With a need to reduce software implementation and validation costs, Life Sciences organizations are looking to rely more and more on vendors and their configurable-off-the-shelf (COTS) software packages. The challenge is to select the right vendors and the right software in order to reduce costs without increasing risks to regulatory compliance.

The Costs of Failure

Regulatory guidance and industry best practice acknowledges the potential for reducing costs by relying upon vendors and COTS software, but also recognizes that this may represent an increased risk unless vendors (and their software) are appropriately assessed and any risks appropriately mitigated.

In many cases a failure to properly assess suppliers, their services and their software can have hidden costs in terms of poor system performance, poor service and support, unhappy users, and the higher ongoing costs associated with greater quality and regulatory oversight.

Vendor and Software Selection Services

Business & Decision provide a number of key consulting services associated with vendor and software selection. These include:

Unlike other general consultants, Business & Decision's position as an experienced System Integrator in the Life Sciences industry and our independent relationship with multiple software vendors means that we are able to provide impartial guidance and advice while still leveraging our industry expertise and knowledge of leading applications and technologies.

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