Vendor Evaluation in IT Environments Course

In the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, the proper selection and evaluation of IT system and service providers is crucial to ensure quality and regulatory compliance. This course provides comprehensive training on how to carry out effective vendor evaluations in regulated IT environments—from identifying needs to auditing and ongoing re-evaluation.

• Importance of vendor evaluation in GxP environments: understand the need to evaluate vendors’ quality systems and their impact on regulatory compliance.
• Evaluation strategies: learn the differences between basic questionnaires, postal surveys, and on-site audits—and when to apply each.
• Evaluation by vendor type: 
  • Software developers and integrators.
  • IT infrastructure service providers.
  • Cloud system providers (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS).
• Vendor re-evaluation criteria: establish parameters for periodic re-evaluation and continuous quality assurance..