Utilizing software for managing engineering requirements allows you to securely gather, track, analyze, and modify requirements from a centralized and accessible location. This promotes collaboration, transparency, and traceability, while minimizing the need for additional work and improving overall usability. Additionally, digital solutions enhance project agility and simplify the adherence to standards and regulatory compliance.
There are numerous advantages to implementing digital requirements management:
Real-time collaboration: The ability to collaborate in real-time from any location allows team members to share information easily between documents.
Reuse: By utilizing the same requirement in multiple areas without having to redefine it, baselines can be created to identify the requirement’s real-time state, thereby reducing the risk of user error.
Traceability: Keeping a comprehensive record of requirement changes ensures that your team can respond swiftly to audits, including identifying what changed, who changed it, and when it was altered.
Consistency: Requirements can be arranged logically and easily to ensure that they are understandable by both team members and stakeholders. Sorting requirements by priority, risk, status, and category can also improve consistency.