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Quality Management System

Requirement Analysis
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BY T E C H

REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS PROCESS

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Table of Contents

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Introduction.......................................................................................................1
1.1 Purpose.....................................................................................................1
1.2 Entry Criteria............................................................................................1
1.3 Glossary....................................................................................................1
1.4 Inputs........................................................................................................2
1.5 Responsibility...........................................................................................2
1.6 Tasks........................................................................................................2
1.7 Outputs.....................................................................................................3
1.8 Validation..................................................................................................4
1.9 Exit Criteria...............................................................................................4
1.10 Approvals ...............................................................................................4
1.11 Quality Records......................................................................................4
1.12 References..............................................................................................5
Annexure...........................................................................................................6

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Chapter

Introduction
1.1 Purpose
This process involves the discovery, refinement, modeling and
specification of the software system to be developed. It enables the
system to analyze and specify the software functions, performance
criteria and issues; it’s interaction with other systems elements and
the constraints that the software system must meet. This approach
allows refining of the requirements and building models of the data
and functional domains of the software. Requirement analysis
provides the designer with models that can be translated in to data,
architectural, interface and procedural design. Finally Requirement
specification provides the developer and customer with the means
to assess quality once software is built. The Second Triage and Final
Specification stage is actually performed here. Please refer to
Guidelines for System Study - Bytech/FSP/GSS/03 for more details.

1.2 Entry Criteria

Baselined Project Management Plan

1.3 Glossary
ISS – Initial System Specification
PMP - Project Management Plan
SRS - System Requirement Specification
CAD - Context Analysis Diagram
DFD - Data Flow Diagram
ERD - Entity Relationship Diagram

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1.4 Inputs
1. Statement of Work
2. PMP
3. Any specification document given by the Customer

1.5 Responsibility
Project Manager / System Analyst / any other designated person

1.6 Tasks
1.6.1 Study the initial requirements given by the client. Those
requirements may be given in the RFP, proposal or
contract or any other document.
1.6.2 Study the Initial System Specification, if the Feasibility
Study has been conducted.
1.6.3 Meet the customer and interact with the user as much as
possible to expand upon the requirements and to clarify
doubts. Techniques for gathering the information may be
used as described in the Guidelines for System Study –
Bytech/FSP/GSS/03. Requirements Elicitation Checklist may
be used if required.
1.6.43 Preparation of the SRS document, which will consists of:
1.6.4.1 Define and analyze the system to partition the
problem into different software functions
1.6.4.2 Define processing involved in each function
1.6.4.3 Analyze data inputs to each of the functions
1.6.4.4 Define outputs of each function
1.6.4.5 A high level CAD may be built to give a perspective
on the major components of the system
1.6.4.6 Block diagram showing different functions and their
relationships and hierarchy may be made

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1.6.4.7 ERD’s and high level DFD’s (logical) may be

included to give a better information and process
flow
1.6.4.8 Identify assumptions and dependencies, if any,
changing of which would affect the SRS
1.6.4.9 Identify attributes and features of the system like
availability, maintainability, security, portability etc
1.6.4.10 Identify the different type of users of the system
and their characteristics, which include their level of
domain knowledge, their computer knowledge and
basic qualification.
1.6.4.11 Analyze performance issues and requirements like
the number of terminals required and number of
simultaneous users, response time, throughput, load
on the system etc.
1.6.4.12 Define constraints, if any, which may be imposed
by standards that have to be followed or by
hardware limitations
1.6.4.13 Document in the SRS. The SRS template is
provided in the Annexure. The Requirements
Specification Checklist may be used.
1.6.5 Reviewer identified by the Project Manager reviews draft
of SRS. The reviewer would logs their comments on the
Review Sheet and sends back to the author. The
Requirements Validation Checklist may be used.
1.6.6 Change to SRS according to review are incorporated
1.6.7 SRS is baselined according to the SCM procedures.

1.7 Outputs
Baselined SRS Document

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1.8 Validation
SRS Review

1.9 Exit Criteria

SRS Baseline

1.10 Approvals
Product Manager / Project manager

Note: Customer may also be responsible for approval depending

from project to project and as per the contract with the customer.

1.11 Quality Records

SRS Review Records

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1.12 References
1. ISO 9001: 2000
2. ISO 9001:2000 Clause 7.0
3. SW-CMM Requirements Management KPA
4. IEEE standard 830

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Annexure
The Annexure contains:
1. System Requirements Specification – Bytech/RAP/SRS/01
2. Guidelines for System Study – Bytech/FSP/GSS/03
3. Requirements Elicitation Checklist – Bytech/FSP/REC/04
4. Requirements Validation Checklist – Bytech/FSP/RVC/05
5. Requirements Analysis Checklist – Bytech/FSP/RAC/06

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