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Purpose

Ensure that the project is well defined with clear and achievable requirements and goals.

Scope

Information collected is summarized in the Project Charter (TAs) that is submitted to the Team Leads/TAPSC for approval to proceed with the next stage of the development process.

Prerequisites

The project proposal is approved by the Team Leads/TAPSC.

Definitions

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TermDefinition
TA

Therapeutic Area.

The TA is an area of medical practice that encompasses groupings of specific diseases and/or disorders generally treated by a specific medical specialty, such as oncology, cardiovascular, neurology or hematology.

TAPSCTherapeutic Area Standards Program Steering Committee.

CRFs

Case Report Forms.

CRFs used to capture clinical trial data rely on linkages between and among concepts. CRFs also frequently contain logic, such as which values are allowed for a given field, when one field is a value calculated from other fields, and when some fields are not relevant based on an answer to another field.

EVS

National Cancer Institute (NCI) Enterprise Vocabulary Services.

EVS provides terminology content, tools, and services to meet the needs of NCI and the biomedical research community.

SMEs

Subject Matter Experts.

 SME is a person who possesses a deep understanding of a particular subject.

TLC

Technical Leadership Committee.

The TLC is made up of Foundational Standards Team Leads. This committee discusses issues pertaining to the Foundational Standards. The TLC also develops the agenda for CDISC IntraChanges and typically leads sessions during these events.

ADaM

Analysis Data Model. 

ADaM defines dataset and metadata standards that support: efficient generation, replication, and review of clinical trial statistical analyses, and traceability among analysis results, analysis data, and data represented in the Study Data Tabulation Model (SDTM).​

ADaM is one of the required standards for data submission to FDA (U.S.) and PMDA (Japan).

Roles & Responsibilities

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RoleResponsibilities
Project Manager
  1. Leads one or more TA projects
  2. Manages projects by coordinating sub-teams, schedules, and deliverables according to the 10-12 month development timeline
  3. Ensures effective team interactions and overall project communication
  4. Collaborates with Education Representative to develop TA education materials, or assigns a TA team member, and coordinates team review of draft and final training materials
  5. Verify that all applicable regulations are taken into account in the standard under development and that such regulatory documents are referenced in the appendix of the standards document.
  6. Prepares the scoping package for submission.

  7. Once the Project Charter is approved, the Project Manager posts Posts it in the team space on the CDISC Wiki once the Project Charter is approved.

Project Team
  1. Contribute to the design, development, publication and support of the new standards product
  2. Ensure applicable regulatory guidance and requirements are taken into account.
Clinical TA Expert(s)Functions as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for therapeutic area concepts, clinical endpoints and terminologyFacilitates consolidation of clinical data elements and terms
  1. Responsible for the medical content of TA User Guides by writing, and sometimes reviewing sections of data standards that require clinical expertise, with the Medical Writer
  2. Reviews and assists in the search of medical literature and regulatory guidance to ensure appropriate references are included, cited and followed, as needed
  3. Ensures examples in the TA guide are appropriate and clinically accurate, ensures the draft standard is understandable for the implementation community
  4. Assists team as needed to resolve comments
  5. Collaborates on the development and review of TA education materials to ensure accuracy and completeness
  6. Ensures the appropriate core concepts are identified and that the standards under development are aligned with current medical practice and thinking.

  7. Completes the literature review for the therapeutic area and works with the Project Manager and the ADaM Representative to compile a reference list.

EVS Terminology Expert
  1. Performs
inputs process, checking existing CDISC CT, NCIt, caDSR, and Mesh
  • Builds and reviews initial list of inputs produced with the team
  • Oversees initial gap assessment against existing terminology
  • Identifies relevant TA clinical core concepts with Program & Project Managers
  • Works with Terminology Team to develop needed new terms within the project timeline
  • Collaborates on development and review of TA education materials to ensure accuracy and completeness
    1. an initial gap analysis against CDISC CT to identify concepts that exist in CDISC standards for each mapped concept
    2. Inputs the code list name, code list NCIt c-code reference, CDISC submission value, and submission value NCIt c-code reference onto the Concept Listing Spreadsheet for each mapped concept
    3. Provides comments on concepts to include where a term may be mapped within the CDISC model, issues regarding term granularity, valid value sets, etc. 
    ADaM SME
    1. Reviews the output of the initial scoping and planning stage and identifies potential areas that will require new constructs in ADaM
    2. Completes the gap analysis on ADaM mappings
    3. Ensures proposed standards are aligned with ADaMCollaborates on the development and review of TA education materials to ensure accuracy and completeness, as needed
    4. Holds ADaM assessment meeting if applicable.
    TAPSC/TLC
    1. Receives Project Charter(TAs)
     
    1. for approval to proceed with
    the next stage of the development process
    1. Stage 1.

    Instructions

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    Step #RoleInstructions
    1.0


    EVS Terminology Expert / Clinical TA Expert (s)

    Gathers CRFs, perform a Public Database Search for existing TA Concepts

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    Project TeamEnsure applicable regulatory guidance and requirements are taken into account
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    Clinical TA Expert(s)/Project ManagerVerifies that all applicable  regulatory guidance are taken into account in the standard under development and that such regulatory documents are referenced in the appendix of the standards document.
    3.0


    Clinical TA Expert(s)

    Identifies the appropriate core concepts and that the standards under development are aligned with current medical practice and thinking. 

    4.0



    Project ManagerReview scoping materials.
    5.0
    Items under consideration

    EVS Terminology Expert

    Performs Controlled Terminology Gap Analysis
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    ADaM SMEHolds ADaM assessment meeting if applicable
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    Project ManagerDraft project charter and project plan
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    Project ManagerReview the entire scope package with the Data Science representative including the expected required Wiki structures
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    Project Manager

    Submit scoping package to TAPSC/TLC and plans kick-off activities

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    TAPSC/TLC

    Receives Project Charters(TAs) for approval to proceed with the next stage of the development process.

    11.0


    Project Manager

    Posts Project Charter in the team space on the CDISC Wiki.





    Add agreed upon scoping items to development

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