We share our knowledge and insights about industry trends and market developments in pharmaceutical product life cycle management.

Project management challenges exist at all levels of the organization—from the highest strategic level down to the project task level. In today’s business environment, an organization’s ability to recognize and resolve those challenges is a crucial driver in enhancing business…

CMK Select is pleased to announced that it has been recognized by NJBIZ as a finalist for 2020 Business of the Year. Each year, NJBIZ recognizes the state’s most dynamic businesses and business leaders who share a commitment to professional…

According to the PMI’s 2020 Pulse of the Profession, the average project wastes nearly 11.4% of its funding. Organizations that undervalue project management as a strategic competency are the hardest hit, enduring a staggering 67% project failure rate.* Project management…

In a recent article, Risk Management and Disaster Recovery in the Age of COVID-19, we discussed how we can gain valuable risk management insights by first looking at the likelihood and impact of a given risk and then drilling down…

Our previous posts in this series reviewed the history and evolution of Medical Affairs departments in the pharma industry, noting how the growth of these departments led to an increasing need for project management expertise. We then explored the ways…

In our prior article, we discussed the history and evolution of Medical Affairs departments, and reviewed how these departments have grown to perform so many integral functions within pharmaceutical companies. We also observed that, as Medical Affairs’ work streams have…

A pharmaceutical technology company originally created a tool to validate the safety of medications, and while the tool effectively met the initial goal, after two years of use, many end-users wanted more automation, less paperwork and greater efficiencies.…

In prior articles, we have discussed the critical role played by pharmaceutical companies’ Medical Affairs departments, particularly related to product launch preparations and execution. Now we’ll examine the growing importance of project management within Medical Affairs departments. The great separation…

The major trends in the life sciences industry are profoundly affecting the way we all work – from conducting research to distributing products, and everything in between. These major changes have made the need for an IT-enabling business strategy all…

The ever-evolving relationship between the pharmaceutical industry and its key opinion leaders (KOLs) has been a hot topic for a while, and there are several reasons for that: Recent innovative medicines are so complex that many consumers can’t understand them…

Following the December 17, 2014, FDA binding guidance that all pharma studies starting after December 17, 2016, must conform to a set of FDA-sponsored standards, formats and technologies, pharmaceutical companies found themselves in need of a tool or process for…

A major pharmaceutical company was in need of a review and approval process to help streamline the planning and execution of its external medical events. While the company had certain policies and procedures already in place – including a strict…