For each of the assorted requirements below, what type of requirement is being stipulated?
- The project is required to deliver training to the sales team, to enable them to increase sales by 20% within 12 months of completion of training.
- Technical Requirements
- Business Requirements
- Correct: Business requirements are the needs of the sponsoring organization, always from a management perspective.
- User Requirement
- Regulatory Requirement
- The new safety management system must be developed completely on open-source software (free to use). This will allow it to be shared across the industry without additional vendor costs to smaller companies.
- Technical Requirements
- correct: Technical requirements specify how the system needs to be designed and implemented to provide required functionality and fulfill required operational characteristics.
- Business Requirements
- User Requirement
- Regulatory Requirement
- The new smartphone being developed needs to have a battery life long enough for tradesmen to use it all day without needing to recharge it.
- Technical Requirements
- Business Requirements
- User Requirement
- Correct: User requirements describe what the users need to do with the system or product. While this often feeds into the technical requirements, it is still separate.
- Regulatory Requirement
- The new factory is required to meet the environmental legislation relating to emissions into the atmosphere. This includes both local and national rules.
- Technical Requirements
- Business Requirements
- User Requirement
- Regulatory Requirement
- Correct: Regulatory requirements can be internal or external, and are usually non-negotiable.
- The new factory is required to go beyond the requirements of environmental legislation relating to emissions into the atmosphere. Emissions should be 10% than legally required. This is in line with the company’s sustainable brand.
- Technical Requirements
- Business Requirements
- Correct: While the regulatory requirements are being met, this requirement exceeds them and is actually a business requirement.
- User Requirement
- Regulatory Requirement
Quiz
For each of the assorted requirements below, what type of requirement is being stipulated?