Mission
The
Pharmaceutical Industry Shared Services Benchmarking Association (PSSBA)
is an association of shared services professionals, in the pharmaceutical
industry, that compare operating performance and identify the best
business practices.
Performance
Data
Performance statistics
help companies determine where they stand vs. similarly situated organizations.
Pharmaceutical Industry Shared Services Benchmarking Association will
gather data in the form of group studies on behalf of participants.
Process
Data
Process findings
help companies determine leading edge practices in shared services
performance.
Membership
Membership is open
to individuals employed as permanent employees in shared services organizations
of pharmaceutical companies and currently available at no charge to
qualified individuals. Participation in association activities will
be charged separately.
Benefits
of Membership
Studies:
PSSBA will identify
and present to members opportunities to participate in Benchmarking studies
on various topics of importance to shared services organizations.
There are two types
of Benchmarking studies provided:
- Association studies
are offered to the membership as a whole with costs divided.
- Single company sponsored
studies addressing the interest of one member company can be offered
to other selected members for no fee.
The association will
also support industry benchmarking efforts:
- Research - Access
public and private databases.
- Identify study participants
- Top companies interested in benchmarking shared services issues.
- Collect data - Manage
response collection with the participants as a third party.
- Lead site visits
- Structure with best participants.
Roundtables:
Interest group roundtables will be organized throughout
the year. Members will pay a nominal fee to join real and virtual roundtable
discussions that address specific processes.
Cost:
Currently, membership in PSSBA is FREE! Costs
of studies are shared by the participants.
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