💊 Practical Agile to Enhance Drug Discovery
💊 Practical Agile to Enhance Drug Discovery
Discover how Agile methodologies can be practically applied to a traditionally waterfall industry (like Pharmaceutical R&D).
This presentation will challenge you to re-think agile relative to your specific context, and what that means for culture, prioritization, and flexibility to unlock its potential.
🎯 What You Will Learn
- Identify the value to be gained from adapting elements of agile project management to traditionally waterfall industries like drug discovery
- Recognize the importance of a hybrid approach
- Diagnose common challenges to applying agile principles to traditionally waterfall projects
- Rethink how to approach a value-unlocking concept (Agile) for industries with barriers to entry into that way of working
🗂️ Event Agenda
- Discover how Agile methodologies can transform Pharmaceutical R&D projects by moving beyond a rigid predictive approach.
- Identify the common challenges the Traditionally Waterfall industry faces in adopting agile.
- Walk through my practical strategies for implementing Disciplined Agile in drug discovery, showcasing promoting solutions to those common challenges.
- Conclude with a challenge to re-think agile relative to your specific context, and what that means for prioritization, responsiveness, and ultimately driving innovation.
🎙️ Guest Speaker
Joe Hilton (LinkedIn)
Joe Hilton has been a Pipeline Project Manager at GSK for the past nine years. Most recently, he's been building capabilities within the drug discovery pipeline including Agile practices. When he's not working, he's enjoying time with his family, including taking his twin daughters on daytrips.
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