Law, norms and guidelines scan

Why

Find the regulations that govern the product or service you want to design; they will form input for the requirements analysis.

How

Define the category of the product or service you’re working on. Identify legal requirements, norms and directives that apply to this category. Write a summary of those rules relevant to your project, research, or product. Justify why they are important.

Ingredients

• Attention to detail; be precise.

• A search plan with keywords.

• Wikipedia list of EU directives.

• Specialised legislative databases.

Practice

Companies identify the legal requirements that apply to their products and services as these provide development input. Examples are the EU Directive 2006/42/EC on machinery, and the EU General Data Protection Regulation.