Defining Requirements

By applying universal rules of systems development life cycle design, you can dramatically improve system effectiveness throughout the life cycle of any software or system. Now, building upon the success of the OpenSDLC prolific CTO Robert E. (Bob) Stewart reveals the rules, roles, responsibilities, and controls that will help your projects succeed. This document provides an overview for the creation, review, and approval of a requirements definition for a project. This procedure refers to the second phase of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC). The primary purpose of the document is to outline the process used to obtain commitment between the Performing and Contracting organizations for project scope, cost, and schedule. Bob's OpenSDLC doesn't merely present options. Drawing on over 30 years of experience in systems development of every imaginable type, OpenSDLC guides you on what choices to make and why they are critical to success and how to execute. As you'll come to expect from Bob, this guide is packed with direct, no-nonsense solutions for the real challenges you'll face - the ones that will make or break your projects. Learn what systems architects need to achieve-and core disciplines and practices for achieving itMaster essential systems design principles for addressing Purpose, Objectives, Definitions, Abbreviation, References, and Scope. See how SDLC Gate Processes impose discipline by restricting what teams can do, can't do, and why. Understand what's critically important and what's merely a "detail"Implement optimal, high-level structures for project governance, minimum standard requirements, and more. Define appropriate boundaries and layers, and organize components and services for implementation tailoring. See why designs and architectures of systems go wrong, and how to prevent these failures rather than experience them for yourself. OpenSDLC Gates is essential reading for every current or aspiring CTO, software architect, systems analyst, system designer, and software manager, and for every project manager who must execute someone else's designs. Visit our wiki for convenient access to downloads, updates, and/or corrections as they become available.