Getting Started Guide

Sign up at nirmiq.com

Head to app.nirmiq.com and click Sign Up. You'll need:

• A valid email address (this becomes your login)
• Your full name
• A password (minimum 8 characters)

The NirmIQ sign-up page

Create or Join an Organisation

After signing up you'll either:

• Create a new organisation — you automatically become the first Admin of the organisation and get 5 free seats.
• Accept an invite — if a colleague already set up an org, click the invite link in your email to join.

Create your organisation — you become the first Admin and get 5 free seats

The Dashboard

After logging in you land on the Dashboard. Here's what you'll see:

• Left sidebar — navigate between Projects, FMEA, Analytics, Settings, and more
• Project list — your projects plus any Sample Projects for exploration
• Quick actions — create a new project, import requirements, run AI analysis

Your NirmIQ dashboard — the command centre for all your projects

Go to Organisation Settings

Click your organisation name in the sidebar, then navigate to Members.

The Members page in your Admin panel

Send Invitations

Click Invite Member and enter their email address. They'll receive an email with a link to join your organisation.

• Roles available: User (standard team member), Admin (manage org, invite members, manage projects), and Super Admin (NirmIQ-side; not assigned by customer admins).
• Seat limit: You can invite up to the number of seats in your plan (5 for Free)
• Pending invitations count towards your seat total

Invite a teammate by email — they get a secure link to join

Available Plans

NirmIQ follows a license-based model — your tier determines which features you can access, and the number of licenses determines how many people can use them.

Plans & tiers — see what each unlocks before you upgrade

Buy a Plan — In-App Self-Service

You can purchase and upgrade right inside NirmIQ — no waiting on email:

1. Open Billing from the sidebar (or click Upgrade anywhere you hit a tier-gated feature)
2. Choose your plan and number of licenses — the page shows monthly and annual pricing in your currency
3. Pay securely — checkout is handled by our payment provider (cards, UPI, net-banking, and more)
4. Instant activation — the moment payment succeeds, your tier badge changes and the new features unlock across every project

Talk to Sales — Enterprise, Volume & Custom

For Enterprise plans (SSO/SAML, multi-org, dedicated support & SLA), large license volumes, purchase orders / invoicing, or help choosing the right tier, contact us:

• Email info@nirmiq.com with your organisation name, the tier you're considering, and how many licenses you need
• We'll set up the plan for your organisation and arrange invoicing where needed — usually within one business day

After Upgrading

Once upgraded, your organisation badge changes immediately and new features unlock across all your projects. You'll see the tier badge in your Organisation Settings, and your current plan, licenses, and payment history on the Billing page.

After upgrade — your tier badge changes and features unlock immediately

What is Beta Access?

Beta access flips a flag on your organisation that unlocks features that would otherwise be gated by tier — independent of your current plan. It is intended for:

• Evaluating NirmIQ's full capabilities before committing to a paid plan
• Early adopters who want to shape the product with feedback
• Pilot programmes within large organisations

How to Request Beta Access

1. Email info@nirmiq.com with subject "Beta Access Request"
2. Include your organisation name and a brief description of your use case
3. Our team will review and typically grant access within 1-2 business days

Step A — New Project

From the dashboard, click New Project. Give it a name, select a segment (Software or Safety), and optionally add a description.

Creating a new project — pick your segment to customise the vocabulary

Step B — Add Requirements

Once inside your project, go to the Requirements tab. You can:

• Add manually — click "Add Requirement" for one-by-one entry
• Import from file — upload a CSV, Excel, or ReqIF file
• AI-assisted import — paste a Word/PDF/Excel document and let AI structure it (Advanced plan and above)

Requirements tab — hierarchy view with custom IDs and status

Step C — Run FMEA Analysis

Navigate to the FMEA tab. NirmIQ supports both Simple FMEA (quick risk assessment) and Advanced FMEA (full AIAG-VDA 7-step process with structure trees, action items, and RPN tracking).

FMEA tab — Simple or full AIAG-VDA 7-Step risk analysis

Step D — Verify with Test Cases

Open the Test Cases tab to prove your requirements are met. Each test case has structured Steps and an Expected Result, can be assigned to an engineer and tagged, and links back to the requirement (and the FMEA risk) it covers.

• Create a test case, or click AI Generate to draft tests from requirements and FMEA (Advanced plan and above)
• Record runs — log a result (passed / failed / blocked / skipped) with notes; a run history is kept and the status updates automatically
• Import / Export — bring tests in from CSV or Excel, or export to CSV, Excel, or a PDF test report
• Track coverage — the dashboard shows pass rate and the status split; the Traceability view highlights anything untested

See the full guide in the Test Cases documentation for assignment, tags, version history, and bulk actions.

Where to go next

Once your first project has requirements and an FMEA, these are the modules worth exploring. Open them from the left sidebar inside a project. (Some are unlocked at higher tiers — see Plans & Tiers above.)

• Requirements — your hierarchical spec: add, import, baseline, and version requirements; track status through the review workflow.
• FMEA / Risk Analysis — Simple FMEA for quick risk scoring, or the full AIAG-VDA 7-Step wizard with structure trees, action items, and RPN tracking. Advanced for the 7-step wizard.
• Test Cases — prove requirements are met; record runs, track pass rate and coverage (see Section 7, Step D).
• Traceability — see how requirements connect to FMEA, tests, and work items; spot anything untested or unlinked at a glance.
• Analytics — dashboards for risk distribution, coverage, top risks, and compliance readiness (including ASPICE).
• Work Items & Sprints — turn accepted requirements into work, plan sprints, and track velocity, burndown, and team progress in Insights.
• Collaboration — comments, @mentions, and notifications keep your team aligned without leaving the requirement. Professional+
• Integrations — connect Jira, Slack, and Git so NirmIQ fits your existing workflow. Advanced+
• Knowledge Bank & Knowledge Base — reuse proven failure modes and capture lessons learned, standards, and decisions for your team.
• Code Intelligence — link code to requirements and FMEA, scan a repository, and generate requirements or failure modes from code. Power or the Code Intelligence add-on.

Support Channels

How to Report a Bug

Great bug reports help us fix things fast. Please include:

1. What you were doing — the steps to reproduce the issue
2. What you expected — what should have happened
3. What actually happened — error messages, blank screens, wrong data, etc.
4. Screenshot or screen recording — a picture is worth a thousand words
5. Browser & device — e.g., Chrome 124 on Windows 11

The in-app feedback button — bottom-right of every page