3. Sample Template

System Requirements Specification Template

Taken from Volere. Please refer http://www.volere.co.uk for further details.

The elements of SRS are outlined below:

Project Drivers

1. The purpose of the project
   i.User problem or background of the project effort
   ii.Goals of the project
2. Client, customer and other stakeholders
   i.Client – the person who authorizes the development, and/or is paying for it
   ii.Customer – the person (s) who will buy the product
   iii.Other stakeholders
3. Users of the product
   i.Hands on users – people who operate the product
   ii.Priorities assigned to users
   iii.User participation – an estimate of needed involvement in the project
   

Project Constraints

1. Mandated Constraint
   i.Solution Design Constraints
   ii.Implementation Environment of the current system
   iii.Partner or collaborative applications to be used by the product
   iv.Off-the-shelf software used within the product
   v.Anticipated workplace environment
   vi.Project duration budget
   vii.Financial budget for the project
2. Naming Conventions and Definitions
3. Relevant Facts and Assumptions
   i.Factors that have an effect on the product but are not mandated requirements constraints
   ii.Assumption the team is making about the project
   

Functional Requirements

1. Scope of the work
   i.Context of the work
   ii.Work partitioning or business use case list
2. The scope of the product
   i.Product Boundary
   ii.Product Use Case list
3. Functional and Data Requirements
   i.Functional requirements
   ii.Data requirements
   

Non-Functional Requirements

1. Look and feel requirements
   i.Interface appearance
   ii.Style of the product
2. Usability and Humanity Requirements
   i.Ease of use
   ii.Personalization and Internationalization requirements
   iii.Ease of learning
   iv.Understandability requirements
   v.Accessibility requirements
3. Performance Requirements
   i.Speed and latency requirements
   ii.Safety critical requirements
   iii.Precision requirements
   iv.Reliability and availability requirements
   v.Robustness requirements
   vi.Capacity requirements
   vii.Scalability or extensibility requirements
4. Operational requirements
   i.Expected physical environment
   ii.Expected technological environment
   iii.Partner applications
   iv.Productization requirements
5. Maintainability and Support requirements
   i.Maintenance requirements
   ii.Special conditions for maintenance
   iii.Supportability
   iv.Adaptability requirements
6. Security requirements
   i.Access requirements
   ii.Integrity requirements
   iii.Privacy requirements
   iv.Audit requirements
   v.Immunity requirements
7. Cultural and Political requirements
8. Legal requirements
   i.Compliance and Standards requirements
   

Project Issues

1. Open Issues
2. Off-the-shelf solutions
   i.Ready made products that can be bought
   ii.Ready made components suitable for this product
   iii.Other products that can be copied
3. New Problems
   i.New problems caused by installing the product in the current environment
   ii.Affects on the installed system
   iii.Adverse effects on existing users
   iv.Limitations of the anticipated implementation environment
   v.Other problems
4. Tasks
   i.Steps to be taken to deliver the product
   ii.Development phases
5. Cutover
   i.Special requirements to have the existing data and procedures work in conjunction with the new product
   ii.Data to be modified/translated for the new product
6. Risks
7. Costs
8. User documentation and training
9. Waiting room
10. Ideas for solutions