Business Requirements Document Template

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What should be included in a business requirements document?

When kicking off a project, it’s imperative that all project stakeholders understand the expected outcomes of the partnership. That’s where a business requirements document (BRD) comes in handy. Generally, a BRD is used to detail a business’s needs when seeking a new technology provider, consultant or outside vendor.

The project requirements document template helps your team details a project and outline the business objectives you expect to achieve. Explain functional requirements, scope, and both your business and customer expectations related to the project in detail and include customer expectations, detailed technical and experience requirements, roadblocks, questions and comments.

How do you write a requirement document?

While each project requires unique requirements, BRDs generally contain a few common sections.

• Executive Summary: Give a high-level overview of the project, problem and proposed solution.
• Project Objective: Describe the desired results of the project, which often includes tangible deliverables.
• Needs Statement: Explain why the project is needed for the business and your target customer, and describe how the project will meet these needs.
• Project Scope: Summarize the business requirements for this project. What should be included in the scope and what should not?.
• Functional Requirements: Outline, in detail, the functional requirements and corresponding features including diagrams, charts, and timelines.
• Non-Functional Requirements: Detail non-functional requirements, such as processing time, concurrent users, availability, etc. These criteria will be used to assess the system operation, rather than specific behaviors.
• Schedule, Timeline and Deadline: Outline a project timeline to ensure that all stakeholders are aware of the deadline and important milestones along the way.
• Risks: Identify the risks to show you know what they are, and also identify ways in which you would mitigate those risks.
• Glossary of Terms: If needed, add a glossary of terms used in the document for clarification. These could be terms that are unique to the organization, the technology being used in the project or the standards in use.