5 Key Questions to Ask When Evaluating RBQM Platforms (ICH E6(R3)-Ready)

Learn the 5 essential evaluation questions when comparing RBQM systems. Ensure transparency, traceability, collaboration, and E6(R3) compliance.

5 Key Questions to Ask When Evaluating RBQM Platforms (ICH E6(R3)-Ready)

Learn the 5 essential evaluation questions when comparing RBQM systems. Ensure transparency, traceability, collaboration, and E6(R3) compliance.

5 Questions to Ask When Comparing RBQM Platforms

Choosing the right Risk-Based Quality Management (RBQM) platform is now a critical decision for sponsors and CROs, especially as ICH E6(R3) emphasizes proportionate, data-driven, and traceable oversight.
The right system should not only monitor risk — but enable teams to understand, anticipate, and act on it.

 

Below are five essential evaluation questions, and how the MyRBQM® Portal addresses each one.

1

Does the platform provide clear, historical data transparency?

Look for:

  • Versioned datasets

  • The ability to see what was known when

  • Decision traceability over time

 

How MyRBQM® Helps:
Every data point is time-versioned, allowing teams to review historical study states, compare iterations, and understand how decisions evolved.

Example: View site performance trends across weeks or quarters — not just snapshots.

2

Is every data point verifiable and traceable in context?

A compliant RBQM system must support source traceability, ensuring you can justify decisions during audits or regulatory review.

 

How MyRBQM® Helps:
Each value carries three timestamps:

  1. When the data was originally recorded

  2. When it entered the system

  3. When it was used in analysis

 

This means no ambiguity and no gaps in the decision context.

3

Does the system support full auditability of data transformations?

Risk decisions must be explainable. Regulators are increasingly expecting teams to demonstrate not only what changed, but also why.

 

How MyRBQM® Helps:
All transformations — from source refresh to derived metrics — are logged and reproducible.
You can re-run analyses exactly as they were, even months later.

This supports clean inspection narratives and smooth regulator interaction.

5

Can the system handle continuous data flow reliably?

Clinical programs generate large, evolving data streams. Your RBQM system must perform reliably under load — not just in static report mode.

 

How MyRBQM® Helps:
The platform is designed for high-volume, continuous ETL and analysis, featuring efficient query execution and resilient processing pipelines.

This ensures stable performance — even at scale, across global portfolios.

4

Can teams collaborate in real time without version conflicts?

RBQM is cross-functional, encompassing Medical, Operations, Data, QA, and Vendors.
Systems must reflect this reality.

 

How MyRBQM® Helps:
Stakeholders can work simultaneously with shared visibility and role-based permissions, ensuring alignment and eliminating duplicated review cycles.

Final Thought

Selecting an RBQM platform is not just a technology decision — it affects your inspection readiness, operational efficiency, and patient safety outcomes.

A system designed for transparency, verifiability, auditability, collaboration, and performance allows sponsors and CROs to manage study risk with confidence.

That is the foundation of the MyRBQM® Portal — and why it remains the trusted choice for BioPharma organizations scaling modern clinical research portfolio complexity.

Not all RBQM is truly traceable.
Most platforms monitor risk — very few explain why decisions were made.
Regulators care about the decision trail, not the dashboard.

Not all RBQM is truly traceable.
Most platforms monitor risk — very few explain why decisions were made.
Regulators care about the decision trail, not the dashboard.

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Evaluating RBQM Platforms

Evaluating RBQM Platforms