{"id":12677,"date":"2018-12-27T05:20:34","date_gmt":"2018-12-27T05:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aqsnet.com\/?page_id=12677"},"modified":"2026-04-14T01:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T01:10:08","slug":"labdirector","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aqsnet.com\/index.php\/software\/labdirector\/","title":{"rendered":"QA Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"99\" title=\"QA Manager\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aqsnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/QA-Manager-1-300x99.png\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-14091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aqsnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/QA-Manager-1-200x66.png 200w, https:\/\/www.aqsnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/QA-Manager-1-400x132.png 400w, https:\/\/www.aqsnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/QA-Manager-1-600x198.png 600w, https:\/\/www.aqsnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/QA-Manager-1-800x264.png 800w, https:\/\/www.aqsnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/QA-Manager-1-1200x396.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.aqsnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/QA-Manager-1.png 1752w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2>Laboratory Quality Management Software Built for Environmental Laboratories<\/h2>\n<p>QA Manager is a cloud-based platform designed specifically for environmental laboratories to manage quality systems, training, and ongoing compliance activities.<\/p>\n<p>It brings tasks, SOPs, training, documentation, and quality records into a single, structured workflow\u2014helping laboratories operate more consistently, efficiently, and defensibly.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of relying on spreadsheets, shared drives, and manual tracking, QA Manager provides a clear, organized system for managing laboratory quality activities.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Designed for Laboratory Operations<\/h2>\n<p>Maintaining a laboratory quality system involves coordinating training, tracking recurring tasks, managing SOPs, documenting activities, and preparing for assessments.<\/p>\n<p>QA Manager is built around how laboratories actually operate\u2014supporting day-to-day quality activities while improving consistency, visibility, and accountability across the organization.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Why Laboratories Use QA Manager<\/h2>\n<p>Many laboratories rely on a combination of spreadsheets, calendars, shared folders, and paper records to manage quality activities.<\/p>\n<p>Over time, this can lead to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>missed or overdue quality tasks<\/li>\n<li>inconsistent documentation and recordkeeping<\/li>\n<li>difficulty tracking training and staff responsibilities<\/li>\n<li>limited visibility into overall quality system status<\/li>\n<li>challenges preparing for audits and assessments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>QA Manager brings these activities together into a structured workflow\u2014helping laboratories stay organized, reduce manual tracking, and maintain a more complete and defensible quality record.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Core Capabilities<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Task Management &amp; Recurring Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Plan, assign, and track recurring quality tasks across the laboratory.<\/p>\n<p>QA Manager allows laboratories to schedule activities such as instrument checks, calibrations, training, and routine quality requirements\u2014with due dates, assigned staff, and required documentation.<\/p>\n<p>Tasks are automatically generated based on defined schedules, helping ensure that required activities are completed on time and consistently documented.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Training &amp; Personnel Tracking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Manage employee training and competency in a structured, traceable system.<\/p>\n<p>Track required training such as data integrity, method-specific requirements, MDLs, and demonstrations of capability\u2014linked to laboratory methods, matrices, and analytes.<\/p>\n<p>QA Manager provides clear visibility into training status by employee, supporting both internal management and external audits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SOPs &amp; Document Control<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Maintain controlled standard operating procedures and supporting documents.<\/p>\n<p>QA Manager supports document organization, version tracking, and consistent access to current procedures\u2014helping ensure staff are working from the correct and approved documentation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quality Records &amp; Documentation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Capture and maintain complete records of laboratory quality activities.<\/p>\n<p>QA Manager provides a centralized location for attaching evidence of completed tasks, recording observations, and maintaining documentation needed to support laboratory operations and audits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Audit Preparation &amp; Readiness<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stay prepared for internal and external assessments.<\/p>\n<p>By organizing tasks, training, and documentation within a single system, QA Manager helps laboratories demonstrate compliance more efficiently\u2014reducing last-minute preparation and improving audit readiness.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Visibility &amp; Oversight<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Maintain clear visibility into laboratory quality system status.<\/p>\n<p>QA Manager provides a structured view of upcoming tasks, completed activities, and outstanding requirements\u2014helping laboratory managers monitor performance and identify gaps before they become issues.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Configurable to Your Laboratory<\/h2>\n<p>Every laboratory operates differently.<\/p>\n<p>QA Manager can be configured to reflect your laboratory\u2019s methods, matrices, analytes, personnel structure, and quality requirements\u2014allowing you to improve organization and consistency without forcing a rigid or generic system.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Designed to Work with AB Manager<\/h2>\n<p>QA Manager and AB Manager are designed to support complementary roles within the accreditation process.<\/p>\n<p>Laboratories use QA Manager to implement and maintain quality systems.<br \/>\nAccrediting bodies use AB Manager to review, verify, and coordinate those systems.<\/p>\n<p>Together, they align laboratory operations with accreditation expectations\u2014supporting more consistent, transparent, and defensible outcomes.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>See QA Manager in Action<\/h2>\n<p>QA Manager can be configured to support your laboratory\u2019s workflow, staff, and quality system requirements.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"info@aqsnet.com\">Contact AQS<\/a> to schedule a demonstration or learn more.<\/p>\n<\/div><div 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