MedTech Manufacturing worked example

IQ OQ PQ Cost with installation qualification cost of 6,000 $: a worked example

Suppose installation qualification cost falls to 6,000 $. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Sum total equipment or process qualification cost across IQ, OQ, PQ phases plus documentation and project management.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Installation Qualification (IQ) cost: 6,000 $ (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 12,000)
  • Operational Qualification (OQ) cost: 18,000 $ (held at the documented default)
  • Performance Qualification (PQ) cost: 25,000 $ (held at the documented default)
  • Documentation and project management: 8,000 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Total IQ/OQ/PQ cost = IQ cost + OQ cost + PQ cost + documentation and project management.
  • Total qualification cost (IQ+OQ+PQ+Docs) works out to 57,000 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Element 1 works out to 6,000 $ at these inputs.
  • Element 2 works out to 18,000 $ at these inputs.
  • Element 3 + 4 works out to 33,000 $ at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where installation qualification cost sits at 12,000 $ and the headline result is 63,000 $, this scenario comes in 9.52% below the baseline at 57,000 $.
  • It sums IQ, OQ, PQ, and documentation/project-management spend into one total validation cost for a piece of equipment or process. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.

Results at a glance

  • Total qualification cost (IQ+OQ+PQ+Docs): 57,000 $ (headline result)
  • Element 1: 6,000 $
  • Element 2: 18,000 $
  • Element 3 + 4: 33,000 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live IQ OQ PQ Cost calculator, set installation qualification cost to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.