:30 4:00
Break & Refreshments Day Adjourns
Grow the Product Pipeline through Effective Project and
Portfolio Management Techniques
top five reasons to attend:
Bring a Project Break Project Understand Gain the Skills Acquire Valuable
from Initiation and Program Critical Factors to Define and PDU Credits
to Execution Work Down into for Reclaiming Plan Projects, from the Project
Successfully Meaningful Tasks Troubled Projects Programs and Management
and Programs Portfolio’s Within Institute
the Regulated
Pharmaceutical
Environment
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4. day two
Project, Program and Portfolio Management for Pharmaceuticals
November 20, 2009
8:30 9:30
Continental Breakfast Execute and Close Program
Execute, monitor and control the program
9:00 Close the program properly
Establish Program Management
Infrastructure
10:45
Learn to monitor your programs in a cost- Break & Refreshments
effective way
Improve your process cycle time
Use Effective Project Management Techniques
to Successfully Track and Monitor Your
Organizational Spending
key methodologies covered
The project, program and portfolio management process described in this course enables project
managers to produce project deliverables in the least amount of time, for the lowest cost and with the
highest quality. Developed from the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) produced by The
Project Management Institute, this course teaches project managers to develop specific goals, objectives
and deliverables to control the elements of projects.
1 Project Integration Management 4 Project Cost Management 7 Project Communication Management
2 Project Scope Management 5 Project Quality Management 8 Project Risk Management
3 Project Time Management 6 Project Human Resource Management 9 Procurement Management
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5. day two
Project, Program and Portfolio Management for Pharmaceuticals
November 20, 2009
Portfolio Management: As one of the most important components to strategic planning,
portfolio management is often left neglected or under-resourced. Portfolio management delivers
the strongest impact when aligned with corporate strategy. Be able to optimize business process
from project planning to portfolio management.
11:00 1:00
Portfolio Management Evaluate and Select the Work
Discover the various portfolio concepts, terms Prioritize, fund and balance the
and benefits work successfully
Learn how strategic portfolio management Optimize business processes and
leads to expert budget controls resources effectively
11:15 2:30
Define the Portfolio Structure Break & Refreshments
Cut the costs of developing new products
by having an accurate work definition and
2:45
balancing the categories
Manage the Portfolio on an
Develop faster project procedures to increase
efficiency Ongoing Basis
Authorize and plan the work of the portfolio
Review and report on the work and accurately
12:00 reforecast the workload when necessary
Lunch Break
4:00
Training Adjourns
sponsorship opportunities
As a conference and training provider, The American Strategic Management Institute is an expert in
bringing together leaders to share and discuss best practices and innovations. We connect decision-
makers with respected solution providers.
ASMI offers four different pre-designed sponsorship packages:
Event Co-Sponsor Session Sponsor
Luncheon Sponsor Exhibit Booth Sponsor
For more information on sponsorships or to get started, contact Dave Yerks at 858-866-9381 or
Dave.Yerks@bioworld.com
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6. Project, Program and Portfolio Management for Pharmaceuticals
Logistics & Registration
Venue and Hotel: Tuition & Group Discounts:
Project, Program and Portfolio Management for The tuition rate for the two-day Project, Program and
Pharmaceuticals will be hosted at The Performance Portfolio Management for Pharmaceuticals is $1399.
Institute’s Training center in Arlington, VA, just one
For more information on group discounts for
block east of the Courthouse stop on the Orange
Project, Program and Portfolio Management please
Line of the D.C. Metro. A public parking garage is
contact David Yerks at 858-866-9381 or email him at
located inside of the building for $10/day. Continental
David.Yerks@bioworld.com.
breakfast and refreshments will be provided for
delegates on each day.
The Performance Institute Conference Center
1515 N. Courthouse Rd., Suite 600
Arlington, VA 22201 Project, Program and Portfolo Management for
877-992-9521 Pharmaceuticals is brought to you by BioWorld
and ASMI, a leading training company in project
A limited number of rooms have been reserved at
management.
the Arlington Rosslyn Courtyard by Marriott at the
prevailing rate of $233.00 until October 19, 2009.
Cancellation Policy
Please call the hotel directly and reference code
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fee for cancellations four weeks before the event. If cancellation occurs
when making reservations to get the discounted within two weeks prior to conference start date, no refund will be
rate. The hotel is conveniently located three blocks issued. Registrants who fail to attend and do not cancel prior to the
event will be charged the entire registration fee.
from the Rosslyn Metro station. Please ask the
hotel about a complimentary shuttle that is also All the cancellation requests need to be made online. Your
confirmation email contains links to modify or cancel registrations.
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