Start with the need
Capture user needs, requirements, architecture, and interfaces as distinct records. Connect them with relationships that say what one record means to another.
User needs · Requirements · InterfacesRequirements & risk
A requirement is only the beginning.
Give every requirement a source, an owner, and a path to verification. Keep the decisions behind your product connected as the design evolves.
Store readings while offline
The sensor shall retain readings during a network outage and sync them when the connection returns.
− Retain a minimum of 12 hours
+ Retain a minimum of 24 hours
- Owner
- Engineering
- Verification
- TEST-018
Review stays with the exact revision.
Turn a product idea into a record your team can work from.
Specifications change. People join. A test reveals something unexpected. Benchform keeps a stable identity for each record while its content, ownership, and review history develop over time.
Put risk in context
Connect hazards, risk assessments, and controls to the design decisions that address them. Keep the scoring method and assessment revision alongside the decision.
Risk controls · Assessment history · Human decisionsClose the loop with verification
Connect requirements to protocols and observations. Retain unsuccessful runs and link retests, so a passing result still has its full history.
Protocols · Evidence · Linked retestsThe workflow
From a requirement to a reviewed change
- 01
Define
Write the intended behavior, acceptance criteria, and owner. Link the user need that explains why it matters.
- 02
Review
Submit a specific revision for review. Decisions and signatures remain attached to the content that was reviewed.
- 03
Evolve
Revise the requirement without overwriting its past. Inspect the tests and controls affected by the new revision.
- Stable record identities
- Revision comparisons
- Named owners and reviewers
- Risk-control relationships
- Evidence attached to exact revisions
- Retained review and approval history
A closer look
Does this cover software and hardware requirements?
Yes. The record model covers hardware, firmware, applications, and services, including interfaces and design outputs. Your team decides the structure and scope of each project.
Does linking a test prove that a requirement is met?
A link records the relationship. Adequate verification still depends on the approved protocol, the applicable revision, the evidence, and the people reviewing the result.
From the field guide
A practical guide to requirements traceability
Build a useful requirements traceability matrix. Learn how typed links, exact revisions, coverage checks, and change impact fit together.
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