An online exerpt1 states the goals of change control as follows:

 

·       Minimal Disruption to Services

·       Reduction in “Back-Out” Activities

·       Economic Utilization of Resources Involved in Implementing Change

 

 

These goals though ideal are not always the final results for life science and high tech (e.g. engineering) companies who implement change control procedures.  In fact, change control processes are often implemented at relatively slow pace and are often disjointed due to paper-based and/or hybrid systems of management.  Software solutions that streamline or manage change control processes can also be extremely pricy so it’s important (if a company wants to move to an automated system of change control management) to search for a solution that makes sense. This article provides information for life science and high tech companies looking for a software solution that will help streamline and implement change control processes with more speed, simplicity and attention to the three goals listed above. 

 

Speed

Speed is essential for effective change control process achievement.  A pharmaceutical company for instance may have a product-to-market delay of 30 days, which may not initially seem severe or detrimental.  When one considers however that a pharmaceutical company stands to lose around a million dollars per day when products are delayed the situation is greatly aggravated. 

 

Change control software along with additional quality system software solutions can change the speed at which a life science or high tech product reaches the market.  The right change control software for example can increase the speed of change control