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Business Requirements Document For [Project title comes here] Presented to:
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW ................................................................................. 4 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4
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BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS GATHERING – PROCESS .............................. 5 2.1 2.2 2.3
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INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................8
ANNEXURE 1................................................................................................... 8 6.1
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INTRODUCTION TARGET AUDIENCE ..........................................................................................7 TARGET AUDIENCE..................................................................................................................7 SITE LOOK & FEEL ..................................................................................................................7 NAVIGATION ............................................................................................................................7 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .........................................................................................................7 KEY FEATURES & FUNCTIONALITY ...........................................................................................7
CONCLUSION.................................................................................................. 8 5.1
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PERSPECTIVES CAPTURED FROM THE REQUIREMENTS QUESTIONNAIRE ....................................6 PERSPECTIVES CAPTURED FROM THE PERSONAL INTERVIEWS ..................................................6 CRITICAL ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................6 MAJOR FINDINGS ....................................................................................................................6
REQUIREMENTS – DEFINITION & RECOMMENDATIONS ........................... 7 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6
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INFORMATION PROVIDED .........................................................................................................5 THE INTERVIEW QUESTIONNAIRE..............................................................................................5 THE PERSONAL INTERVIEW ......................................................................................................5
BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS GATHERING – FINDINGS .............................. 6 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4
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OBJECTIVES OF THE INITIATIVE ................................................................................................4 SCOPE OF THE INITIATIVE .........................................................................................................4 PARTICIPANTS.........................................................................................................................4 METHODOLOGY .......................................................................................................................4
REQUIREMENTS GATHERING QUESTIONNAIRE............................................................8
ANNEXURE 2................................................................................................... 8 7.1
REQUIREMENTS GATHERING QUESTIONNAIRE............................................................8
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1 Executive Overview 1.1
Objectives of the initiative
Detailed objectives of the initiative/project come here. This could include a bullet point listing of the key/critical items.
1.2
Scope of the initiative
While the objectives of the initiative are very broad based, the scope will define what is covered and what is not. Use the scope more as a listing of the key deliverables to prevent surprises after the project has started.
1.3
Participants
Who are the participants in the initiative (both from your company and the client company?) List them here. 1) Client Company Name, Designation, Division 2) Your Company Name, Designation, Division
1.4
Methodology
A description of the methodology of the business user requirements comes here. A typical methodology would include: 1) Data Collection: Collection of objectives, thoughts and ideas through a series of detailed structured interviews; 2) Data Collation: Synthesis and analysis of collected data to derive key conclusions and enumerate specific areas, on which the further action would be founded and 3) Requirements Definition: Derivation and definition of Business User Requirements from the data analysis and a study of best practices
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2 Business Requirements Gathering – Process 2.1
Information Provided
Has a brief been provided by the client company? Has any background information related to the project been provided? List them here…
2.2
The Interview Questionnaire
The Business User Requirements gathering process needs to have a formal questionnaire. A synopsis of the intent behind the questionnaire and some specifics come here…
2.3
The Personal Interview
If your Business User Requirements gathering process is likely to have interviews, please outline the nature and scope of the interviews here…
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3 Business Requirements Gathering – Findings 3.1
Perspectives Captured from the Requirements Questionnaire
Please list the perspectives captured from the Business User Requirements Questionnaire here. You could use the following tabular format to detail the perspectives.
S. No
Details
01.
Overall Objectives
02.
Customer Profiles
03.
Customer Needs
Perspectives
etc.,
3.2
Perspectives Captured from the Personal Interviews
Please list the perspectives captured from the Business User Requirements Interviews here. You could use the following tabular format to detail the perspectives.
S. No
Details
01.
Overall Objectives
02.
Customer Profiles
03.
Customer Needs
Perspectives
etc.,
3.3
Critical Analysis
Based on the information/perspectives captured above, your analysis needs to come here.
3.4
Major Findings
Major findings of the initiative come here…
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4 Requirements – Definition & Recommendations 4.1
Introduction Target Audience
Based on the information gathered, what functionalities and features will you elaborate on? Provide a brief introduction here…
4.2
Target Audience
This is a sample area of discussion. Put in your recommendations regarding this here…
4.3
Site Look & Feel
This is a sample area of discussion. Put in your recommendations regarding this here…
4.4
Navigation
This is a sample area of discussion. Put in your recommendations regarding this here…
4.5
System Requirements
This is a sample area of discussion. Put in your recommendations regarding this here…
4.6
Key Features & Functionality
This is a sample area of discussion. Put in your recommendations regarding this here…
4.6.1
Search
This is a sample area of discussion. Put in your recommendations regarding this here…
4.6.2
User Registration & Profiling
This is a sample area of discussion. Put in your recommendations regarding this here…
4.6.3
Homepage
This is a sample area of discussion. Put in your recommendations regarding this here…
4.6.4
Website structure
This is a sample area of discussion. Put in your recommendations regarding this here…
You could have as many functionalities as defined in your initial scope.
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5 CONCLUSION 5.1
Introduction
Draw your conclusions and explain your rationale here…
6 ANNEXURE 1 6.1
Requirements Gathering Questionnaire
Provide a sample of your Business User Requirements gathering questionnaire here
7 ANNEXURE 2 7.1
Requirements Gathering Interview
Provide a sample transcript of your Business User Requirements gathering interview here The sample transcript should cover… Interviewer:
Name, Designation, Division
Interviewee:
Name, Designation, Division
Location:
Where the interview was conducted
Date:
When the interview was conducted
Actual Transcript
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