- Installation Qualification (IQ) – Provides evidence that hardware and software (as applicable) are properly installed at specified location
- Preventative Maintenance (PM) – Evaluates hardware to ensure continued performance and increase longevity of instrument
- Operational Qualification (OQ) – Certification of a system's operational capability and critical instrument parameters
- Performance Qualification (PQ) – Certification of a system's ability to operate and perform as expected
- Performance Verification (PV) – Ensuring the performance of the instruments by measuring against known standards
- Performance Verification Test (PVT) – Ensuring the performance of dissolution instrumentation per USP Standards
- Mechanical Qualification (MQ) – Ensuring that the mechanical specification and operational performance of the system is satisfactory
- ASTM Method E2503 (current revision) – Ensuring compliance with standard practice for qualification of basket and paddle dissolution apparatus