23/02/2026
Most software defects are created before coding even starts.
Studies show that ๐ฐ๐ฌโ๐ฑ๐ฌ% ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ณ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ, not during development or testing.
Why?
โข Poor requirement understanding
โข Ambiguous or incomplete specifications
โข Miscommunication between teams (business, clinical, regulatory, developers)
โข Lack of early validation
When requirements are unclear, teams build the wrong thing perfectly.
The earlier a defect is detected, the lower the cost, the lower the risk, and the higher the product quality.
Prevention always beats correction.
Quality in medical device software does not start with testing.
It starts with clear requirements.
How does your organization ensure requirement clarity before development begins?