A Guide That Perplexes

Project management is a useful aid to the pharmaceutical industry, but not because it ensures the success of every project. Rather, it increases the probability of success. Project management is a tool that offers a systematic approach to the development of pharmaceutical products. This tool is influenced by technical, regulatory, supplier, and organizational considerations.

Pharmaceutical Project Management, edited by Tony Kennedy, is one of only a few books about this subject that are intended for the pharmaceutical industry. Although the book helps to fill a void, it contains notable shortcomings.

The book starts with an unlabeled list of 182 books that I assume the authors consulted. The list should have been included at the end of the book and properly labeled as "Interesting Books" or "Reference Books."

The book's chapters were written by various authors, and there is a lack of continuity from chapter to chapter.