Digital asset migration is one of the key parameters for success of digital transformation in the life sciences industry. However, the success of the overall transformation relies on more than just the transferring of data. According to Gartner, digital transformation is taking organizations “… at least twice as long and costing twice as much as they originally anticipated…due to (a lack of) cultural readiness” (1). Some of the keys for preparing your organization from a cultural perspective for digital transformation and digital asset migration include:
Planning:
- Ensure broad organizational alignment with your digital business goals and strategy
- Assess your organization’s readiness to change from a digital business perspective
- Create a compelling communication strategy for the transformation to acquire buy-in from the organization
Delivery:
- Understand the impact of the transformation on your organization and the cultural changes that will be needed for success
- Identify your talent, skill and competency requirements for achieving your digital transformation goals
- Establish KPIs and define how success will be measured
- Quantify the results of your pilots and proofs of concepts and determine how your infrastructure will need to change to support the new digital business model
Assessment and Refinement:
- Monitor your environment to determine when changes are occurring that will impact your digital transformation
- Evaluate the impact of your digital transformation strategy on your organization, customers and industry
- Transformation is a journey not a destination, be prepared to reset strategy and plans accordingly
Once you are prepared for the cultural shift of digital transformation, you can begin planning your data asset migration. Here are some helpful points to keep in mind while planning your data asset migration:
- Obtain a thorough understanding of the existing data (volume, variety, velocity, size, age, relationships, complexity, completeness, locales, security restrictions, etc.). Performing a data assessment using modern techniques will enable you to establish a baseline for the migration strategy.
- The migration strategy should be driven by business and complemented by technological solutions. The strategy should be futuristic and platform agnostic.
- Data migration tools and technology selection should be driven by the goal of ensuring a quick and clean solution with global standards. Preventing data loss during the migration is a key part of this step.
- Ultimately it all boils down to the team and partner selection who will be performing the planned activities. We recommend choosing a team based on their credentials, their breadth of experience and testimonials.
- Like any IT initiative in the life sciences industry, data migration must be compliant with regulations. The validation documentation should be created in a thorough manner to ensure a high level of quality, not just to check a box for regulators. Having the spirit of the regulation at the center of the quality process is the best insurance for success.
Our data migration experts at Prana have developed a strategy for migrating data from legacy systems to Veeva Vaults. This strategy has been prepared based on:
- Decades of data engineering and data migration experience.
- GxP experience with world regulations and companies of all types and sizes.
- Quality standards (ISO 9001 and ISO 27001) and methodology such as Lean Six Sigma.
- Experience with Veeva projects in the areas of quality, clinical, commercial, research and labs.
To learn more about our data migration strategy, please attend the following Webinar. To RSVP, please send an email to info@prana4life.com.
Veeva Vault Data Migration: An Overview by Prana Life Sciences
Thursday May 19th, 2022. 3:00 – 4:00 PM
Reserve your spot by emailing your interest to info@prana4life.com
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