P05 Product Design Specification

Question 1

What is the Product Design Specification (PDS)?

Answer 1

Very important document as it contains all information necessary for a design team to successfully produce a solution to the design problem inside the project or the work package.

A PDS splits the problem up into smaller categories to make it easier to consider.

The final document should fully document as detailled as possible all the requirements that a product must fulfill together with any constraints that may affect the product.

Question 2

What are DEMANDS in respect to a requirements list?

Answer 2

Demands are requirements that must be met under all circumstances.

Question 3

What are WISHES in respect to a requirements list?

Answer 3

Wishesare requirements that should be taken into consideration whenever possible.
It is advisable to classify wishes as being of major, medium or minor importance.

Question 4

What information is included in the layout if the PDS requirements list?

Answer 4

• company responsible
• system or subsystem
• identification and classification
• issue number and date
• modification and date
• demand or wish
• structured list of requirements
• responsible for the requirement

Question 5

What is important regarding the PDS chapters?

Answer 5

The PDS document contains a structured set of chapters.

These chapters should always been kept, even if a whole chapter is not needed for the product/system.