# Know-how, decoded. Compliance, skills capture and industrial training: concrete answers to the questions your quality, production and training teams are asking. ![Modern illustration representing industry, compliance and professional training](/assets/img/blog/hero-blog-savoir-faire-conformite-formation.webp) Document management · Quality ## Quality document management: the real lifecycle of your procedures Revised 52 times or frozen for 15 years: over-revision and fossilization share the same cause. Why your procedures age badly, what it costs, and how to take back control. [Read the article →](/en/blog/quality-document-management-lifecycle/) Procedure · Documentation ## Quality procedures: why yours age badly The problem isn't the content, it's the format: a bloated medium costs too much to maintain. How to keep knowledge current without blowing up costs — structure first, then streamline training. [Read the article →](/en/blog/quality-procedures-why-they-age/) Production · In-process controls ## Streamline in-process controls (IPC) without risk Testing every 30 minutes out of habit needlessly bloats the batch record when the process is capable. The method for scaling IPC to risk — backed by 0 OOS/OOT over 3 years. [Read the article →](/en/blog/streamline-in-process-controls-ipc/) Process · Capability ## Cpk & process capability: the proof that lets you streamline your controls A capable, stable process doesn't drift between two checks. Cpk, cross-referenced with deviation history, provides objective grounds for streamlining — without degrading compliance. [Read the article →](/en/blog/process-capability-cpk-streamline-controls/) Sampling · Quality control ## AQL applied to the batch record: normal, reduced, tightened A standardized framework to give control some breathing room: sample less when history is good, tighten up when it deteriorates. Streamline to the right level of risk. [Read the article →](/en/blog/aql-sampling-plan-batch-record/) Flow · Theory of constraints ## Manage by work-in-progress, not by dates 80 projects, 50 people, no visibility: date-based management collapses. Goldratt's critical chain applied to analytical development — managing by aging work-in-progress. [Read the article →](/en/blog/wip-management-theory-of-constraints/) DMS · Documentation ## Make your DMS talk: the data X-ray of a document repository ~€40M/year in cost of ownership, 30% of authors = 80% of edits, expired documents in circulation: what a DMS data analysis reveals before you simplify. [Read the article →](/en/blog/data-analysis-dms-document-repository/) Quality control · Training ## OOS in the lab: what if the root cause was onboarding? Some OOS results stem from analyst error — and the most exposed are new arrivals. Address the root cause with skills-based onboarding. [Read the article →](/en/blog/oos-human-error-onboarding-qc-lab/) Quality control · Skills ## The skills matrix in the QC lab: map to make reliable Who can do what, and with what level of autonomy? The matrix reveals critical gaps, targets training and prevents human error. [Read the article →](/en/blog/skills-matrix-qc-laboratory/) Batch record · Flow ## From 60 days to a few hours: reduce batch release time Batch record review is the real bottleneck: 51 days of waiting, 10% flow tension. How to rethink the flow and collapse the release time. [Read the article →](/en/blog/reduce-batch-release-time-batch-record/) Batch record · Digitalization ## A validated electronic batch record… in Excel Digitalize the batch record without waiting for a multi-million-dollar MES: a pragmatic, validated eBR that's data-integrity compliant. [Read the article →](/en/blog/electronic-batch-record-validated-excel/) Quality assurance · Batch record ## Take QA to the field: change the review rules 13 corrections per batch? Bring quality assurance closer to the product and move to a risk-based review: decide fast, without compromising on compliance. [Read the article →](/en/blog/field-quality-assurance-batch-record-review/) Documentation · SOP ## Simplify 800 documents: halve the paperwork pile-up 800 documents simplified, more than 50% less volume: the method to rationalize SOPs and work instructions at scale, sustainably. [Read the article →](/en/blog/simplify-800-documents-documentation-volume/) Quality culture · GMP ## Gemba walk: anchoring GMP quality culture on the floor A completed training isn't enough. A look back at 200+ Gemba walks conducted at a pharmaceutical site in northern France: method, 3 levels of autonomy and concrete results. [Read the article →](/en/blog/gemba-walk-quality-culture-gmp/) Data integrity · GMP ## Data integrity at the workstation: the ISI rule for ALCOA data Data integrity goes off the rails at the system's edges: Excel exports, manual corrections, incomplete protocols. The ISI rule makes ALCOA applicable in the field. [Read the article →](/en/blog/data-integrity-alcoa-isi-rule/) Training · Quality culture ## Training an entire site on GMP: 70-20-10 blended learning Micro-learning + hands-on practice + routine: how to train nearly 1,000 people on GMP without a classroom, and make the skill stick at the workstation. [Read the article →](/en/blog/blended-learning-70-20-10-gmp/) Quality control · Risk analysis ## Streamline QC controls through risk analysis (skip testing) QC workload up +56% in a year? The method to streamline raw-material and packaging-component controls through risk analysis, without degrading compliance: 3 indices, one decision grid. [Read the article →](/en/blog/reduce-qc-controls-risk-analysis/) Suppliers · Quality control ## Delegating controls to the supplier (COA) without losing control Rely on the supplier's certificate of analysis instead of re-testing everything: qualify, rate the risk and delegate incoming controls, while staying GMP-compliant. [Read the article →](/en/blog/delegate-controls-supplier-coa/) Manufacturing leadership · QC ## Growing volumes: hire or optimize the QC lab? Testing workload climbs faster than volumes (+76% in verification). Before hiring: measure, segment by risk, decide. The management framework. [Read the article →](/en/blog/absorb-growth-qc-lab-workload/) Compliance ## What is a training certificate that stands up to an inspector? Not all certificates are equal. We explain what makes a training record genuinely auditable during an inspection, and how to build it. [Read →](/en/blog/#certificat-opposable) Know-how ## Capturing critical know-how 80% of know-how stays in the heads of a few experts. How do you make it transmissible before it walks out the door? Method and concrete levers. [Read →](/en/blog/#capitaliser-savoir-faire) Learning design ## Micro-learning: why it works Short modules, segmented by persona, brain-friendly: what micro-learning really changes for retention and application at the workstation. [Read →](/en/blog/#micro-learning) ## Want to go further than theory? Let's talk about capturing your teams' critical know-how.