60-Second Guide · 03

200 Tests Passed. Would You Approve?

Evaluate a validation result from risk coverage, deviations, limitations, and residual risk rather than a test count.

Author
Sandip Thorat
Published
12 September 2026
Last reviewed
12 September 2026
Duration
About 1 minute
Content type
Video learning
Topics
Release decision · Risk coverage · Validation summary report

Transcript

A pass count is not a conclusion

Two hundred passed tests may sound reassuring, but the number does not show whether the important failures were challenged. A package can pass every scripted step and still miss an approval bypass, an interface exception, an incorrect calculation boundary, or a record-retrieval problem.

Follow risk to results

For each important GxP function, confirm the requirement, failure scenario, control, selected method, actual result, and deviation disposition. Check whether open defects, test-environment limitations, supplier changes, or untested configurations weaken the conclusion. Traceability should explain coverage, not merely count documents.

State conditions and residual risk

Approve only when the evidence supports the defined use and remaining risk is acceptable through the authorized Quality process. Record restrictions, open actions, monitoring, and reassessment criteria. The better question is not how many tests passed. It is whether the right evidence supports a well-supported release decision.