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Project Management Requirements specification neil@minkley.fr
Project life cycle summary Advisability study Feasibility study Business case Planning Execution Closure Charter Budget Project supervision Schedule Project plan Plan implementation Scope Requirements Product creation Product launch Summary requirements
Charter > Requirements specification Advisability study Feasibility study Business case Planning Execution Closure Charter Budget Project supervision Schedule Project plan Plan implementation Scope Requirements Product creation Product launch Summary requirements
Requirements: client & contractor CLIENT Advisability study Feasibility study Business case Charter RFP Requirements / Statement of Work (SOW) CONTRACTOR Requirements analysis Project plan Project Quality Review Response to RFP Scope Scope Schedule Schedule Cost Price
Requirements specification (1) Advisability study Feasibility study Business case Planning Execution Closure Charter Requirements
Requirements specification (2) Advisability study Feasibility study Business case Planning Execution Closure Charter Requirements • Key reference document • Describes what the project owner expects the outcome of the project to be • Expresses user needs and other requirements • Some degree of flexibility is desirable
Requirements: collecting input Advisability study Feasibility study Business case Planning Execution Closure Charter Requirements • One-to-one or group interviews • Focus groups, workshops • Brainstorming sessions • Questionnaires • ... • Marketing & Sales involved
Requirements: main components Advisability study Feasibility study Business case Planning Execution Closure Charter Requirements Background & context information Vocabulary & abbreviations Product overview Detailed product description Target market & users Content/Data Testing & acceptance Software Delivery & installation Back-office tools Processes & logistics Payment system & user authentication Documentation & source code Adverts Training Graphic design guidelines Schedule & milestones Accessibility Risks, dependencies, issues… Target platforms & configurations Any other relevant information Performance
Requirements: background & context Advisability study Feasibility study Business case Planning Execution Closure Charter Requirements Background & context information • Objectives and context of project • Project owner • Other stakeholders • Business model (if relevant)
Requirements: vocabulary & abbr. Advisability study Feasibility study Business case Planning Execution Closure Charter Requirements Background & context information Vocabulary & abbreviations
Requirements: product/market overview Advisability study Feasibility study Business case Planning Execution Closure Charter Requirements Background & context information Vocabulary & abbreviations Product overview Target market & users • Problem to be solved • General description of solution • Benefits for users • User stories / Use cases • Market & user typology
Requirements: product description Advisability study Feasibility study Business case Planning Execution Closure Charter Requirements Background & context information Vocabulary & abbreviations Product overview Detailed product description Target market & users Content/Data Software Back-office tools Payment system & user authentication Adverts Graphic design guidelines Accessibility Target platforms & configurations Performance
Requirements: product content (1) Advisability study Feasibility study Business case Planning Execution Closure Charter Requirements Background & context information Vocabulary & abbreviations Product overview Detailed product description Target market & users Content/Data • Text and multimedia assets (or other data sets) • Typology and physical characteristics of content elements
Requirements: product content (2) Advisability study Feasibility study Business case Planning Execution Closure Charter Requirements Background & context information Vocabulary & abbreviations Product overview Detailed product description Target market & users Content/Data • Languages, localization guidelines • Tags, metadata, hyperlinks • Specification of data delivery format
Requirements: product content (3) Advisability study Feasibility study Business case Planning Execution Closure Charter Requirements Background & context information Vocabulary & abbreviations Product overview Detailed product description Target market & users Content/Data • Ancillary/secondary content • Content evolution: updates and additions • Holding pages • …
Requirements: product software (1) Advisability study Feasibility study Business case Planning Execution Closure Charter Requirements Background & context information Vocabulary & abbreviations Product overview Detailed product description Target market & users Content/Data Software • Functions & features • User interface
Requirements: product software (2) Advisability study Feasibility study Business case Planning Execution Closure Charter Requirements Background & context information Vocabulary & abbreviations Product overview Detailed product description Target market & users Content/Data Software • Priorities: “must-have” vs “nice-to-have” • Foreseeable evolution • Subsets and by-products
Requirements: product software (3) Advisability study Feasibility study Business case Planning Execution Closure Charter Requirements Background & context information Vocabulary & abbreviations Product overview Detailed product description Target market & users Content/Data Software • Graphic representation of functionality • Metaphors • User stories / use cases
Example: graphicrepresentation (1) Standard search Advanced search Panorama of results List of results Panorama of selected document
Example: graphicrepresentation (2) Top banner Standard search Other functions Advanced search Central area Search by topic Switch to list Other documents preview Preview of rank 1 result Other links More… Other links Preview of rank 2 result Preview of rank 3 result Preview of related media Left area Right area More… More…
Example: graphicrepresentation (3) Panorama of results More… Occasional visitor / Potential subscriber Standard search Subscribe? N Y Subscription Panorama of results More… Standard search Subscriber Panorama of selected document Login / pwd or IP address for 1st session
Requirements: back-office tools (1) Advisability study Feasibility study Business case Planning Execution Closure Charter Requirements Background & context information Vocabulary & abbreviations Product overview Detailed product description Target market & users Content/Data Software Back-office tools • Editing tools - content management system: • Data and metadata input, modification & publication
Requirements: back-office tools (2) Advisability study Feasibility study Business case Planning Execution Closure Charter Requirements Background & context information Vocabulary & abbreviations Product overview Detailed product description Target market & users Content/Data Software Back-office tools • Administration tools: • Account management, user profile management, statistics, etc.
Requirements: other product items Advisability study Feasibility study Business case Planning Execution Closure Charter Requirements Background & context information Vocabulary & abbreviations Product overview Detailed product description Target market & users Content/Data Software Back-office tools Payment system & user authentication Adverts Graphic design guidelines Accessibility Target platforms & configurations Performance
Requirements: other items Advisability study Feasibility study Business case Planning Execution Closure Charter Requirements Background & context information Vocabulary & abbreviations Product overview Detailed product description Target market & users Testing & acceptance Delivery & installation Processes & logistics Documentation & source code Training Schedule & milestones Risks, dependencies, issues… Any other relevant information
Requirements: main components Advisability study Feasibility study Business case Planning Execution Closure Charter Requirements Background & context information Vocabulary & abbreviations Product overview Detailed product description Target market & users Content/Data Testing & acceptance Software Delivery & installation Back-office tools Processes & logistics Payment system & user authentication Documentation & source code Adverts Training Graphic design guidelines Schedule & milestones Accessibility Risks, dependencies, issues… Target platforms & configurations Any other relevant information Performance
Requirements specification > Planning Advisability study Feasibility study Business case Planning Execution Closure Charter Budget Project supervision Schedule Project plan Plan implementation Scope Requirements Product creation Product launch Summary requirements