Day Two: June 25, 2004

7:45-8:25 Breakfast Technology Workshop

Sponsored by

Project Flow: How to do more projects faster when resources are already overloaded Dr. Ajai Kapoor of Realization Technologies, the company that has pioneered Project Flow Project Flow is a breakthrough approach for eliminating bottlenecks in projects. Based on the theory of constraints and critical chain, it is being used by a range of companies to streamline resource management and maximize project speed and throughput.

8:30 Chairperson's remarks
Jan Malek, PA Consulting

8:30 Case Study Deriving Maximum Value from Capacity Planning and Portfolio Management • The business case for forming an integrated operations planning hub that effectively links resource planning, portfolio management, financial management, and project management • Proven techniques for developing frameworks for meaningful portfolio prioritization processes • Examples of business process design principles that reinforce the required behavioral changes • Leveraging an enterprise resource capacity planning tool to align the R&D organization Michael J. Ferrante, Associate Director, Capacity Planning & Management, Global Operations, Merck Research Labs 9:15 Case Study Resource Capacity and Project Management at Amgen • Engaging the functional departments in building a resource management capability: what works? • Integration of disparate information source systems to provide an accurate view of workload demand • Defining decision escalation paths for resource management • Building relationships with critical partners: Finance and Project Management Jane W. Schafer, MPH, Director, Process and Capacity Management, Global Development Operations, Amgen

10:00 Networking Coffee Break

10:45 Decision Analysis and Portfolio Management Tools to Improve R&D Productivity
• Allocating resources - how do you decide where to place your bets?
• Conducing decision analysis based on productivity as a value metric
• Processes and methodologies in place to ensure consistent and
transparent evaluations

Ruth Werner, Associate Director, Product Portfolio Management, Genentech

11:30 How Can We Measure The Impact of Project and Resource Management on R&D Productivity?
While at an intuitive level, Project and Resource management may seem like a useful activity, many organizations have yet to come to grips with how to measure its value added. In this session we will therefore attempt to:
• Define what Project and Resource managers do to hopefully, add value
• Based on this understanding, discuss metrics that can help the organization measure value added
• Discuss what R&D organizations can do to increase the value added by PMs and RMs

Jan Malek, PA Consulting

12:15 Luncheon	hosted by
Managing the R&D Process with Links-  Bringing Science to the Art of Managing Science Dror Haroush, Vice President of Operations,Marketbee Technologies Inc.

1:45 Effective Collaboration Between Projects within the Functions - A Key To Effective Resource and Capacity Management
• Developing effective collaborations between Projects and the Functions
• Keys to effective resource and capacity management
• Tactics to balance resource management and project work load
• Smoothing the workload on mid-term and long term horizons
Dennis Engers, International Director, Preclinical Planning and Resource Management, Sanofi-Synthelabo

2:30 Planning, Executing And Managing Worldwide Programs
• Aligning global strategy with local country priorities
• Models to manage progress of worldwide programs
Ramana Sonty, Senior Director/Team Leader, GPME NY, Worldwide Development, Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals

3:15 How to Make Spending Decisions as it Relates to Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls
• Models on spending decisions
• Models based on scientific principles
• Mixing different models - a combination approach
• Overcoming common pitfalls
Ashok Katdare, Ph.D., Director of Project Management, Abbott Laboratories

4:00 Close of Executive Forum