A resource shared is a resource not wasted — flexible resourcing!

Abstract

AbstractMany projects have to cope with changes in demands and scope throughout their lifecycle. This particularly applies in the pharmaceutical industry due to the very nature of clinical trial data reporting. How often do we hear the phrase, 'the goal posts have moved' and with this, peaks and troughs accordingly. Add in other projects going through similar scenarios, competing for the same resources, and we end up with many disgruntled Lead Programmers! A solution employed by Roche is a resourcing model that mitigates the issues that arise from the described scenarios, adopting a resource model that utilizes core and flexible resources in different manners. There are many benefits from centralising a flexible pool of resources while having core resources continually assigned on the project.