About PIPMG

PIPMG’s aims and principal activities.

The PIPMG exists primarily to promote integrated and high performing project management in the global pharmaceutical, biotech sector and to support and help to develop project managers by:

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• Promoting the strategic importance of project management in the industry

• Enabling learning and sharing of best practices in portfolio, programme and project management

• Providing a forum for communication and information exchange between members.

• Providing Training, Coaching and Continual Professional Development

• Introduction, participation in and support of initiatives intended to improve the practice of project management internationally

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Key drivers for our activities

We select topics for meetings, webinars, networking sessions and blog/social media articles etc. based on what have always been key challenges for life science project management:

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• There are qualifications available for project managers, and many are indeed qualified. But in general, the role does not inherently have the status afforded to chartered professionals such as physicians, pharmacists, lawyers, and so on

• Project management frequently works informally in our sector; much success is based on tacit knowledge and relationships. We help to inform and educate in these areas

• ​Life science technology and organisational systems are always moving forward, and the project manager is often too busy to keep up with the latest thinking. We provide focused and cost-effective meetings and online sessions where people can do so

 

Another key activity is provision of training and coaching, specifically relevant to the Pharma/Life Science sector:

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• Life science in particular works with complex structures – cross-functional teams, external partnerships of many kinds. Taking a leading role within these is challenging, especially for those new to the role. We can help build the necessary skills.