Project Snapshot
Shaping Requirements
for the Digital Euro
Shaping the product definition of the future Digital Euro application through a human-centred perspective.
Context
The European Central Bank launched the Digital Euro programme to establish a secure digital payment ecosystem across Europe. As part of the preparation phase, the ECB initiated the definition of the future Digital Euro application and prepared a public tender to select an implementation partner. This required a comprehensive Product Requirements Document (PRD) defining user, business and technical requirements to support vendor evaluation, implementation planning and future product development.
Project Partner
European Central Bank
Duration / Year
2 months / 2024
Key Topics
Requirment Engineering
Role
Consultant
My Role
My role was to represent the user perspective throughout the product definition phase, translating conceptual payment journeys into structured, implementation-ready requirements while ensuring usability and user needs remained central to the future Digital Euro application.
Bring the User Perspective
Ensure user needs remained central throughout product definition.
Structure Requirements
Translate conceptual payment journeys into structured product requirements.
Connect Business & Technology
Bridge user needs with technical implementation through user, technical and non-technical requirements.
Impact
Established the Product Requirements foundation that enabled the Digital Euro application to progress from early concepts to procurement.
- Identify Requirement GapsMapped user, technical and non-technical requirements in a traceability matrix to validate completeness and identify requirement gaps.
- Integrate Regulatory VariationsIdentified regulatory differences across Europe and translated them into product requirements.
Project Snapshot
Shaping Requirements
for the Digital Euro
Shaping the product definition of the future Digital Euro application through a human-centred perspective.
Context
The European Central Bank launched the Digital Euro programme to establish a secure digital payment ecosystem across Europe. As part of the preparation phase, the ECB initiated the definition of the future Digital Euro application and prepared a public tender to select an implementation partner. This required a comprehensive Product Requirements Document (PRD) defining user, business and technical requirements to support vendor evaluation, implementation planning and future product development.
Project Partner
European Central Bank
Duration / Year
2 months / 2024
Key Topics
Requirment Engineering
Role
Consultant
My Role
My role was to represent the user perspective throughout the product definition phase, translating conceptual payment journeys into structured, implementation-ready requirements while ensuring usability and user needs remained central to the future Digital Euro application.
Bring the User Perspective
Ensure user needs remained central throughout product definition.
Structure Requirements
Translate conceptual payment journeys into structured product requirements.
Connect Business & Technology
Bridge user needs with technical implementation through user, technical and non-technical requirements.
Impact
Established the Product Requirements foundation that enabled the Digital Euro application to progress from early concepts to procurement.
- Identify Requirement GapsMapped user, technical and non-technical requirements in a traceability matrix to validate completeness and identify requirement gaps.
- Integrate Regulatory VariationsIdentified regulatory differences across Europe and translated them into product requirements.
Félix Deraed
Strategic Designer
Berlin, Germany
Project Snapshot
Shaping Requirements
for the Digital Euro
Shaping the product definition of the future Digital Euro application through a human-centred perspective.
Context
The European Central Bank launched the Digital Euro programme to establish a secure digital payment ecosystem across Europe. As part of the preparation phase, the ECB initiated the definition of the future Digital Euro application and prepared a public tender to select an implementation partner. This required a comprehensive Product Requirements Document (PRD) defining user, business and technical requirements to support vendor evaluation, implementation planning and future product development.
Project Partner
European Central Bank
Duration / Year
2 months / 2024
Key Topics
Requirment Engineering
Role
Consultant
My Role
My role was to represent the user perspective throughout the product definition phase, translating conceptual payment journeys into a structured Product Requirements Document (PRD). Working closely with ECB stakeholders through weekly progress reviews and in daily collaboration with a Capgemini consultant, I continuously refined, validated and expanded the requirements to ensure a complete, implementation-ready specification.
Impact
Established the Product Requirements foundation that enabled the Digital Euro application to progress from early concepts to procurement.
- Identify Requirement GapsMapped user, technical and non-technical requirements in a traceability matrix to validate completeness and identify requirement gaps.
- Integrate Regulatory VariationsIdentified regulatory differences across Europe and translated them into product requirements.
Félix Deraed
Strategic Designer
Berlin, Germany
Currently
Strategic & Experience Designer
at Volkswagen Group Services GmbH
