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Management Forum
This interactive two-day course has been designed to provide you with a thorough understanding of both technical and interpersonal project management skills.
★★★★★ "Perfect balance between lectures and exercises."
9-10 December 2024
+ 10-11 March 2025, 24-25 July 2025, 1-2 December 2025 »
from £799
Drug and device development is a complex process which needs effective project management. With ever-increasing pressures in the industry, the use of project management can provide essential tools and techniques, including agile, and be a key factor in the successful completion of bringing a drug or medical device to market.
Interactive exercises are used to aid the learner in the application of project management concepts and principles so they can easily use the tools to improve the success of existing or future pharmaceutical projects.
The programme 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. You are therefore encouraged to bring a real project you are currently 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 training course is part of our collection of Leadership & Management Training Courses which focus on leadership, innovation, strategy, communication, finance, problem solving and conflict management, to name a few key areas.
This course has been specifically designed to address the needs of pharma/bio professionals as well as those in the medical device and animal health industries.
The programme will benefit both newly appointed and established project team leaders/managers wishing to refresh or update their skills.
Dr Laura Brown is an independent pharmaceutical project management and training consultant and Senior Lecturer for the MSc in Clinical Research at the School of Pharmacy, University of Cardiff. Laura has more than 20 years’ experience of managing projects in the pharmaceutical industry and has worked for several companies including GSK, Hoechst Marion Roussel, Good Clinical Research Practices and Phoenix International. Laura has completed an MBA, with specialisation in project management. She is also the external project management expert for a pharmaceutical e-learning MSc module in project management and the author of two books on the subject including the leading title, Project Management for the Pharmaceutical Industry.
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9-10 December 2024
Live online
09:30-17:00 UK (London) (UTC+00)
10:30-18:00 Paris (UTC+01)
04:30-12:00 New York (UTC-05)
Course code 14084
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10-11 March 2025
Live online
09:30-17:00 UK (London) (UTC+00)
10:30-18:00 Paris (UTC+01)
05:30-13:00 New York (UTC-04)
Course code 14572
Until 03 Feb
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24-25 July 2025
Live online
09:30-17:00 UK (London) (UTC+01)
10:30-18:00 Paris (UTC+02)
04:30-12:00 New York (UTC-04)
Course code 15284
Until 19 Jun
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1-2 December 2025
Live online
09:30-17:00 UK (London) (UTC+00)
10:30-18:00 Paris (UTC+01)
04:30-12:00 New York (UTC-05)
Course code 15135
Until 27 Oct
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* Early booking discounts may not be combined with other discounts or offers. As such, the discounts for 2nd/3rd/4th delegates are based on the full price; and apply only when booking multiple delegates on the same date.
The webinar gives a very good basic understanding of the project management challenges and efficient ways to overcome them. It was very useful for me and motivated me to learn more. The speaker is clearly an expert in the field and a very good teacher. I can definitely recommend it for anyone starting their careers as a project manager.
Mar 11 2024
Andrii Domanskyi
Senior research scientist, Orion Corporation
Sep 28 2023
Perfect balance between lectures and exercises.
Gabit Nurumbetov
Medherant
Jun 19 2023
The speaker has great expertise and exposure in the Pharma field. - I was very appreciative to receive some of this insight and apply it.
Monika Stampfl
Project Manager , Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Sep 28 2023
Content was very good, you get a lot of information. Great idea to break into groups to work on the topics. Presentation was good, visuals and videos. Speaker was good and knowledgeable.
Dawn Parsonage
Senior Associate Global Compliance & Planning, Kyowa Kirin International plc
Mar 13 2023
Overall - the content, presentation and speaker was very good!
Nanyamka Braham
Head of Regulatory Affairs and Development Project Lead, ProQR Therapeutics
Mar 13 2023
The webinar covered all relevant aspects of project management and is a great opportunity to get an overview and to find areas where you want to deepen your knowledge. Laura seems to be an expert in the field. I really liked how the webinar was tailored to people with a pharma background.
Rike Brunner
Project Manager for Global Animal Health Product Development, Klifovet GmbH
Dec 8 2022
Webinar content is comprehensive and suitable for professionals with different level of experience, presentation and speaker are interesting and attention-holding
Dragana Kostic
Product development project manager, Hemofarm AD, Pharma industry
Dec 8 2022
Very engaging, good pace, loved the examples and practical advice she gave. Some courses I've taken on project management were very dry and lacked the human component of managing projects effectively. She brought in valuable content that was easily applied. Even though she was ill, she kept her energy high and interactive with the group. Very knowledgeable about the content! Loved the interaction, group brainstorming. Good mix of didactic and audience participation. Loved that this was specific to pharmaceuticals. Very practical, with a good mix of easy to understand technical and human management side for better leadership and team dynamics. Liked the short videos to emphasize some points.
Trish Hanrahan
Sr Sales Training Manager/OCM Marketing, Sunovion Pharma
Jun 20 2022
Very good clear organisation, I appreciated the fact that I got the links in advance
Wiridiana Potocka-Bielska
Medical Affairs Officer, Britannia Pharmaceuticals
Sep 8 2022
[Speaker was] very well documented, friendly, passionate and open with us.
Iolanda Toma
Portfolio Manager, Antibiotice SA
Dec 8 2022
It was very engaging and there was not a single moment where I felt as though I was getting bored or waiting for the session to be over. There was a range of different material to suit everyone's learning styles.
