Developing the function document

By collaboratively reviewing and developing the process flow charts, we were able to take each BRD requirement and further subdivide them into one or more functional and non-functional requirements. Each BRD item can be split into multiple functional and non-functional requirements, which the developers can use to build and unit test the sub-system or component.

Let’s take a look at the functional specification document (or functional design document):

• Introduction: Provide a brief introduction of the project:
  • The purpose and core functionality that is being addressed
  • What business needs and objectives are served
  • Business units/countries impacted
  • Other projects directly or indirectly associated
  • Project stakeholders and project team members
  • User roles and profiles
• Project approach: A project management approach defines your team’s mindset on how to run the projects. It depends on the project characteristics such as size, scope...