Hello everyone,

In the topic this week we spent a lot of time learning about the DSD document, a very important document in the DHF. However, in my company, we do not fill out a DSD. Instead, we fill out a DIOVV (Design Inputs, Outputs, Verification, Validation), which is our version of a DSD. The DIOVV is an Excel spreadsheet, with columns that list out user needs, and corresponding design inputs, outputs, acceptance criteria for verification and validation, and then verification and validation columns, which can include test protocols/reports. Overall I think it includes all the information that a DSD would include.

For those of you who work in industry, does your company use a DSD, or a different document that is similar to a DSD? If you use a different document, can you provide a brief description and comparison to the DSD we learned about?