Weekly Cup of Joe #56 – Developers & Change Control: A Love-Hate Relationship

Whether you are freshly minted into the QMS position, a founder of a startup, or a product manager with a new project… your strategy requires QMS oversight.

QMS Joe will guide you with handy tips & tricks to streamline your way to compliance.

How to Get Developers to Record Code Changes?

Change control is one of the biggest challenges in software development, especially in regulated industries like MedTech. Developers love writing code, but documenting every change? Not so much.

Yet, without a clear record of changes, teams can run into compliance issues, product recalls, and even regulatory fines. So, how do we ensure developers track modifications without slowing them down?

Automating the Process

Instead of relying on manual updates that often get overlooked, why not integrate documentation into their workflow? A structured approach to recording changes can make all the difference.

With a well-designed form system, developers can receive pre-defined templates tailored to their tasks. Once filled out, these forms can be sent for approval, capturing who reviewed them, when, and any additional comments. This ensures complete traceability while minimizing disruptions to development.

With the right tools in place, compliance doesn't have to be a burden—it can become a seamless part of the process.