A focused course, tailored for you
Agile GMP Delivery for Swedish Life Sciences
A working pattern where Agile artefacts map to GMP discipline so the Jira board doubles as inspection evidence. Built for Swedish life sciences project leaders under Läkemedelsverket inspection.
Boards want Agile delivery and faster cycles. Läkemedelsverket inspectors want GxP discipline and traceability. The course teaches a pattern that does not ask you to choose: each Agile artefact maps to the corresponding GxP discipline and the Jira board becomes inspection evidence.
$199 one-time
Tailored to your situation. Access within 24 hours. 30-day money-back.
Includes a hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access, generated for your specific situation.
Why this course
Swedish life sciences project leaders feel the contradiction every quarter. The board wants Agile delivery, faster cycles, shorter time-to-validation, lower project cost. Läkemedelsverket inspectors want GxP discipline, full traceability, change control on every system touch, signed validation pack on every release. The usual project response is to run waterfall under an Agile vocabulary, which fools no one and slows everything.
The course works through a pattern that does not require the choice. Each Agile artefact (epic, story, sprint, retro, definition of done, acceptance criteria) maps to the corresponding GxP discipline (URS, change control, validation, periodic review, design output, design verification). The Scrum events feed the validation pack. The inspector reads the Jira board as evidence rather than asking for a separate folder of documents.
The course teaches the artefact map, the workflow integration with the customer's QMS, the inspector talking points, the boardroom talking points, and a 90-day plan for a real pharma project. Twelve modules with deliverables. Plus a hand-built playbook for your specific customer profile.
What you walk away with
- A documented Agile-to-GxP artefact map.
- A Scrum-to-validation workflow integration.
- An inspector talking-points pack.
- A boardroom talking-points pack.
- A 90-day plan for a real pharma project.
- A toolchain integration framework.
- A 10-week build plan.
The 12 modules
Module 1. The Swedish life sciences delivery landscape 2026
Walkthrough of the Swedish life sciences project delivery landscape. Läkemedelsverket inspection cadence and tone. AstraZeneca's Agile-in-validated-environments precedent. Recipharm Stockholm operations precedent. The shift in board expectations. The shift in inspector expectations. The strategic decisions a Swedish life sciences project leader faces.
Module 2. The artefact map
Build the artefact map. Epic to URS, feature to design input, story to design output, sprint to change-control cycle, definition-of-done to design verification, acceptance-criteria to validation criteria, retrospective to periodic review, increment to release. Each mapping is a two-way translation with explicit evidence requirements.
Module 3. Scrum events feed the validation pack
Build the integration where Scrum events feed the validation pack. Sprint planning produces approved change records. Daily standup produces decision log entries. Sprint review produces design output evidence. Retro produces periodic review entries. The inspector reads the Jira board and the validation pack reconciles.
Module 4. QMS integration
Integrate with the customer's QMS. Veeva Vault QMS integration. MasterControl integration. TrackWise integration. In-house QMS integration. The change-control workflow integration, the deviation-capture workflow integration, the CAPA workflow integration, and the audit-trail integration. The framework also covers when to choose Veeva over MasterControl and how to architect the integration so e-signature events from Jira flow back to the QMS audit trail without manual reconciliation.
Module 5. Toolchain integration
The toolchain. Jira for the work, Confluence for the documents, GitLab or Azure DevOps for the code, the validated environment integration, the e-signature workflow that satisfies 21 CFR Part 11 and EU GMP Annex 11, the audit trail. Plus the data-integrity posture for the Jira workflow itself.
Module 6. Inspector talking points
Build the inspector talking points. The opening conversation that frames the approach. The walkthrough of the Jira board as evidence. The explanation of the artefact map. The response to the inevitable challenge question (what is your validation evidence for this story). The closing conversation that surfaces the maturity story.
Module 7. Boardroom talking points
Build the boardroom talking points. The throughput metric (validated releases per quarter). The cycle time metric (idea to inspection-ready). The risk metric (open deviations, open CAPAs). The cost metric (project cost per validated release). Plus the language that wins the next quarter of board sponsorship.
Module 8. Sector applications
Sector applications. Small molecule pharma. Biologics. Cell and gene therapy. Medical device. In-vitro diagnostics. Each has a specific Agile-to-GxP translation set, a specific Läkemedelsverket inspection tone, and a specific board-engagement frame. Each sector has its own validation cadence, its own inspector tone, and its own boardroom risk appetite. The course teaches you to read which sector you are working in within the first two project conversations and shape the pattern accordingly.
