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192 12 Design Methodology

12.3 Original Requirements Analysis
12.3.1 Introduction to Original Requirements Analysis

Original requirements refer to the unprocessed requirements or demands proposed
by the originator at the launching stage of the project. It is the truthful description of
the originator and product design requirements; it usually does not need
modification.
Original requirements are the basis to direct designers to develop the design of
products, and the scale to test whether the design complies with requirements. In the
product design of designers, there is usually key information of each item that needs
to be confirmed with the requirement originator, the proposition of the original
requirement concept excellently solves the common problems such as the insuffi-
ciency of communication and lack of information in design. Meanwhile, the
original requirement marks the product expectation and design boundary and other
contents of the original requirement, which is important and necessary for
designers.

12.3.2 General Process of Original Requirements Analysis

Original requirements refer to the unprocessed needs or demands that are raised by
the demand side in the beginning stage of the project.

• Step 1: Obtain the original needs
• Step 2: Systemize the original needs
• Step 3: Extract the original needs
• Step 4: Confirm the original needs

Original requirements usually are the unprocessed requirements acquired after a
series of materials collection, and these materials can be research results or maybe
meeting recordings, or the very words proposed directly by the originator. After
acquiring the material list from the originator, the designer abstracts typically all
unprocessed information one on one from the materials and come up with a copy of
complete and structural original requirements and then deliver to the originator for
signing and confirmation. After the originator confirms, the original requirements
will be used as the direct basis for the subsequent product design.
The original requirement is presented in a structured way, which the designer
needs to abstract the information of every structure element from the product design
requirement given by the requirement demand side.
Original requirements elements include originator, project name, required
material list, original requirements description, target user, design purpose, using