Validation. Admit it – you cringed a little. It’s almost like a dirty word in our industry. That thing that slows down system implementations. That thing that adds a bunch of time and cost to IT projects. That annoying, but necessary, evil. Well, okay, it’s not really “evil,” per say. It is, after all, designed […]
Posts Tagged ‘CTMS’
Branding Siebel CTMS To Match Your Company’s Look And Feel [VIDEO]
We’re all users of software. Put us in front of two systems – one that looks outdated and unorganized, and one that looks good and structurally makes sense – and I bet you’d gravitate to the latter one. In fact, although I didn’t conduct a poll, I’m sure we’d all choose the latter. It’s not […]
Cloud Fact Or Fiction: Is Hosting Your Clinical Trial Software In The Cloud Expensive?
In my colleague’s last “cloud fact or fiction” post, he confirmed that clinical trial, clinical data, and safety systems can be implemented faster in the cloud than on-site because a vendor’s data centers, servers, and templates are ready for use by companies with strict regulatory and compliance guidelines. Today, I’ll discuss implementation costs. Claim #2: Clinical […]
A Turnkey CTMS Built With You In Mind
How many comprehensive IT solutions, and more specifically those that relate to the clinical trials space, have the ability to be implemented on-premises or hosted in the cloud, in just a matter of weeks? Not many. When it comes to clinical trial management systems (CTMS), there are even fewer. ASCEND, an Oracle Siebel CTMS accelerator, […]
Wait, You’re Not Using an Investigator Portal?
To drive a car, you need to have a driver. Well, unless you’re Google. Or Tesla, for that matter. The same goes for clinical trials: you can’t conduct clinical trials without investigators. While the comparison may be a stretch, it’s fairly easy to understand the key role investigators play in clinical trials. So, why are […]
The CTMS Report Your Boss Wants to See
It’s not uncommon for clinical project managers to generate a regular status report for each of their ongoing studies. What’s more common, unfortunately, is the cumbersome way they go about it: collecting clinical trial data from study managers, entering it into an Excel spreadsheet, and running countless calculations – the process can be highly labor-intensive. […]
The Key To Delivering A CTMS Project On Time and On Budget
Ask any IT project manager what one of their greatest challenges is when it comes to putting together a project plan, and they will likely tell you: estimates. According to a study published by Harvard Business Review, one in six projects presents a cost overrun of 200% and a schedule overrun of 70%, with the […]
7 Signs That You Might Need A CTMS
A clinical trial management system (CTMS) is a software application that centralizes the management of clinical trials. It enables informed decision-making based on real-time data and simplifies historical reporting. A solution, such as Siebel CTMS, helps streamline business processes, trim costs, and reduce the time it takes for trials to complete. Deciding whether or not […]
The CTMS Landscape is Changing – ASCEND 2.0 is Here
I’m very pleased to announce the launch of the newest version of ASCEND, Perficient’s pre-configured and enhanced version of Oracle Siebel Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS). ASCEND, an official Oracle Accelerate Solution, is configured to meet most organizations’ CTMS requirements out-of-the-box, providing sponsors and research organizations with what they need to get started or a […]
The Best Way To Get CTMS Data From Your CROs
There’s a clear trend in the life sciences industry toward outsourcing clinical trial management to clinical research organizations (CROs). If you decide to join the movement, how should you go about getting data from your CROs into your clinical trial management system (CTMS)? The most common method is to collect reports from CROs in the […]