2018 - Excel Spreadsheet Validation 2018 Tools and Techniques

Description:
Spreadsheets such as Excel, are available for creating a wide range of end user applications, including widespread use in the laboratory, creating customized statistical analyses, the creation of local databases, data mining, and multivariate analysis. These may be used for GxP regulated activities, and they present particular compliance challenges, as Excel and other spreadsheets are not originally designed for the regulated environment.
GxP records generated by spreadsheet calculations are electronic records and should comply with FDA's 21 CFR Part 11 and the European Annex 11. For critical records Part 11 controls, such as data accuracy and data integrity, should be implemented. Currently there are no specific industry FDA guidelines on using spreadsheets in regulated environments. However, the flexibility and power of the spreadsheet allows users to create tools that range from performing simple calculations to sophisticated analysis of a major clinical study, or laboratory or manufacturing data.
This makes spreadsheets a very powerful and useful tool in the GxP environment especially when coupled with the fact that it is easy to build spreadsheet applications without much training. However, this has resulted in spreadsheets being among the most under-documented systems used in GxP environments because:
• users regard them as part of the desktop
• the ease with which applications can be built without much training
• the data processing power that they can have
• lack of knowledge that spreadsheets need to be validated
• lack of knowledge on how to validate spreadsheets
Consequently, Spreadsheets have become "low hanging fruit" during FDA or other regulatory inspections and many warning letters have been issued.
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Areas Covered in the Session:
Part 11 / Annex 11 Computer Systems Validation (CSV) is be implemented in order to increase the integrity, accountability and security of the spreadsheets and achieve GxP Compliance. CSV enables the level and rigor of specification and verification applied to spreadsheets to be based on spreadsheet risk, complexity, and novelty. This hands-on seminar will provide the attendees with the tools for successful computer systems validation for Excel Spreadsheets. It will address the following topics:
1. Types and Uses of Excel Spreadsheets (e.g. disposable spreadsheets, spreadsheets used as documents, etc.)
2. Risk Based Approach and Controls to Excel Spreadsheets (incl. Excel specific risks)
3. Computer Systems Validation for Excel (will cover 21 CFR 11, Annex 11)
4. The FDA's Perspective and Use of Spreadsheets
5. Examples of Typical Approaches for Excel Validation
6. How to tailor your risk based methodology to Excel to determine the level of validation required
7. 483s and Warning Letters for Excel and other Spreadsheets
8. Quiz: Test your understanding of Computer Systems Validation for Excel
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Who will benefit:
• VP of IT
• Director of IT
• Quality Managers
• Project Managers (for CSV / IT)
• Validation Specialists
• Database Administrators
• System Administrators
• Directors / Senior Directors of Discovery
• Directors / Senior Directors of Development
• Directors / Senior Directors of Commercialization
• Document Managers
• Training Managers
• Regulators
Agenda:
Day 1 Schedule
Lecture 1: Types of Spreadsheets
• Introductions / Participants' Understanding / Participants’ Objectives for the Course (Please come prepared to discuss)
• Types of Excel Spreadsheets
• Uses of Excel Spreadsheets
Lecture 2: Excel Validation at a High Level
• 21 CFR 11 / Annex 11 & CSV - Basic Concepts
• CSV components and deliverables
Lecture 3: FDA Use of Excel Spreadsheets
• GxP Compliance for Excel - an FDA Perspective
• FDA Use of Compliant Excel Spreadsheets - an FDA Case Study
Lecture 4: Excel Validation Master Plan (VaMP)
• Validation Inventory
• Determining need for GxP Compliance
• Excel Validation Master Plan Standards
• Exercise to create Excel Validation Master Plan
Day 2 Schedule
Lecture 1: Excel Risk Assessment & Requirements
• Risk Assessment
• Tailoring Risk Methodology to Excel
• Validation Plan
• Requirements Specifications
• Exercise on how to create Excel requirements
Lecture 2: Excel Functional & Design Specification
• Functional & Design Specifications
• Software Configuration and Build
• Exercise on how to create Excel Design Specifications
Lecture 3: Verification & Testing for Excel CSV
• Traceability Matrix
• Verification and Testing
• Exercise Creating Excel Validation Scripts
• Validation Report
• Validation Registry
• SOPs
Lecture 4: Quality Assurance for Excel CSV
• How to audit Excel CSV projects
• Excel 483s and Warning Letters
• Excel Validation Jeopardy !!!
Speaker:
Angela Bazigos
CEO, Touchstone Technologies Silicon Valley
Seasoned Executive with 40 years of experience in the Life Sciences & Healthcare Industries. Positions include Chief Compliance Officer. Experience combines Quality Assurance, Regulatory Compliance, Business Administration, Information Technology, Project Management, Clinical Lab Science, Turnarounds and Business Development. Past employers / clients include Roche, Novartis, Genentech & PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Co-authored & prototyped 21 CFR 11 guidance with FDA.
Location: Salt Lake City, UT Date: November 15th & 16th, 2018 and Time: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Venue: Hilton Garden Inn Salt Lake City Airport 4975 Wiley Post Way, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84116, USA
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