06/19/2026
A test worth running before your next leadership meeting. Pick one operational question you don't get asked every day.
"Which of our sites has the slowest feasibility response time this quarter?"
"Which studies are most at risk of missing activation targets right now?"
"What's our average contract turnaround by sponsor type?"
Now time how long it takes your team to produce a reliable answer.
If the answer comes back in minutes, your visibility infrastructure is working.
If the answer requires pulling from three systems, chasing updates from two site directors, and a follow-up email to someone who built the tracking sheet, you have a different kind of problem than you probably think you do.
It's not a process problem. It's a data infrastructure problem. And most organizations don't realize the difference until a sponsor or executive asks the wrong question at the wrong time.
We built this test into our recent survey of clinical research professionals. What came back was clarifying.
Full findings here: https://realtime-eclinical.com/2026/06/05/realtime-reports-trial-start-up-visibility-performance-benchmarks-survey-summary/
If you're leading site operations, it's worth a read.