The pharmaceutical industry has encountered major shifts in recent years, both within the industry, and in its external environment. The cost of healthcare rising due to an ageing population, the intensification of regulatory requirements and mergers within the industry have led to an increased need for restructuring, cost reduction and culture change projects. Project management is the key to addressing these needs, and also 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. In this book, Laura Brown and Tony Grundy's pharmaceutical expertise and experience offers the reader a guide to the most relevant project management tools and techniques and how to rigorously apply them in the pharmaceutical industry. The authors cover the technical, strategic and human aspects of project management, including contingency planning, simulation techniques and different project options. Complete with decision-tree diagrams, checklists, exercises and a full glossary, Project Management for the Pharmaceutical Industry provides clinical research, drug development and quality assurance managers or directors with a one-stop reference for successfully managing pharmaceutical projects. The text has been revised for this edition and now includes some additional material on risk management.

Shows how the implementation of HR strategy can generate shareholder value Focuses on the practical issues rather than the theoretical underpinning Features extensive summaries, checklists, examples, exercises and case studies Value-Based Human Resource Strategy demonstrates how HR strategy can be positioned and implemented to generate real shareholder value, using case studies from BT, Dyson, Marks and Spencer and others. The following topics are covered: HR strategy - scope, positioning, process HR strategy techniques Links with managing for value Project managing HR strategy Specific HR strategy issues and breakthroughs Being an HR strategy consultant Many HR managers are trying to become more of a consultant than an HR administrator and don't know how to - this book addresses that need. It is practical and contains visual tools to work through HR issues.

Dynamic Competitive Strategy by best -selling author Dr Tony Grundy casts a radically new light on Competitive Strategy by showing you the dynamic dimension of existing strategy tools and new ones created to deal with rapid innovation and turbulent change. He shows us refreshing and challenging ways of developing strategy, including: Agile approaches to Strategy and Planning The art of the Cunning Plan -with 101 ways of being innovative The alien approach: how might an alien see your industry and business? A whole new set of dynamic strategy tools Scenario storytelling and the art of mental time travel How emotional value can leverage competitive advantag Dynamic stakeholder analysis and influencing He also includes case studies of Arsenal, Brexit, Dyson, Metrobank, Tesco, the infamous honey badger and others from everyday life. This book provides an overall theory and a wealth of practical guidance based on 30 years of Strategy Consulting and Management Research and Teaching that will transform your thinking about strategy. Tony truly "turns strategy upside down," as he does on the cover.

Value-Based Human Resource Strategy demonstrates how HR strategy can be positioned and implemented to generate real shareholder value, using case studies from BT, Dyson, Marks and Spencer and others. The following topics are covered: * Scope, positioning, process * Strategy techniques * Links with managing for value * Project managing HR strategy * Specific HR strategy issues and breakthroughs * Being an HR strategy consultant Many HR managers are trying to become more of a consultant than an HR administrator and don't know how to - this book addresses that need. It is practical and contains visual tools to work through HR issues.

The pharmaceutical industry has encountered major shifts in recent years, both within the industry, and in its external environment. The cost of healthcare rising due to an ageing population, the intensification of regulatory requirements and mergers within the industry have led to an increased need for restructuring, cost reduction and culture change projects. Project management is the key to addressing these needs, and also 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. In this book, Laura Brown and Tony Grundy's pharmaceutical expertise and experience offers the reader a guide to the most relevant project management tools and techniques and how to rigorously apply them in the pharmaceutical industry. The authors cover the technical, strategic and human aspects of project management, including contingency planning, simulation techniques and different project options. Complete with decision-tree diagrams, checklists, exercises and a full glossary, Project Management for the Pharmaceutical Industry provides clinical research, drug development and quality assurance managers or directors with a one-stop reference for successfully managing pharmaceutical projects. The text has been revised for this edition and now includes some additional material on risk management.

Creating a successful strategy, and the process of strategic thinking, is key to the growth plans of all businesses. But how do business leaders engage with, define and manage this process? And what do today's most successful CEOs consider to be the key components of creating a successful strategy? Using unique and original interviews with 6 top business leaders, Tony Grundy examines the key components of successful strategizing, from analysis versus synthesis, competitive strategy, economic values, and overcoming strategic constraints. Using examples from the manufacturing, retailing, services and trading industries, the book provides a strategy system for every business leader, and helps managers to develop and implement a winning strategy for their organization.

