Dr. Catalano has for the last ten years been doing consulting for the
Pharmaceutical Industry. During his consulting he discovered that small
businesses such as, generic, startups, and virtual companies do not have
the budget or the resources to apply the computer software utilized in
project management and therefore do not apply project management
principles in their business model. This reduces their effectiveness and
increases their operating cost. Application of Project Management
Principles to the Management of Pharmaceutical R&D Projects is
presented as a paper-based system for completing all the critical
activities needed apply the project management system. This will allow
these small business to take advantage of the project management
principles and gain all the advantages of the system. This book will be
beneficial for beginners to understand the concepts of project
management and for small pharmaceutical companies to apply the
principles of project management to their business model.