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AWS Sumerian as Quality Training – Digital Learning in the Enterprise
Employee further training is nowadays one of the key challenges various industries (education, energy, medicine & health, manufacturing, etc.) are facing. As opposed to the past, when all training took place on paper, today learning can and should take advantage of computer-based, interactive technologies - to put it simply: digital learning.
My journey through Life Sciences
My passion for Life Sciences began when I started my apprenticeship at an old-established pharmaceutical company based in Cologne as data processing specialist.
Keep Talking: Why Communication Is the Key to a Successful Project
The success of a project often comes down to one thing: communications. In our experience, far too many projects fail to meet milestones, miss objectives and goals, or end up costing far more than originally anticipated, simply because clear communications weren’t established right from the start of the project and carried through.
Veeva R&D Summit Puts Focus on Innovation and Best Practices
For those of us on the services side of the life sciences industry, connecting with industry clients and colleagues is crucial to ensure changing needs are addressed. The 2019 Veeva Global R&D Summit, held in Philadelphia from 8 to 10 September, was a golden opportunity to connect with industry leaders, hear about pain points and advances in areas such as regulatory information management (RIM), and share common objectives.
Updates from the OpenText Enterprise World Conference in Toronto
Life Sciences organizations are always under pressure, working with ever-expanding regulations and having to ensure that processes are documented and documents are stored securely.
A master plan: why master data management is key to successful migration projects
Content migration projects are complex and time-consuming. It’s well understood that time needs to be devoted to planning and identifying the data for systems migration. But many organizations overlook the importance of master data management. This oversight can create huge problems when executing a data migration project, leading to significant delays.
Checklist for a Successful OpenText Documentum D2 Implementation
Whether you’re undertaking a first-time implementation of the OpenText Documentum for Life Sciences Quality and Manufacturing solution or you’re migrating to the platform from another software solution, you’ll want to employ a best-practice-based approach to ensure you’re setting up your organization for a stress-free implementation.
Lost in translation: Why complex EDMS projects often miss the mark
Misalignment of teams and failure to meet project goals and timelines are an all-too-common problem with big technology projects. Many life sciences businesses have gone through this experience when deploying, migrating, and managing Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS) and the ancillary systems they support.
Quality in migration projects – “a life necessity” in the Life Sciences industry: Interview with Markus Schneider
Markus Schneider, Managing Consultant and Life Sciences Expert at fme AG in Frankfurt, is one of the leading migration specialists in Central Europe. He is leading a team of application- and content-migration experts focused on the Life Science and especially the Pharmaceutical industry.
Getting an Edge with Your Box Migration So It’s Efficient, Fast and Focused
Whenever you start thinking about data migrations, it’s almost impossible not to jump to all the potential challenges. Even the most well-run projects can be derailed at any point. That’s because most migrations are often complex efforts that require detailed planning that takes into account how users are going to conduct business during the transition phase without the pain can frequently accompanies the migration.
User Forum Brings Life Sciences Community Together
Networking and learning from the experiences of other organizations is integral to business growth. That is the primary objective of the one-day Life Sciences User Forum (LSUF) meeting sponsored by fme and OpenText.
BoxWorks – From the perspective of a Life Sciences Consultant
At the end of August I was able to attend the BoxWorks conference in San Francisco, subtitled “The Future of Work”. I have to admit, I went there with only a little pre-knowledge and with the history (baggage?) of being a long-time Documentum consultant.