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Volere Requirements Specification Template

Content

• Project Drivers & Needs

• Project Requirements

– Project Constraints

– Functional Requirements

– Nonfunctional Requirements

• Project Issues

• Naming Conventions and Definitions

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Project Needs

1. The Purpose of the Project — business problem and its intended solution by the product

2. Stakeholders — client, customer, users

3. Relevant Facts and Assumptions

4. The Scope of the Work — context diagram and business use-cases

5. Business Data Model

6. The Scope of the Product — product boundary and use-cases

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Project Requirements

1. Constraints — constraints on the eventual design of the product

2. Functional Requirements — specification for each atomic functional requirement

3. Non-functional Requirements — look & feel, usability, performance, operational, maintainability, security, cultural and compliance requirements

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Requirements Shell

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Project Issues

1. Open Issues

2. Off-the-Shelf Solutions

3. New Problems

4. Tasks

5. Migration to the New Product

6. Risks

7. Costs

8. User Documentation and Training

9. Waiting Room

10. Ideas for Solutions

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Naming Conventions and Definitions

1. Glossary — meanings of all names, acronyms, and abbreviations used by the stakeholders

2. Data Dictionary — the data inputs and outputs specified as you define detailed atomic requirements

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ReqView Implementation

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Template Instructions

Requirements Documents

DocumentSections

Structured RequirementsSpecification


Requirements Attributes

• Id (string)

• Heading (string)

• Text (xhtml)

• Rationale (xhtml)

• Originator (string)

• Fit Criterion (xhtml)

• Materials (xhtml)

• Type (enum)

• Status (enum)

• Customer Dissatisfaction (int)

• Customer Satisfaction (int)

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Requirements Traceability Links

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SatisfactionLinks

ConflictLinks

DependencyLinks

ReferenceLinks


Library Loans Example: Stakeholders

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Library Loans Example: Context Diagram

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Diagram ImageAttachment


Library Loans Example: Business Use Cases

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Rich Text Use Case

Description


Library Loans Example: Product Use Cases

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Table of Use Cases


Library Loans Example: Requirements

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Requirements Attributes

Upstream Traceability toProduct Use Cases


Library Loans Example: Traceability

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Upstream Traceability to

Business Use Case

Downstream Traceability from

RequirementsProduct

Use Case

Online References

• ReqView Homepage

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• ReqView Documentation

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• Volere Homepage

• Volere Requirements Specification Template

• Mastering the Requirements Process

• Volere FAQs

• Volere Case Studies

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