Portfolio Management at XYZ Pharma Early morning, Monday 29th August 2005. John Smith, head of portfolio management and strategic planning, was paging through the slides he had prepared for the Portfolio Management Board (PMB) meeting which would start at 9 am, and which was scheduled to last until Friday. “We have been preparing this meeting for weeks”, he thought, “and it seems the PMB has some tough decisions to make”. The PMB of XYZ Pharma, the pharmaceutical division of XYZ, one of the world’s
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Project Portfolio Management at XYZ Pharma Part 1- The objectives in the Project Portfolio Management include strategically organizing the importance of different issues within the company, focus more on the sales growth rather than the sales figure, and prioritize the research and development. The constraints that take place within the case are linked to the discovery of different drugs and the risks that follow. Also, John Smith mentioned lengthening and shortening the steps of developing
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What are the objectives? The objective of XYZ’s pharmaceutical division is to reach and maintain a growth rate in the double digits. The top management of XYZ is committed to vigorous growth in total sales and the creation of shareholder value. Their goals are to release other NME products within the next 5 years, especially in the cardiovascular therapy area and the immune disorder and inflammation franchise. What are the constraints? The time frame that it takes to research, test, approve,
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Running head: XYZ PHARMECEUTICALS BUSINESS PROBLEM Business Problem: XYZ Pharmaceuticals University of Phoenix Introduction Good research has quantifiable metrics that can be used to prove a given theory or point. Good research practices are also necessary if one is to provide credible and professional work. This is why good research skills are so important and why XYZ Pharmaceuticals in Atlanta, Georgia needs to account for the following when determining research sources: 1) Independent
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Davida Franklin SCMS 3711 M50 M.Cervetti XYZ Critical Thinking Project Part 1- Framing the Project Portfolio Management Problem 1. What are the objectives? The objective is to research and develop pharmaceuticals products based on the selections that minimize cost and maximize value and sales. There will be a discussion of which projects will be allocated additional resources and at what cost. 2. What are the constraints? Competition is usually between brand-name drugs. Constraints for the
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the additional commercial risk involved. • What are you alternatives? Development with lower costs, optimal research, reducing costs elsewhere and increasing sales • What information is required for project portfolio management at XYZ and how can it be collected? All independent research and development projects including their cost. Technical success probability. Projected launch year, pre-launch cost, return on investment and market risk. This information can be collected by comparison
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Portfolio Management at XYZ Pharma Early morning, Monday 29th August 2005. John Smith, head of portfolio management and strategic planning, was paging through the slides he had prepared for the Portfolio Management Board (PMB) meeting which would start at 9 am, and which was scheduled to last until Friday. “We have been preparing this meeting for weeks”, he thought, “and it seems the PMB has some tough decisions to make”. The PMB of XYZ Pharma, the pharmaceutical division of XYZ, one of the world’s
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Portfolio Management at XYZ Pharma Early morning, Monday 29th August 2005. John Smith, head of portfolio management and strategic planning, was paging through the slides he had prepared for the Portfolio Management Board (PMB) meeting which would start at 9 am, and which was scheduled to last until Friday. “We have been preparing this meeting for weeks”, he thought, “and it seems the PMB has some tough decisions to make”. The PMB of XYZ Pharma, the pharmaceutical division of XYZ, one of the world’s
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Portfolio Management at XYZ Pharma Early morning, Monday 29th August 2005. John Smith, head of portfolio management and strategic planning, was paging through the slides he had prepared for the Portfolio Management Board (PMB) meeting which would start at 9 am, and which was scheduled to last until Friday. “We have been preparing this meeting for weeks”, he thought, “and it seems the PMB has some tough decisions to make”. The PMB of XYZ Pharma, the pharmaceutical division of XYZ, one of the world’s
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Respected Sir/Madam, I xxxx completed Bachelors in xyz College of xyz affiliated to University, Mumbai with 50% Following this, I was involved in research and has been working as an Analyst for Plant pharmaceuticals in Quality Control Department of Alapati Pharma company. I was Kindled with an ambition of higher education that would give a desired push to my career. With a strong will to pursue my further studies in Canada, I prepared for the IELTS examination
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