Network migration of IT systems

Pharma company

The client had initiated a global program in which equipment and IT-systems operating on local networks are migrated to a global process network.
Various process equipment/IT-systems were migrated to the global process network at a local client site.
Coordination between consultants performing the migration and coordination and review of relevant validation documentation.
Updating relevant design documentation, requirement specification and completing combined installation and operation qualifications of the migration.

Initially consultants completed an analysis of and a guideline for the migration. This resulted in a list of documents to be updated.
Requirement specifications were assessed in order to identify requirement affected by the migration.
Based on the consultant’s analysis, combined installation and operation qualification protocols were completed and approved.
Due to a very limited timeslot for production shut down the activities were monitored closely by the management. After the individual migrations were completed a document describing mitigated risks was approved by QA and management in order to resume production prior to an approved qualification report.

Most validation plans were prepared in a light version due to the relatively simple validation activities.
Migrations were successfully completed for, amongst other thing, washing machines, cooler positions, autoclaves, CIP/SIP.
All validation non-conformities were handled and closed.