7.3.6 Design and Development Validation

Purpose

To identify the procedure used to validate that the design and development outputs have met or are capable of meeting the customer’s requirements.

Procedure

• At the completion of the design and development phase, the outputs are reviewed to validate that they have met the design and development input requirements and the product meets the requirements of the customer.
• Wherever practical, this process is carried out prior to the delivery or implementation of the product.
• Participants in the review process shall include top management, representatives from the customer, Sales, Finance, Operations and all relevant functions that were associated with the design and development project.
• Each review is fully documented in the form of a report, citing the methodology and terms of reference used and any supporting data that was used in the review process, such as product specifications, test data, etc.  The documentation is stored in accordance with the procedure 4.2.4 – Control of records