>> COSMETICS AND PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
Diversity became understanding.
How different understandings of PM became a common understanding.
>> COSMETICS AND PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
Diversity became understanding.
How different understandings of PM became a common understanding.
>> COSMETICS AND PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
Complete projects successfully – with consistent project management
This medium-sized family business with around 900 employees develops and distributes care products in the cosmetic and medical sectors. It is known for several successful brands that are regularly available in pharmacies and drugstores and feature in high-profile media campaigns. The organization is divided into two business areas: cosmetics and medicine.
Bringing innovations to fruition
Projects that are regularly extended and therefore drag on for years pose major challenges for many organizations. In addition, various methods and approaches are used – from established standards like PRINCE2 to individual experience-based practices and agile frameworks. Not all stakeholders are familiar with the same methods, and there are also significant differences in the basic understanding of what constitutes a project. This methodological heterogeneity and the lack of a common project management language are among the reasons why some projects turn into so-called long runners. This directly affects the organization’s pace of innovation.
“It was great to see how a common understanding of PM and the processes emerged during the workshop on developing the project management handbook.
Our contribution
House of PM has been active in several areas to ensure the sustainable introduction of uniform project management standards:
The clear definitions of projects, project types, and roles were found to be particularly helpful, including specific tasks for each role in the project.
One key point of discussion was where the topic should be located within the organization in future. The plan is to set up a Project Management Office (PMO) as a central staff unit. This PMO will be responsible for project management processes, further developing them and acting as a link between management and project management. It will also provide the technical infrastructure for project management using standard tools.
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