Operational Readiness Through the Lens of Capital Project Management in Life Sciences
Josh Hoops leads teams to achieve excellence in the delivery of mission-critical facilities around the globe. As an expert in operations management and an inspirational leader, his experience across multiple industries has proven success in improving a wide array of fundamental and complex aspects of organizational efficiency and effectiveness.
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Topics: Construction, Pharmaceutical, Quality, Risk Management
In the pharmaceutical industry, managing the various stages of a capital project is not for the faint of heart. Whether the project is to replace all the light bulbs in a facility from incandescent to LED, or build a new 250,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, navigating the complex web of planning and execution requires an understanding of a multitude of aspects in the project delivery lifecycle.
As a project manager, one approach that can greatly aid in turning a “hair on fire” team into a cohesive and collaborative unit is to focus on achieving operational readiness once the project is complete. One definition of operational readiness is “the state of preparedness attained by an organization when they can safely and efficiently startup, achieve design throughput with the design timeframe, and operate that process in control, in a sustainable and environmentally friendly manner.”
Breaking down that definition and translating it to actual project management practices is not as daunting as it may seem. When the team is in the initial throes of the initiation and planning processes—if the focus on the desired outcome is operational readiness, and not solely on the delivery of the facility, equipment and supporting systems—many aspects of the project that typically lie on the periphery will come to light.
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