Dec 4, 2025
Functional vs Non-Functional Requirements
GuidePari Singh
A Guide to the Different Types of Requirements in a Hardware Engineering Project.
A Guide to the Different Types of Requirements in a Hardware Engineering Project
What’s inside?
In modern, complex, and multidisciplinary engineering projects, having a robust and well thought through process for defining and managing your project’s requirements can be a critical tool in your arsenal.
With that in mind, our Head of Product has put together a guide based on our experience of best practices.
In the guide you'll find further information on:
- Why you need to understand the difference between the requirement types
- What is the hierarchy of the requirement types?
- Derived Requirements
- Customer Requirements
- Functional Requirements
- Non-functional Requirements
- How to write good requirements (best practices)
And a brief glimpse into how they look within the Flow platform.
