Productivity Workshop
We present a case study involving a research alliance between a pharmaceutical and biotechnology company to illustrate how additional value can be captured through metrics that track key 'intangible' factors critical for success.
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Alliance Trends
Outline of ten current trends impacting the growing field of alliance management, including: earlier participation of alliance managers in deal creation, recognition that strategy changes are inevitable, need for improved metrics, and insufficient assessment of cultural fit.
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More Than Milestones
Milestones and deliverables are similar to scoreboards in athletic competitions: They reflect what has taken place in the game so far, but do not monitor the health of the ongoing “play on the field”. For example, friction occurring between partners due to cultural issues is typically not revealed formally until after deliverables are missed – long after the optimal time to rectify the situation. New approaches called “Value Driver Models” are described that provide metrics and methods to monitor on-going collaborations, to diagnose and provide recommendations for faltering alliances, and to better structure alliances for greater value.
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Tips For the First Five Years After Grad School
The first five years after graduate school is an exciting and challenging time in the life of most scientists. Here are ten tips to help negotiate this period of important career decisions and first jobs. This article was originally published in the January 2006 Newsmagazine of The American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS).
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What to do with your great new idea
Have you ever had an idea for an invention or a new business idea, and wondered what to do with it? These tips outline the first steps you can take with your great new ideas.Link
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