Business Requirements Document
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 5
1.1 Document Overview ..................................................................................................... 5
1.2 References..................................................................................................................... 5
1.3 Glossary of Terms ........................................................................................................ 5
2. Business Requirements Summary ..................................................................................... 6
2.1 Business Goals and Objectives .................................................................................. 6
2.2 Problem Statement ....................................................................................................... 6
2.3 Project Description........................................................................................................ 6
2.4 Scope .............................................................................................................................. 6
2.5 Stakeholders .................................................................................................................. 6
2.6 Business Functionality Summary ............................................................................... 7
2.7 Business Constraints.................................................................................................... 7
2.8 Business Assumptions and Dependencies .............................................................. 7
2.9 Planning of Business Requirements for Future Phases or Releases ................... 7
3. Business Process Flow Charting and Diagrams .............................................................. 7
3.1 As Is Diagrams .............................................................................................................. 8
3.2 To Be Diagrams ............................................................................................................ 9
4. Requirements Traceability Matrix ..................................................................................... 10
5. Appendices .......................................................................................................................... 10
A. Business Requirements Input Matrix (BRIM) Template ....................................... 10
B. Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) ................................................................ 10
C. Sample BRD Document ............................................................................................. 10
D. BRD Reference Document ........................................................................................ 11
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1. Introduction
[The introduction of the BRD should provide an overview of the entire BRD. This
narrative should be a maximum of 3 pages]
1.2 References
b) Identify each document by title, report number (if applicable), date, and publishing
organization;
c) Specify the sources from which the references can be obtained. This information may
be provided by reference to an appendix or another document.]
[This subsection should provide the definitions of all terms, acronyms, and abbreviations
required to properly interpret the BRD. This information may be provided by reference to
one or more appendixes in the BRD or by reference to other documents.]
[Describe goals and objectives. The goal is set by business owners. It is the reason the
project was created. It sets forth the ultimate outcome of the project in business terms. It
is generally not quantifiable, time-dependent or suggestive of specific actions for its
achievement. Objectives are specific ends, conditions, or states that are steps toward
attaining a goal. They should be achievable, measurable and time-specific.]
[Describe the business reason(s) for initiating the project, specifically stating the
business problem.]
[Describe the approach the project will use to address the business problem.]
2.4 Scope
2.5 Stakeholders
[Identify the stakeholders with responsibility for either managing, performing, or placing
essential requirements on the processes being documented. For tightly-coupled business
processes, those responsible for the adjacent business processes and/or functions must be
documented and considered for inclusion as a stakeholder. A specific interface module
may or may not be known/impacted at this time, if it is known it must be listed.]
[This section will provide a business functional summary of the desired end product
required to support the agency mission, and associated business operations from an
enterprise perspective derived from the business vision and from the subsequent sections
of this document. This subsection of the BRD should provide a summary description of
the core essential functions, decomposition, and business reference model to support
business operations.]
3.1 As Is Diagrams
[Insert As Is diagrams here]
Example 1A – As Is Scanning
3.2 To Be Diagrams
[Insert To Be diagrams here (if applicable)]
5. Appendices
A. Business Requirements Input Matrix (BRIM) Template
[The attached document is the BRIM template, to be populated and loaded into TFS by
the Lot 1-5 contractor.]
BRIM_Template.xlsx
Traceability Matrix
v2.pdf
BRD Example -
Appendix C.doc
BRD Reference -
Appendix D.doc