Dear Colleague:

I am pleased to announce production of CHI’s and the BioPharma Strategy Series’ tenth annual Strategic Resource Management conference being held November 5-6, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Philadelphia in Philadelphia, PA.

Each year the Strategic Resource Management conference attracts over 100 participants who help lead their organization’s resource management strategy. Our 2012 meeting will build on last year's successful event with novel case studies and perspectives from thought leaders. Key issues to be addressed include:

• Aligning portfolio & productivity with corporate strategy to drive strategic resource allocation
• Designing and tailoring strategic and flexible resource management systems specifically for pharma R&D
• Applying weights to quantitative and qualitative criteria for improved decision making
• Incorporating a globalized workforce and other resourcing options (off-shoring, in-sourcing, in-out licensing and risk-sharing) into capacity management
• Building partnerships between project management, resource management, functional management, and finance to drive productivity
• Understanding the impact of partnerships and co-development deals on resource and portfolio management
• Pursuing operational excellence: Competitive advantages, new operating models, a new lean industry, and learning from resource process development beyond just clinical
• Implications for resource and portfolio management of different development paradigms: Research, early and late stage development
• Supporting agile development and agile adaptation of data into planning: How to manage uncertainty, react to outcomes efficiently, and create an agile and efficient organization

We are looking for new case studies from pharma, biotech, medical device and sister industries. Companies with mature and immature portfolios and with varying approaches and systems for resource management are encouraged to share specific lessons with this enthusiastic community. If you are interested in presenting, click here to submit a proposal for review.

The deadline for submissions is April 20, 2012 

Please note that priority for submissions will be given to those from within large and small pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device companies, as well as those with pertinent case studies from major oil & gas, defense, aerospace, IT, and telecom companies. Additionally, as per CHI policy, a select number of vendors/consultants who provide products and services to these biopharmaceutical companies are offered opportunities for podium presentation slots based on a variety of Corporate Sponsorships. 

Again this year, we will be running the meeting back to back with the seventh annual Portfolio Management meeting, taking place November 6-7. Both meetings will come together for a plenary session on the afternoon of November 6th creating a three-day event covering the topics most important to you.  In addition, two optional workshops will be offered: a Pre-Conference Workshop on Tuesday morning and a Dinner Workshop on Wednesday evening.

Please review the past program from November 2011. I welcome your feedback, preferred topics, and speaker referrals as we shape the 2012 program. Please share your feedback and speaker suggestions with us at this time and do join us in Philadelphia in November.

Very sincerely,
Micah Lieberman