{"id":69739,"date":"2023-03-06T10:07:38","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T09:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.veeva.com\/eu\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=69739"},"modified":"2025-12-16T13:03:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T12:03:46","slug":"the-5-hallmarks-of-an-agile-edc","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.veeva.com\/eu\/resources\/the-5-hallmarks-of-an-agile-edc\/","title":{"rendered":"The 5 Hallmarks of an Agile EDC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Read this guide to learn how to identify an agile EDC system that empowers your data managers to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create a specification and casebook directly within the system in one step<\/li>\n<li>Support reuse of standards and templates to cut build times up to 50%<\/li>\n<li>Turn UAT into a live, collaborative process that shortens timelines<\/li>\n<li> Eliminate custom functions and reduce system fragility<\/li>\n<li>Make amendments easily without downtime or data migrations <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<div 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