Effective Training & Development is essential if you are to continuously get the best from your people and extend the knowledge shelf--life of your company. This module explores the vast array of options available to the HR function including on--the--job learning, formal management education, coaching and mentoring. Cost--effectiveness and measurable payback are also dealt with as cornerstones of any training and development activity.

There is a bewildering array of choices facing all managers, whether newly appointed or experienced business hands. No matter how much experience you have, everyone can make mistakes. "The Ultimate Book of Business Skills" points the way for anyone in a business role. It puts the essential techniques for running a business, managing a team and making informed choices about strategy straight into the hands of the people who need them.

"The Ultimate Book of Business Skills" is a great addition to the Capstone Reference series. It features a user-friendly format with real-life examples designed to transform anyone into a rounded businessperson with an impressive range of skills-based knowledge at their fingertips.

This title presents a fast track route to mastering shareholder value. It covers the key areas of shareholder value, from its role in the management process to its theory, measures, and its impact on strategy. It features examples and lessons from some of the world's most valuable companies and brands including BP Amoco, Diageo and Manchester United, and ideas from the smartest thinkers including G Bennett Stewart, Tom Copeland, James M McTaggart, Roger A. Morin and Sherry L. Jarrell. It includes a glossary of key concepts and a comprehensive resources guide.

Smart Things to Know about Growth is a sharp look at the latest thinking on making the most of the opportunities and avoiding the pitfalls associated with rapid growth.
Grundy provides a comprehensive grounding in the principles that underlie sustainable growth, including setting growth objectives, learning how to adapt to changing circumstances, recognizing when growth is not a good idea and keeping your people with you.

Turbulence in recent years has become unprecedentedly wicked. Uncertainty has become a dense fog becoming for business leader's public enemy number one. This book uses scenario and other methods like systems thinking to see over the horizon and to time travel to the future. Written by an extremely experienced consultant who has in parallel been a strategy academic at leading business schools for over thirty years, this is a practical toolkit grounded in theory.The author provides exercises to try out and includes fascinating case studies to take the reader beyond "what happened and why?" to "how the process was managed and tips for applying it for yourself." This is a must-read for business leaders finding uncertainties giving them sleepless nights. For MBA students it will give them a different dimension for their thinking course work and projects - and a real edge over those trapped within a single view of the future. This is not just a journey but a new way of thinking.

Getting Mergers & Acquisitions right is one of the great business conundrums of our time. The potential benefits always appear crystal clear at the outset, but inevitably the all-important asset - adding value - is often lost or horribly mutated along the way.

"Smart Things to Know About Mergers & Acquisitions" is the perfect antidote to potential shareholder value destruction."" It provides a critical path to success by fully exploring all the options for business growth, whether you are involved in mergers, acquisition, strategic alliance, organic growth or divestment. In particular you will learn about:

· Strategy & objectives - gap analysis, acquisition options, determining criteria

· Search processes - including approaching your target

· Due diligence - uncertainty and risk, stakeholder acceptability and implementation evaluation

· Managing the deal - options and bargaining power; deal scenarios and funding the activity

· Integration issues - effective communication, success evaluation, post-acquisition learning & review

The combination of practical strategies, essential case material, and breakthrough thinking of "Smart Things to Know About Mergers & Acquisitions" will enable you to become the M& A champion within your business, pushing through the critical drivers for personal and corporate development success.

SMART QUOTES:

""The acquisition-led approach is seductive, and it is easy for the wannabe acquirer to think that all that is necessary for success are a few ideas and the phone numbers of good firms of consultants and investment bankers. In these circumstances, everyone will want to do adeal, be it good, bad or indifferent, and at any price that can be funded. Remember that the road to hell is paved with good advisers."" Richard Koch

Strategic Project Management is about managing business strategy in the most effective way so that it delivers organizational breakthroughs. This refreshing book sees the authors bring techniques from the world of business strategy and apply them to the traditional area of project management. The authors explain the process of managing complex projects by combining business analysis and project management techniques in order for an organization to implement their business strategy and get the results they desire. Grundy and Brown argue that detailed strategic thinking is best approached through strategic project management, not just through business strategy. They show how to accomplish the initial planning efficiently and how to implement the strategy effectively, making this an ideal book for middle and senior managers working on projects at the strategic level, and also students studying project management.