Feature Checklist

As trials and protocols increase in complexity, moving beyond Excel trackers to manage study start-up processes becomes critical to ensure on-time site activations. From event-driven automation that triggers downstream updates to unification with other clinical systems, this checklist highlights all of the features you should look for in a study start-up application to optimize start-up activities and get to First Patient First Visit faster.

Study Setup and Planning

  • Milestone durations

  • Predictive planning

Site Qualification and Selection

  • Investigator, organization, and person database

  • Site identification workflow

  • Site identification searching and matching

  • Site qualification and selection workflow

  • Feasibility surveys

Essential Document Collection

  • Site package distribution and document collaboration

  • Document management

  • Site and investigator document re-use

  • Auto-filing in Veeva eTMF

  • Shared workflows and data with Veeva CTMS in a single, unified environment

Site and Country Activation

  • Country start-up templates and workflows for 45+ countries

  • Role-specific startup homepages

  • Critical path management

  • IRB/EC submission management

  • Milestone auto-completion

  • Ad-hoc events and milestones

  • Contract and budget negotiation workflow

  • Budget tracking

  • Cycle time metrics

Site Greenlight Review and Approval

  • Site activation progress tracking

  • Greenlight package approval workflow

Reporting and Visibility

  • Metrics and cycle time tracking

  • Configurable reports and dashboards

Application Security and Access Controls

  • Granular profile and role permissions

  • Object-level and workflow security

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