Quality improvements: Recommendations

There are many possibilities to improve research quality:

• Use of a management software and ELN to improve efficiency and traceability.
• maintain the equipment, keep up with technology, automate processes.
• training, conferences/workshops
• improve SOPs, data management plan, documentation.
• quality accreditation, audit, yearly review of CF processes, CF staff feedback, user’s feedback

Audit / Review

A yearly audit from external colleagues or a self-review with all the CF staff will allow you to reflect on your performance, identify and solve problems together and think of possible improvements.

• Present: review the current processes.
• Future: identify improvements to implement in the coming year.
• Past: check the implementation status of the previous year’s resolutions and assess their usefulness.

Write a summary of the session, including the findings, solutions and responsibilities. And don’t forget to schedule the next year meeting…