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Welcome to the LAb, Where curiosity meets innovation!
This is where our experts (boffins) dive deep into ideas, experiments, and discoveries to bring you unique insights and practical solutions. Explore thought-provoking content crafted to inspire, inform, and empower your understanding.
Some Watching.
Some Reading.
"Your empathetic approach to interviewing our teams and your genuine understanding of our challenges made the project review not only insightful but also an uplifting experience for our team. The professionalism and warmth you brought to the process set a new standard for collaboration."
Maria T.
Quality Assurance Auditor
Some Listening.
At CURED HQ, we are having a lot of fun with all the developments in AI technology. So, we have used
an AI agent to review some of our research and create a podcast about it. We feel this is a great way to assimilate our research.
We have produced a lot of these, and as with all current AI models, some don't work as well as others.
So we have only curated the ones that get across our thoughts and knowledge.
CURED in conversation 1
Some of the team discuss relationships in project management.
CURED in conversation 2
Some of the team talk with an industry expert on relational contracts.
CURED in conversation 3
Some of the team talk with an academic expert on complexity in project management.
CURED in conversation 4
Some of the team talk with a leading author and expert on agile project management.
Yorkshire Miners hold the key to unlock the value of new tech.
Technological advances often fail to solve persistent project issues due to neglecting the human element. Research in 1950s coal mines showed that self-organized, collaborative workgroups outperformed rigid, mechanized systems. This led to the "sociotechnical system" concept, emphasizing the integration of technology and human interaction for better outcomes. Prioritizing people alongside tools is key to improving project delivery...
The Relational Risk Chain.
Projects are shaped by both technical and social systems, with relational risk arising from uncertainties in partnerships between stakeholders like pharma companies and CROs. Agency theory highlights issues like mistrust, poor communication, and opportunism in Principal-Agent relationships, hindering success. Mitigating relational risk involves fostering trust, collaboration, shared benefits, unified governance, and knowledge sharing. The CURED Framework, inspired by successful practices like the NEC3 contract for the 2012 Olympics, offers strategies to strengthen partnerships and improve project outcomes.
The DNA of CURED.
CURED enhances clinical trial delivery by combining decades of research and industry experience into a configurable capability framework. Rooted in seven core principles, it emphasizes people over process and uses digital tools for continuous feedback. The framework consists of five key elements—Contract, Understanding, Resource, Education, and Delegation—each broken into actionable capabilities.
Action not Reaction: Why CURED?
CURED is a transformative framework that improves clinical trial delivery by optimising environments, reducing costs, and enhancing sponsor-CRO collaboration. Built on five core components—Contract, Understanding, Resource, Education, and Delegation—it fosters efficiency, reduces cycle times, resolves conflicts, and supports team well-being. Combining research and practice, CURED drives sustainable improvement, preparing organizations to meet future clinical demands effectively.
The Science of Delivery.
CURED integrates research, industry insights, and proven approaches like NEC contracts, agile methods, and data-driven decision-making. It fosters continuous improvement, relational trust, and learning from failure to optimize project delivery. CURED evolves with each application, offering a sustainable model for success, as demonstrated by projects like the London 2012 Olympics.
The origins of CURED
CURED has built upon academic research that the team has carried out over the past 25 years. You can read about some of the research by clicking on the two links below.
Academic Journal Research Paper - Bryde DJ, Unterhitzenberger C, Joby R. 2019. “Resolving agency issues in client-contractor relationships to deliver project success” Production Planning and Control, 30 :1049-1063
Click here to access the research paper https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/9736/
REF2021 Research Excellent Framework – Impact Case Study Database – “Improving patient outcomes through better project management of clinical trials”
Click here to access the Impact Case study https://results2021.ref.ac.uk/impact/293ec2b8-2965-4e71-80ff-8463c62075b8?page=1
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