Requirements Document

Requirements Document: [PROJECT NAME]

Version: 1.0 Date: YYYY-MM-DD Author: Business Analyst / Product Owner Status: Draft | In Review | Approved Client Sign-off: ☐

1. Introduction

1.1 Purpose

[Why this document exists, what it covers]

1.2 Project Reference

• Project Charter: [link]
• Scope Statement: [link]

1.3 Stakeholders

2. Functional Requirements

FR-001: [Feature Name]

• Priority: Must Have | Should Have | Could Have | Won't Have
• Description: [What the system must do]
• Acceptance Criteria:
  • Given [context], when [action], then [result]
  • Given [context], when [action], then [result]
• User Stories: US-001, US-002
• Dependencies: [None / FR-xxx]

FR-002: [Feature Name]

• Priority:
• Description:
• Acceptance Criteria:
  • [ ]
• User Stories:
• Dependencies:

3. Non-Functional Requirements

3.1 Performance

3.2 Security

• Authentication method: [JWT / Session / OAuth]
• Authorization model: [RBAC / ABAC]
• Data encryption: [At rest / In transit]
• GDPR compliance: [Yes/No — specify requirements]

3.3 Accessibility

• WCAG 2.1 AA compliance
• Keyboard navigation
• Screen reader support

3.4 Scalability

• Expected growth: [X users/month]
• Horizontal scaling: [Yes/No]

3.5 Reliability

• Uptime target: [99.9%]
• Backup frequency: [Daily]
• Recovery time objective: [X hours]

4. Data Requirements

4.1 Data Entities

4.2 Data Retention

5. Integration Requirements

6. Constraints

• [Technical constraint 1]
• [Business constraint 1]
• [Regulatory constraint 1]

7. Assumptions

• [Assumption 1]
• [Assumption 2]

8. MoSCoW Prioritization Summary

9. Sign-off