Mariam Dad
PV Officer, Britannia Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Sep 8 2022
Very well documented, friendly, passionate and open with us.
Iolanda Toma
Portfolio Manager, Antibiotice SA
Dec 8 2022
The atmosphere was good
Pauline Hinz
Strategic Supply Chain Manager, Cheplapharm GmbH
Sep 9 2021
Really clear and helpful. It was a very good training course
Misha Ladva
Manager, PharmaLex UK Services Limited (Tring Office)
Sep 9 2021
Overall, I thought the webinar was very good. It was general enough where it could benefit everyone regardless of how much project management experience you had, but detailed enough to keep the interest of those with more project management experience.
Brian Spry
Project Manager, Fresenius Kabi USA
Sep 9 2021
I felt this webinar was very thorough with excellent content and exercises. The presenter was also excellent - well informed, competent and interesting.
Helen Carlile
Project Manager, Thirty Five Bio
Sep 9 2021
Precisely the content I was looking for, presented at an appropriate pace and delivered well by Dr. Brown.
Lyndon Marble
Syner-G Pharma Consulting, LLC
Sep 9 2021
Very nicely presented, organised but not boring at all. Thank you so much.
Sara Karbanova
PRO.MED.CS Praha a.s.
Dec 10 2020
The course was really complete and helpful. Practise exercises are really useful and the course is very interactive, so makes it more attractive.
Hector Perez-Montoyo
Director of Biological Research and Project Manager, Ability Pharmaceuticals SL
Dec 10 2020
Laura is great speaker and teacher. Unequivocally the best.
Kristyna Benediktova
Project Manager, Zentiva k.s.
Dec 9 2019
Laura Brown was really dynamic. She used good examples and support and I was pleasantly surprised to see a good interaction in the group.
Laura Champion
Principal Drug Product Development Scientist, MedinCell
Jul 1 2019
Laura is a brilliant trainer with a deep understanding and experience in Pharma industry.
Tomoe Felder
Manager, Clinical Excellence Operations, Clinical Development, Takeda Pharmaceuticals International AG
Jul 1 2019
The speaker definitely keeps your attention and makes it interesting – it is clear that she has been an expert in the field for years.
Elena Núñez
Pharmaceutical Development Manager, Takeda
Jul 1 2019
It was a good course, the speaker was knowledgeable, glad to come back with interesting templates and tools.
Anne-Lise Glotin
Project and CMO Manager, MEDINCELL
Jul 1 2019
A good speaker!
Allen Lee
Associate Director, PharmaEngine
Jul 1 2019
This course was very informative and covers all aspects of project management as well as personal leadership skills. It gave us many tools and advice to apply in our practice to be successful project manager. We had a very dynamic group, very international and with various background so it was very inspiring for the group exercises. Laura is a very good speaker and trainer, she gave good dynamics to the group.
Flore-Anne Mayne
Medical Information Specialist, Janssen Biologics
Jul 1 2019
Both the content and the speaker show a high level for the topic 'Pharma project management'.
Elena Núñez
Pharmaceutical Development Manager, Takeda
Jul 2 2018
Brilliant, well tailored and appropriate for all pharma professionals.
Kim Adams
Medical Adviser, Boehringer Ingelheim
Jul 2 2018
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
Dec 6 2018
Great training, with a seasoned speaker. Anecdotes are always a great way to learn.
Diane Sampson
Project Manager , ENYO Pharma
Dec 6 2018
Very good course to help new and experienced project managers in the pharma sector. The speaker is very knowledgeable and touches the more important points in this vas subject. The course is very interactive and motivating.
Hamidou Traore
Project Manager RA, Laboratoires SMB S.A.
Jul 2 2018
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
Dec 6 2018
It was an overall good course
Maria Pereira
Research Scientist, PhD, Novo Nordisk A/S
Dec 11 2017
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
Dec 11 2017
Great! Topped up my understanding and reminded me of long forgotten things
Andrew Dean
Regulatory Consultant, Apothecom Limited
Jul 6 2017
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
Dec 11 2017
I enjoyed it
Evelyn Redondo
Logistics Manager, AZAD Pharmaceutical Ingredients AG
Dec 11 2017
Good overall summary of main items to consider for Project management. Good practice tools
Daniela Ferrari
Assistant Coordinator Foreign Registrations, Kedrion SpA
Dec 11 2017
Good speaker and presentation. I appreciated video and exercises
Michela Saisi
PMO Senior Specialist, Kedrion S.p.A
Jul 6 2017
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
Jul 6 2017
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
Jul 6 2017
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
Jul 6 2017
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
Dec 11 2017
Good especially the second day on soft skills
Sauro Bonellli
Scientist, Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
Jul 4 2016
Well organised, great content, lots of reading and research materials
Aman Dhanoa
PV Administrator, Hospira UK Ltd
Jul 4 2016
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
Dec 8 2016
Overall good with a lot of information in a short time
Stina Lindman
Senior Scientist, Camurus AB
Dec 8 2016
Very useful course for both those with and without experience
Lisa Hughes
Deputy QPPV - PV Operations, Actavis UK Ltd
Jul 4 2016
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
Dec 8 2016
It was well delivered
William Hind
Pharmacology Projects Manager, GW Pharmaceuticals
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