A comprehensive business requirements document clearly defines a project. Done well, a business requirements document will do a lot of the heavy lifting for a project team, like managing expectations, ...

Project managers—especially in the tech sector—know all too well how many factors can cause a project to miss its deadline or go over budget. Keeping a project within its projected scope is one of the ...

Defining business requirements helps ensure that what the business requested is what the project is going to deliver. Include enough detail in the business requirements so that everyone involved ...

Your project’s analysis phase should yield three critical documents Your email has been sent Project managers must compile all the information gathered during the analysis phase and produce three ...

The Owner’s Project Requirements document (OPR) is a commissioning industry standard. It is the means by which the owner communicates expectations for a new construction or major renovation project.

There are two places that scope is defined on your project. High-level scope is defined in your project charter. Low-level scope is defined in your business requirements document. High-level scope ...

Seasoned project managers and experienced software engineers know that expectation management is an important part of any successful software development project. And managing expectations dictates ...

As discussed in my previous post (How to Define Meas urable and Traceable Requirements for SharePoint Projects), focusing on the business requirements first, user requirements second and then ...

To those of the agile persuasion, a product requirements document may sound like a bit of a relic — a straight-jacket that doesn’t capture the fluid push and pull that actually happens when building a ...

Just as fashion designers use pins, needles and textiles to bring their creations to life, architects rely on materials to shape our built environment. From steel and glass to wood and concrete, these ...