Formalizing the conceptual design process into a continuous and measurable activity driven by requirements.
Communicating the state of the design to all stakeholders at the earliest possible moment, well before traditional CAD documentation.
Improving quality of design by analyzing and optimizing design architectures.
Providing explicit traceability from Customer Needs to Requirements to Design Logic to Design.
Clearly documenting and communicating the logical ‘How and why’ of a design, not just the ‘What’ of CAD documentation.
Permitting design issues to be identified early and resolved without the cost of design-build-test-redesign cycles.
Providing project management with the dependency structure of the design, enabling optimal scheduling and risk mitigation