Case Study: AstraZeneca achieves faster executive decision-making with Planisware

How the PMO Impressed their Executives

AstraZeneca, the global biotech and pharmaceutical company, needed a better way to manage schedules, resource demand, budgeting, forecasts, and actual spend across teams. Before adopting Planisware, these activities were spread across multiple tools and Excel, making it hard to get a fast, integrated view. AstraZeneca uses the Planisware application, called Opal, for project planning, scheduling, TimeCard, resource forecasting, and risk management.

With Planisware, AstraZeneca improved decision-making speed and accuracy across its portfolio. In one example, the company evaluated a program acceleration request in just 6 hours instead of a week or more, giving executives reliable cost and feasibility answers. Planisware also supported around 1,500 project-planning users and roughly 8,000 total users worldwide, helping AstraZeneca deliver faster turnaround times and more consistent reporting.

AstraZeneca

Tom Benedetto

Global Head of Opal Program GMD Operations