Risk based validation means the depth of testing and documentation scales with what could go wrong if the system failed, not with how big or expensive the system is. A cheap tool touching patient safety data can need more rigor than an expensive one that only reports internal metrics.
Two questions decide the depth of a validation package. What happens if this system gives a wrong answer, and how likely is that to happen unnoticed. A system feeding a batch release decision fails the first question badly, so it gets heavy testing regardless of price or vendor reputation.
The common mistake is scaling effort to project size or budget instead of risk. A cheap internal tool gets waved through with minimal testing because nobody expects it to matter, right up until someone starts using its output for a GxP decision it was never assessed for. Risk assessment has to be revisited whenever a system's actual use changes, not just at initial rollout.
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