What is Requirements Document and Its Contents

PMP EXAM

The following is included in the Requirements Document, which is one of the outputs of Collect Requirements process of Scope Management Knowledge Area in PMBOK:

Business requirements - higher level needs of org as a whole, (business issues or opportunities), and reasons why project has been undertaken.

Stakeholder requirements - needs of a stakeholder or stakeholder group.

Solution requirements - features, functions, characteristics of product, service, result that will meet business & stakeholder requirements:

Functional requirements - behavior of product (action, process, data, interactions)

Nonfunctional requirements - environmental conditions or qualities required for product to be effective (reliability, security, performance, safety, supportability)

Transition Requirements - temporary capabilities (data conversion, training) needed to transition from current state to desired future state

Project Requirements - actions, processes, conditions project needs to meet (milestone dates, contractual obligations, constraints)

Quality requirements - criteria to validate completion of project deliverables or fulfillment of other project requirements (tests, certifications, validations)