Business Requirements Template

Note:

· Answer the questions identified on each section of the template.

· This document contains instructions, questions, and prompts that should be replaced with your own content. Be sure to delete all such text from each section and replace them with your own work before submitting your assignment. (These notes should also be deleted.)

Project Overview (one-half to 1 page)

(Replace this section with your Project Overview before submitting your assignment.) Address these questions in your Project Overview:

· At a high-level, what is this project all about?

· What business problem(s) will this project solve?

· What is the project’s three to five major goals?

· What is IT’s role in this project?

Functional Business Requirements (Scope) and Scope Control (2–3 pages)

(Replace this section with your Functional Business Requirements and Scope Control sections before submitting your assignment.) This project’s scope includes a number of areas. Select those areas that apply to your particular hypothetical e-commerce company and project. For each area you select, describe the scope and one or more strategies to incorporate the area into the overall project:

Area	Scope	Incorporation Strategies
Applications	To meet the target production date, only these applications will be implemented:
Sites	These sites are considered part of the implementation:
Process Re-engineering	Re-engineering will:
Customization	Customizations will be limited to:
Interfaces	Interfaces included are:
Architecture	Application and technical architecture will:
Conversion	Only the following data and volume will be considered for conversion:
Testing	Testing will include only:
Funding	Project funding is limited to:
Training	Training will be:
Education	Education will include:
Other
Other

Scope Control

Change control will manage changes to the scope identified in this document. Any changes affecting project costs and timelines require business owner approval.

Non-functional Business Requirements (Governance, Risk, Compliance) (1 page)

Governance

(Delete this question once you have written your section answering it.) What are the 3–5 most important non-functional business requirements related to governance?

Non-functional business requirements related to governance include:

Risk

(Delete this question once you have written your section answering it.) What are the 3–5 most important non-functional business requirements related to risk?

Non-functional business requirements related to risk include:

Compliance

(Delete this question once you have written your section answering it.) What are the 3–5 most important non-functional business requirements related to compliance?

Non-functional business requirements related to compliance include:

Other

(Delete this question once you have written your section answering it.) What other non-functional business requirements apply to your particular e-commerce company and project?

Technical Requirements for Integration of E-commerce Components (1 page)

(Delete this question once you have written your section answering it.) What are the 3–5 most critical technical requirements necessary to integrate e-commerce components?

Potential Risks, Constraints, and Assumptions (1 page)

Risks

· (Delete this question once you have written your section answering it.) What are the 3–5 most significant risks that could affect the project’s progression and completion?

· (Delete this question once you have written your section answering it.) For each risk, what strategies could be employed to prevent or mitigate the risk?

Risk	Preventative/Mitigating Strategies
Risk #1
Risk #2
Risk #3
Risk #4
Risk #5

Constraints

(Delete this question once you have written your section answering it.) What are the 3–5 most significant constraints that pertain to this project?

These constraints have been identified:

Assumptions

(Delete this question once you have written your section answering it.) What are the 3–5 most significant assumptions relating to this project’s scope, objectives, and approach?

The most significant assumptions related to defining this project scope, objectives, and approach scope include:

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Overview

This is the second of a series of five sequential assignments (the course project) in which you continue to act as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of a hypothetical, e-commerce start-up company of your design.

You have been tasked with delivering an information technology project plan in anticipation of the company relocating to a new facility. In the  first course deliverable, you created a project plan inception document and supporting Gantt chart. This deliverable spelled out the company's background information and business and provided an overview of the company's information system infrastructure.

In this  second course project deliverable, you are responsible for developing the business requirements to be incorporated into the information systems design you are creating.

Procuring quality business requirements is a critical step when designing quality information systems. Completing a quality requirements document captures user needs and expectations to facilitate the proper design of the company’s infrastructure and information systems.

This assignment consists of two parts:

Part 1: Business Requirements

You will develop a 5–7-page business requirements document for your hypothetical e-commerce company as part of the overall information systems project plan you are creating. Using the  business requirements template you will speculate on the company's current and future requirements. Your assumptions need to be carefully considered and realistic.

Part 2: Updated Gantt Chart

You will use Microsoft Project to update the supporting project Gantt chart begun in your previous course project deliverable.

· You are  not creating a new Gantt chart, only updating the one you created in the previous assignment.

Note:

· You are to create or assume all necessary assumptions to successfully complete this assignment.

· You must submit  both parts as separate files to the assignment area. Label each file name according to the appropriate part.

Instructions

Part 1: Business Requirements Document

Using the  business requirements template, you are to write a 5–7-page business requirements document for your hypothetical e-commerce company in which you:

1. Describe the functional business requirements (scope) and scope control.

2. Describe non-functional business requirements, such as governance, risk, and compliance.

3. Describe technical requirements to integrate various e-commerce infrastructure components.

4. Identify potential risks, constraints, and assumptions.

5. Use three sources to support your writing. (Choose sources that are credible, relevant, and appropriate. Cite each source listed on your source page at least one time within your assignment. Access the library or review library guides for help with research, writing, and citation.)

Part 2: Updated Gantt Chart

Use Microsoft Project to:

1. Update the previously created Gantt chart with the major and minor tasks identified in the business requirements document.