ARTICLES BY JAMES VESPER
-
![Meting Of Minds]( "Making Decisions In A COVID-19 World: How To Combat Stress With Quality Risk Management")
Making Decisions In A COVID-19 World: How To Combat Stress With Quality Risk Management4/22/2020Few of us have ever lived with so much uncertainty and lack of knowledge as we are facing now. This article explains why a structured approach for making risk-based decisions is so important, particularly when we find ourselves in stressful conditions with conflicting needs on many fronts.
-
![People Typing At Laptops]( "How To Facilitate Great Virtual Meetings During A Pandemic (Or Any Other Time)")
How To Facilitate Great Virtual Meetings During A Pandemic (Or Any Other Time)3/20/2020Even before the global pandemic of the novel coronavirus, virtual meetings were on the rise, With a large percentage of people working from home, it's now a public health imperative. Here's how to facilitate a risk assessment, root cause investigation, or something similar via “virtual facilitation” with team members and subject matter experts scattered around the world.
-
![Quality Risk Management 101: Overcoming Common Challenges In QRM Implementation]( "How To Become A (Better) Facilitator For Risk Assessment And Root Cause Analysis")
How To Become A (Better) Facilitator For Risk Assessment And Root Cause Analysis2/28/2019When SMEs, management, and others gather to perform a risk assessment or a root cause analysis on a failure, they’re sure to achieve the desired outcome, right? Perhaps for a simple risk assessment or investigation, but success is not very likely for one that is even moderately complicated. That’s where a skilled facilitator is needed.
James Vesper
James Vesper, Ph.D., MPH, is a director at ValSource with a focus on learning, training, quality risk management, and error investigation. With more than 35 years of pharma experience, he began his career with Eli Lilly and Company and then started the consulting firm LearningPlus. Vesper has worked globally with pharma firms, regulatory agencies, and the World Health Organization. He recently completed his sixth book, GMP Root Cause Investigations and Corrective Actions: A Clear and Simple Guide, available from PDA/DHI and was given the PDA’s Distinguished Author/Editor award in 2021. He can be contacted at jvesper@valsource.com.