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Healthcare, Project Management, Businesses, Instructor-Led Project Management

15 years of GSK Project Management Certifications

GSK (Glaxo Smith Kline), a pharmaceutical company, needs trained project managers to lead various projects, especially in two critical areas: new drug development projects and clinical trials projects. Developing their new products is the source of all revenues for them and completing clinical trials more efficiently allows for faster government approval of new drugs and earlier market penetration.

Because of the importance of these projects, it is important to GSK to have each project manager trained at an advanced level and be certified as a PMP, Project Management Professional. To be certified, each individual must pass a stringent test issued by the Project Management Institute (PMI). The 180-question exam verifies expertise in people, process, and business environment domains.

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How We Helped

Our PMP instructor has worked with GSK over 15 years to train GSK project manager candidates on the concepts each person needs to master to pass the exam and to become a skilled project manager. Each individual attends 35 hours of instruction.

The training has been mostly conducted in person, both in the US and various sites in England, except during COVID when it was virtual. Two different formats have been used. Our full training is 5 full days and usually 5 consecutive days. The other format was to work with self-study groups who prepared in meetings at work for 6 months. We did a 2-day review with them just prior to taking the exam.

As the exam questions have evolved, our instructor has changed the instructional curriculum so each participant can be well prepared.

Results Achieved

  • Trains 30–40 project managers per year
  • Over 500 project managers trained to date
  • Exam pass rate of 98%–100% annually
  • GSK has retained our instructor for 15 consecutive years
  • Recognized for both project management expertise and exceptional teaching ability
Thanks for your help and support. 100% of participants who have sat the exam have passed! That is very impressive!
Sarah
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