Project Management Software for the Pharmaceutical Industry
Increasing market demands are putting pressure on pharmaceutical companies. Internal processes and software solutions must always be up to date to meet the high standards of research and development.
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Flexible Software for Innovative Explorations
Projects in the pharmaceutical industry are complex, lengthy and subject to strict regulatory requirements. To ensure that product development and research projects can be managed successfully and efficiently, the use of flexible and powerful project management software is essential. cplace, with its innovative approach to Next-Generation Project and Portfolio Management, helps well-known companies in the pharmaceutical industry to effectively plan, execute, and monitor their projects across teams.
cplace is more than an innovative PPM platform for Roche – it also introduces a new way of working – agile, lean, collaborative, and speedy. cplace offers customized solutions for all types of users, not only for the PPM experts.
Project Management Challenges in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Documentation requirements and data management
GxP compliance (GLP, GCP, GMP) requires comprehensive documentation of all processes and decisions, with a particular challenge being the secure and compliant management of large volumes of sensitive data.
Pressure to innovate
Only the constant development of new drugs, driven by competition and the demand for better treatments, will enable pharmaceutical companies to remain profitable in the long term. Efficiency, cost-consciousness and shorter time-to-market cycles are key success factors.
Resource Optimization
Fluctuating raw material availability, unpredictable demand, complex supply chains, and long project cycles hinder the efficient use of resources. Poor planning leads to production downtime, market failure, and financial loss.
Regulatory complexity
Compliance regulations, such as adherence to strict and frequently changing requirements from agencies such as the FDA, EMA, and other national regulatory bodies, add to the administrative burden.
Cross-company collaboration
Smooth collaboration across tightly linked supply chains, such as with contract research organizations (CROs), is essential for the manufacture of complex products such as pharmaceuticals.
Enterprise-wide visibility and centralized database
Siloed structures and fragmented data impede rapid decision-making and delay the identification of promising compounds and time-to-market cycles.
cplace Highlights for Next-Generation Project and Portfolio Management
High adoption for more value
The success of an enterprise solution is closely related to the user acceptance. With cplace, a wide variety of applications can be flexibly adapted to the individual needs of users and teams – without any programming knowledge. Basic functions such as Gantt charts, Kanban boards, wikis, tables or graphics are available to increase user acceptance and ensure a fast learning curve.
Focus on users and teams
Fast time to value
Ready-to-use building blocks, solution templates, user-centricity, method diversity and quick and easy adaptability ensure that companies can quickly benefit from cplace.
cplace toolkit at a glance
Individual mix of methods – agile, classic or hybrid
cplace connects teams and business units that follow different project management methodologies. Whether classic, agile or hybrid, cplace supports every solution that meets the individual challenges. At the same time, all projects are brought together in a standardized, overarching plan, regardless of the method chosen.
A comparison of project management methods
Holistic approach to project management
Project management encompasses many disciplines such as demand management, scheduling, resource Management, risk management, cost and budget planning, and strategic portfolio management. cplace offers solutions for all areas and maturity levels that can be flexibly combined and customized. In addition, cplace provides ready-to-use best practice templates for SAFe, integrated maturity management, resource planning, and more.
cplace platform overview
Artificial intelligence for project support
Artificial intelligence in cplace supports and relieves the user. Thanks to cplace Citizen AI, simple activities can be automated or reports and evaluations can be created. cplace Citizen AI supports resource allocation or takes over tasks within risk management.
cplace Citizen AI
No room for Shadow IT
cplace transforms the Excel landscape and shadow IT of large enterprises into a central platform with the benefits of a single source of truth for resource-saving work and efficient project execution, optimized product development and faster time-to-market.
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Why Is cplace the Ideal PPM Solution for Companies in the Pharmaceutical Industry?
cplace enables transparent project and portfolio management for efficient control of investments in research and development (R&D):
Company-wide visibility and centralized database
cplace creates a single source of truth that consolidates information from multiple sources and makes it accessible to all project participants. This allows distributed teams to always have access to an up-to-date and consistent database.
Innovation acceleration
The integration of all data from the teams involved in the project overcomes silo structures and promotes rapid decision-making based on valid data. This also accelerates the identification of promising compounds and shortens time-to-market cycles.
Technology advancement optimization
cplace integrates key digital technologies such as AI and cloud computing to efficiently process large amounts of data, such as those from clinical trials or genomics projects. The platform also supports compliance with cybersecurity standards, which are critical for protecting sensitive research data.
