Target of the project was to establish project management know-how in a biotech start-up company.

• Life-Science start-up company, approx. 40 employees
• 10 Mio. EUR seed-phase investment by one of the leading venture capital companies
• Enterprise target: application of genomic-based assays for the commercial identification of enzymes
• Successful acquisition of a strategically important customer project (contract research)
• High scientific, but low project management competence of the project team

• Support in planning and execution of the customer project

• Coaching of the project manager with regard to project management and leadership skills

• Definition of a company-wide project managements for all further projects:

  • processes

  • organizational structures

  • reporting

• Preparation and facilitation of the project kick-off
• Composure and review of an approved timing plan
• Alignment of project and company targets
• On-the-job-training and coaching with the project team
• Regular project reviews
• Compilation of company-wide project management guideline
• Project duration: 3 months, < 30 man-days work load

• High customer satisfaction in the contract research project
• Harmonized project management: defined business process model, clear decision making process, implementation of quality gates, lean reporting system
• Qualification of all relevant team members and managers
• Very high customer, manager, and staff acceptance of the results