Chapter 01 of 12 · Practical Leadership Handbook

Understanding Clinical Programming Operations

What "operations" means for statistical programming, how the delivery chain from data to submission fits together, and where hidden dependencies sit.

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2026-10-11

What it is planned to cover

  • The delivery chain from clinical data to SDTM, ADaM, outputs and submission, and who owns each handoff
  • Programming craft versus programming operations: what a leader manages that a programmer does not
  • The operating model: roles, standards, environments, QC and review, and how they interact
  • Where friction concentrates: decisions, data, access, review and sign-off
  • The readiness logic behind the Navigator: role, milestone, time, deliverable, dependency, risk, evidence
  • A shared vocabulary for a cross-functional team

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