Project Documentation Standards
Introduction This documentation standard will be used during a one-semester software engineering course. The standard suggests common content for each phase of the development process. The use of this standard is a guideline rather than a law . Each team will adapt the suggested content of each document to their specific situation. Software Requirements Specification (SRS) Audience and goals of SRS The requirements specification has two distinct audiences: The client and the technical personnel who will be designing the product. The SRS has several goals: establish grounds for agreement among the key players as to what problem is to be solved by the software define a baseline for the remaining technical activities, such as design, implemenatation, testing, and maintenance give a basis for traceability of the requirements through the lifecycle provide a baseline that management can use in guiding the development process Preliminary SRS vs. Final SRS Often, the