Product Verification and Qualification Tests

The product validation process is the verification and validation process performed on a finished product. Whether a product properly meets applicable lifecycle success criteria is determined by product validation and proficiency testing. Product validation is performed to prove that a final product for any element in the system structure, whether it was built, coded, purchased or reused, conforms to its requirements or specifications. Such specifications and other design criteria form a product's configuration baseline. Without a validated baseline and appropriate configuration controls, later changes or improvements will be costly or cause major performance issues.

From a process perspective, product validation and validation are done for different purposes. Product validation deals with whether the end product will do what the customer intended in the use environment. The product validation process addresses the equally critical question of whether the right product has been implemented. In most cases, validation and validation tests are performed together.

The result of product validation tests is confirmation that the final product conforms to its stated requirements. In short, validation testing relates to approved requirements and can be performed at different stages of the product lifecycle. These tests are performed to demonstrate that the product, including physical and functional, meets specified requirements or specifications.

The key inputs to a validation and proficiency testing process are:

• The product to be validated will likely have at least passed a functional test to ensure it has been manufactured correctly.
• The verification plan must be developed as part of the technical planning process and grounded before entering this verification.
• The stated requirements are the requirements defined for this product to be validated. Acceptance criteria should be defined for each requirement to be verified.

Qualification tests are performed to determine whether a design is sufficient to ensure that it meets functional and performance requirements under expected environmental conditions. These tests ensure that the design functions properly with the expected margins.

Our organization also provides product verification and proficiency testing services with its trained and expert staff and advanced technological equipment, among the numerous test, measurement, analysis and evaluation studies it provides for businesses in various sectors.