As a consultant to two different Software companies, I had an opportunity to interact with two different Certification Bodies. In both the companies, the core process happens to be Software development, specifically Project Planning, Developing codes, code testing, code reviews, and releasing the product. While one of the Certification bodies insisted that the Cl. No. 7.5.2 - Validation of Processes, cannot be excluded, the other body made us to exclude the same.
In my opinion, the exclusion is not applicable for software process, due to the basic process of coding which can be verified only after the total product is released, since the coding is always done in bits and pieces.
Any comments please,
Thanks