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  • 1.  How do you perform gap assessments?

    Posted 01-Aug-2022 15:56
    I am curious to know how others manage compliance and gap assessments to ISO standards. Are you managing gap assessments and compliance in spreadsheets that you manually curate or utilizing any software? I am eyeing RIMSYS as a possible solution but it might not be cost effective for us.

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    vera diaz
    Tampere
    Finland
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  • 2.  RE: How do you perform gap assessments?

    Posted 02-Aug-2022 02:31
    Hello Vera,

    There are a couple automated compliance tools out there, though have to look at 1) will it complete activities which you desire and 2) is the cost beneficial.  Personally, I have just developed spreadsheets over the years which have the requirement listed, plain language of the requirement, compliance (Yes/No), and proficiency or deficiency statement.  This may also depend on how often you are completing gap assessments or audits as a frequent tool may be advisable to invest.  However, if only doing once a year, maybe another simpler tool like a spreadsheet would suffice.  I have even just used Word creating tables with the similar information (Word documents are just easier to format and move around than Excel).

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    Richard Vincins ASQ-CQA, MTOPRA, RAC
    Vice President Global Regulatory Affairs
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