DEVIATION MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

Software for your digital deviation management

Optimize your deviation management with seamless digital workflows and automated process control to ensure the quality of your products and services.

Real-time overview of all deviation processes

Automated forwarding and escalation management

Consideration of internal and legal requirements

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Software for effective deviation management

Control your production-related quality management processes, in particular the reporting of deviations (deviation control), with our innovative digital workflows. Our comprehensive solutions completely transform your previous paper-based processes into a digital format, from recording to closing.

The workflow system ensures that the digital deviation form is automatically forwarded to the relevant department. If a deadline is missed, a reminder and escalation management system ensures that no deadlines are missed. The system also includes a rule for substitution in task routing to guarantee seamless processing and traceability.

How can you benefit from the Deviation Control software solution?

Data integrity

Deviation reports are no longer lost as they are stored electronically from the outset.

Process safety

The workflow system ensures that each deviation is forwarded to the responsible specialist addressee after each step. An escalation system takes effect if deadlines are not met.

Increased data security

Protect your sensitive data from unauthorized access and potential threats from harmful influences. Our security precautions guarantee a high level of protection for your information.

Individual configuration

Let the modules be configured according to your wishes and preferences to facilitate the onboarding training for your colleagues.

Constant availability

Access your data at any time. It does not matter where you are.

Traceability

Deviation reports can be linked to other modules such as Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) and Change Management (CC). Thus a traceable chain of interrelated individual processes is created.

More efficient process runtimes

Significantly reduce your process throughput times with the digital solution for deviation management.

Transparency

Every authorized employee has insight into the current status of all deviation reports, even if they are not directly involved in the process.

Central information platform

Use d.velop documents (formerly d.3ecm) as your central platform for quick access to all relevant data.

Reports

Create detailed reports and statistics on your deviations, e.g. to support your (PQR).

Digitise your processes for greater efficiency

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Mapping of a notebook on which the QM workflows of Digital Life Sciences are mapped, Complaint, Deviation Control, CAPA, Change Control
PDF Document

The digital forms are also converted to a PDF/A in parallel. This way, employees who are not involved in the process can also gain insight into the workflow and the document can be shared with external parties if required.

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What is a Deviation Control process?
The purpose of the Deviation Control process is to ensure that products, processes, attachments and documents that do not comply with the defined quality specifications are identified, evaluated and subjected to a decision on how to proceed, and that the measures taken are implemented. Affected are products and processes, machines and systems that show a deviation or malfunction as well as deviations from regulations, established procedures and specifications that may have an impact on product quality.

The scope of application concerns

  • Production
  • Quality control
  • Quality assurance
  • QM Officer
  • Qualified person (QP)
  • Galenics
Audit Trail

Every action in the process is automatically documented by the system accordingly. Integrated audit trail functions ensure high traceability.

Form

The digital form is filled out step by step and provided with the relevant entries and data. Fields with a blue background are mandatory. Predefined value sets and drop-down functions make it easy for users to fill out the form.

Process Steps

After processing the individual steps (1. Initiation, 2. Cause determination, 3. Risk consideration, etc.), the workflow system automatically sends tasks and messages to the responsible agents or workflow participants. Once all steps have been processed, the workflow is considered complete.

1. Step: Initiation
The recording of a deviation can be done by any employee. After the relevant data has been entered by an employee, the person who will process the causes is determined automatically or can be selected manually, depending on the configuration. For example, the process can be sent to the head of the organizational unit (e.g. department head). If, for example, the employee is the head of the organizational unit, he or she is automatically the recipient of the cause determination process step.

Would you like a live insight into the software?

Gain a comprehensive live insight into the possibilities of production-related quality management processes within just 45 minutes using a specific use case. Learn how you can use Digital Life Sciences solutions to optimize your production-related QM processes, such as complaints (Complaint Management), deviation reports (Deviation control), corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) and Change control efficiently through our digital workflows.

Some features of Deviation Management

Our Deviation Control process complies with the following regulations

ISO 9001:2015, Chapter 8

ISO 13485:2016, Chapter 8

EU GMP Guide Part 1, Chapter 8

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Frequently asked questions (FAQs) about Deviation Control

When working on a process step, only this step can be processed, but the other process steps are still visible.

In the workflow administration, you can configure the names of the process steps, field names and datasets.

The Deviation Control process flow has been designed in accordance with the GxP regulations and created in consultation with QM experts. Against the background of the validation documentation, the process steps are therefore mandatory. However, each process step contains a ‘Custom Panel’, which can be used to display further information or initiate actions.

In all process steps that follow the initiation, you can forward the process step to another person. The recipient’s authorization is checked during the selection.

The essential data of a Deviation Control is transferred to the attributes of the data record. This allows you to search and analyze the Deviation Controls you have created. The analyses can be exported as PDF, EXCEL or WORD documents.

In the administration, time specifications can be entered for each process step. Reminder messages are sent before the process steps are due. The reminder message is sent to the processor of the task, the coordinator and the configured group that is to be informed about the reminder (for example, QA). A reminder is sent with the configured subject.

It can be configured so that the process can be cancelled at any process step. For the cancellation, it is required to indicate a reason in a mandatory field. Only the coordinator of the process is allowed to cancel.

Having entered a measure, you can save it as a template in the measure table. The templates are available for insertion in a Deviation Control. The due date for the measure is calculated based on the duration entered in the template.

In principle, a process step is completed with an electronic signature and can no longer be corrected. With the function ‘Step back’ the process can be returned to a previous process step. The user who has completed this step receives it again for editing and the process continues from this step. Any return to a previous step is recorded in the audit trail.

If additional files are required for a process, attachments can be uploaded in all process steps and linked to the current process. The attachments are stored under a corresponding document type in the DMS and can be viewed in the Deviation Control under ‘Attachments’ by all process participants. You can configure which file types can be saved as attachments and how large the files can be.

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