Case Study: Thermo Fisher Scientific achieves a single source of truth and 95% reduction in reporting time with Planview PPM Pro (Planview)

Planview PPM Pro From Grassroots Initiative to Single Source of Truth for Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific, a global leader in life sciences with more than 75,000 employees and roughly $1 billion in annual R&D investment, faced fragmented data, multiple siloed product-development processes, and slow, manual reporting across its expanding R&D organization—making it difficult to compare programs fairly, allocate resources effectively, and validate that R&D dollars were being spent efficiently.

To address this, Thermo Fisher implemented Planview PPM Pro as a standardized single source of truth, aligning metrics, cleaning and consolidating data, and updating reporting methods. The solution enabled near‑real‑time portfolio visibility and better resource/capacity planning, scaled from a grassroots pilot to 11 divisions covering 85% of R&D spend, and reduced PMO reporting time by as much as 95% in one division—supporting faster, data-driven strategic and tactical decisions.

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Megan Naleway

Senior Portfolio and Program Management Analyst