The functional design document
The functional design documentation is created after the requirements document has been signed off and the Fit/Gap analysis is completed in conjunction with the CRP. This documentation describes the features of the desired customizations. The document can include things such as flowcharts, screenshots, wire frames, and so on. At a minimum, an FDD will contain an organized list of requirements that can be used for development, testing, and client signoff.
Why write FDD?
Functional design documents help developers, testers, and customers to understand customizations in detail. The following are the key benefits of functional design documents:
FDDs help the development team to understand the feature and provide a clear scope and definition of what to develop. Function design documents streamline the development process. The development team working on the feature has a clear understanding and answers to all their questions to start development. Since this document...