Module 9. Common failure modes
Common failure modes. Agile vocabulary over waterfall practice (the usual trap). Sprint cadence that misaligns with change-control cadence. Definition-of-done that omits validation. Acceptance criteria that omits regulatory criteria. The retro that does not produce a periodic review entry. Each with the corrective pattern.
Module 10. The 90-day plan
Build the 90-day plan for a real pharma project. Pre-project: artefact map customisation. Sprint zero: tooling integration. Sprint one: first artefact mapping in flight. Sprint three: first inspector-ready release candidate. Day 90: validated release shipped. Plus the contingency plan for the inevitable scope shift.
Module 11. Scaling beyond the first project
Build the scaling pattern. Centre of excellence design. Cross-project artefact map maintenance. The community of practice. Training pattern for new project members. The quarterly maturity assessment. Plus the relationship with the customer's QA function. The community of practice runs as a quarterly forum with rotating chairs across pharma, biologics, and device project leaders. The framework includes the meeting agenda template, the artefact-map maintenance pattern, and the escalation route for cross-project conflicts.
Module 12. Your 10-week build plan
Week by week. Weeks 1-2: landscape and artefact map. Weeks 3-4: Scrum-validation integration and QMS integration. Weeks 5-6: toolchain and inspector talking points. Weeks 7-8: boardroom talking points and sector applications. Weeks 9-10: failure modes, 90-day plan, scaling pattern. Deliverable: a ready-to-run pattern for the next Swedish pharma project.
How this addresses your situation
Specific modules that map to what you said you are dealing with.
The board wants speed → Module 7 hands you the throughput metrics.
The inspector wants discipline → Module 6 hands you the talking points.
The Jira board needs to be evidence → Module 3 builds the integration.
The QMS needs to align → Module 4.
The toolchain needs to satisfy Part 11 and Annex 11 → Module 5.
The first project needs a plan → Module 10.
The pattern needs to scale → Module 11.
What you get with this course
- The 12-module course delivered as text plus downloadable templates.
- Templates and worked examples for every module.
- A hand-built playbook generated for your specific customer profile.
- Three reference engagements from peer Swedish life sciences projects.
- Scripted talking points for the inspector and the board.
What you will have in hand by Day 1, Week 1, Month 1
Day 1: Artefact map scaffold drafted.
Week 4: Scrum-validation integration designed.
Week 8: Toolchain integration, inspector talking points, boardroom talking points operational.
Week 10: Pattern in market for the next Swedish pharma project.
Before and after
Before
Waterfall under Agile vocabulary. Inspectors challenge the gap. Boards lose patience. Cycles slow. Cost climbs.
After
Agile artefacts map to GxP discipline. The Jira board doubles as inspection evidence. Cycles tighten. Inspections close clean. The board sees the throughput it wanted.
What happens if you do not address this
Swedish life sciences project leaders who do not solve this lose project sponsorship to leaders who do. The window is open now because Läkemedelsverket is willing to consider the pattern; it may narrow later.
Who it is for
For Swedish life sciences project managers, Scrum masters in pharma and medical device environments, principal project consultants in Swedish life sciences, and senior project leaders at Swedish CDMOs and pharma firms.
Who this is NOT for. Pure non-pharma project managers. Practitioners at firms with no Swedish life sciences business. Pure clinical research project leaders without manufacturing scope.
How it arrives
Text-based course via LMS, plus downloadable templates and worked examples and the hand-built playbook.
Time investment. Roughly 18 hours of reading and 80 to 160 hours of build effort across the 10-week plan.
Why $199 is the right number
External Agile-in-validated-environments consultants charge from 100,000 to 500,000 SEK for engagement-shaped packages. 199 USD buys the focused playbook and the implementation document for your customer profile.
FAQ
Will this work for medical device?
Yes. Module 8 covers medical device-specific patterns including ISO 13485 alignment.
What if my project is on Azure DevOps not Jira?
Module 5 covers both toolchain options.
Does this cover EU MDR validation specifically?
Module 8 covers EU MDR-anchored patterns.
What about cell and gene therapy?
Module 8 covers ATMP-anchored patterns.
What is in the implementation playbook for me specifically?
Artefact map tuned to your specific QMS, toolchain integration matched to your environment, inspector talking points pre-loaded with your sector.
30-day money-back guarantee. If after a week of working through the materials this is not what you needed, reply to the receipt email and a full refund is processed. No questions, no forms.
Within 24 hours your account in the learning environment is provisioned and the tailored implementation playbook is delivered alongside it.