Flexible mix of methods
Whether classic, agile, or hybrid, each team works in individual solution modules, such as Gantt charts, which they combine with Kanban boards to flexibly manage complex R&D projects.
Collaboration across the enterprise
cplace enables real-time, non-disruptive collaboration with globally distributed CROs (Contract Research Organizations). It provides secure planning tools, standardized workflows, and consistent information that is essential for global pharmaceutical partnerships.
Resource planning – transparent and flexible
cplace enables transparent and AI-powered resource allocation, role-based according to skills or specific employees. Comprehensive visualization tools provide a clear overview of workload, availability and skills, while dashboards and forecasting functions identify bottlenecks at an early stage. Dynamic, real-time adjustments, such as priority shifts or changes in the project environment, ensure up-to-date planning and efficient resource management at all times.
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cplace in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Frequently Asked Questions
cplace helps manage complex regulatory requirements (e.g., FDA, EMA), long-term project timelines, clinical trial risk management, and efficient resource allocation across multiple parallel projects.
cplace supports adherence to pharmaceutical compliance regulations through several central functions and certifications:
Safety and quality standards
cplace meets the highest security requirements through certifications such as ISO 27001 (Information Security) and ISO 9001 (Quality Management). Regular penetration tests according to OWASP standards minimize security vulnerabilities.
Data integrity and traceability
cplace ensures seamless versioning and historicization of data records, making it easier to track changes for audits and revisions. This is important for compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) guidelines, which require complete documentation of all production steps.
Regulatory adaptability
Thanks to its flexible platform, cplace enables rapid adaptation to new regulatory requirements, such as automatic updates to comply with serialization requirements and aggregation obligations in supply chains.
Cloud-compliance
Despite sensitive data in the pharmaceutical industry, cplace offers a GDPR-compliant cloud solution with single sign-on (SSO) and integration of directory services such as LDAP/Active Directory. This enables both agile work processes and data security.
Pharmaceutical companies use cplace to respond strategically to innovation pressures, market changes, and technological challenges:
Accelerating to innovate
cplace provides transparent project and portfolio management, overcomes data silos and supports rapid decision-making based on valid data. This accelerates the identification of promising compounds and shortens time-to-market cycles.
Flexibility to adapt to market conditions
cplace is a flexible, customizable platform that can be quickly adapted to new needs as changes or new market demands arise.
cplace is the ideal tool for global pharmaceutical companies with distributed teams, as the platform is specifically designed to meet the needs of complex, distributed project structures:
Enterprise-wide visibility and centralized database
cplace creates a single source of truth that consolidates information from multiple sources and makes it accessible to all project teams.
Cross-Company Collaboration
The platform explicitly supports cross-company collaboration, such as with contract research organizations (CROs), through secure planning tools and standardized processes. This is critical for pharmaceutical companies that rely on global partnerships.
Flexible mix of methods
Whether classic, agile, or hybrid, each team works with individual solution modules, but everyone shares the same data. Decentralized teams use locally optimized workflows without compromising overall processes.
Security and scalability
The cplace architecture enables seamless system integration and meets high data security requirements – a key factor for strictly regulated industries such as the pharmaceutical industry.
cplace offers APIs and pre-configured interfaces for common industry solutions to keep data synchronized and break down silos between R&D, production and quality control.5. How does cplace integrate with existing pharmaceutical systems (e.g., LIMS, ERP)?
Yes, cplace can effectively prevent resource bottlenecks in multidisciplinary teams through real-time analysis of resource capacities (e.g., personnel, labs, and budgets) and AI-based prioritization of critical projects (e.g., drug development or clinical trials). It creates transparency, optimizes planning processes, and enables flexible adjustments to ensure efficient use of resources.
Resource transparency and visualization
cplace offers comprehensive visualization options for the current resource situation, including capacity utilization, availability, and skills.
Flexible planning and customization
cplace supports classic, agile, and hybrid planning methods. It offers resource planning, either by skills or specific employees, and enables dynamic adjustments in the event of real-time changes in the project environment, such as priority shifts.
Overload and conflict avoidance
Utilization analyses provide indications of over- or under-utilization, and automated messages warn of conflicts over limited resources.
Yes, cplace can be extensively customized at any time. The platform is designed to meet individual requirements. With No-Code, even non-programmers can make simple adjustments, while low-code and pro-code allow deeper modifications to integrate complex automation and functionality.
A minimum viable product (MVP) can often be delivered within 20 days, followed by an iterative refinement with stakeholders.
Success Stories of Our Pharmaceutical Customers
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