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Capture requirements

Gather and define necessary functionality and convert these requirements into design specifications

Proficiency levels

Level Description
Aware
  • Can describe key terms and fundamental concepts related to capturing and defining requirements for space industry projects.
  • Can describe the importance of gathering functionality requirements and their role in the design and development process.
  • Can identify multiple stakeholders who influence requirements for space systems and missions, such as customers, engineers, regulatory bodies, and operators.
Practitioner
  • Can gather, document, and define necessary functionality from stakeholders, analyse these requirements, and convert them into preliminary design specifications for space systems and components.
  • Can apply standard techniques to ensure that requirements are accurately captured and documented, facilitating the development of effective design solutions.
  • Can write good quality requirements, linking requirements to acceptance or verification methods, and ensure traceability throughout the project lifecycle.
Senior Practitioner
  • Demonstrates an advanced understanding of capturing and defining requirements for space industry applications.
  • Can lead the requirements gathering process, engaging with stakeholders to extract detailed and complex functionality needs, and translating these into comprehensive and precise design specifications.
  • Can create design specifications that address all technical, operational, and mission-related requirements, and manage changes or updates throughout the design process.
Expert
  • Can collaborate with stakeholders across international and interdisciplinary teams to define requirements.
  • Can drive the adoption of new approaches, such as model-based systems engineering (MBSE), to streamline requirements capture, analysis, and management.
  • Can provide guidance on best practices for capturing requirements, mentoring less experienced team members.

Other taxonomies

Equivalent or similar competencies in other taxonomies.

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Taxonomy Competency
ESCO define technical requirements
L6 Space Apprenticeship Review and interpret customer requirements for the function and performance of their spacecraft or subsystem.