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Non-functional requirements are those project requirements that do not directly address a client
business or application need. Instead, they may address:
o A property the end product must possess
o The standards by which it must be created
o The supporting structure that makes it possible
o The environment in which it must exist.
DESCRIPTION
As with business requirements, non-functional requirements must be recorded, evaluated,
validated, and prioritized. However, non-functional requirements are often overlooked. Though
they generally are not included in discussions of business functionality, clients have expectations
of service and support that must be included in the project plan. Likewise, developers, installers,
and support staff depend on critical resources to perform their jobs. Failure to adequately
identify and plan for non-functional requirements in a project may have a serious negative
impact on cost, quality, schedule, and client satisfaction.
Refer to the reference document, Writing Good Requirements, for guidelines on creating quality
requirements documents.
o Legal specialists
o Financial specialists
o Documentation specialists
o Data center specialists
o Operations support specialists
o Auditors
o DBA’s
CONTENT/GUIDELINES
Non-functional Description Example
Category
Audit-ability These requirements address the need for the Example 1:
product to be auditable. They may consider or Record in the database row the EDSNET
specify: id of the last person to update that row.
• Who will perform the audits
• Standards to be applied Example 2:
• Frequency of the audits The client is responsible for validating that
• How non-compliance issues will be handled authorized personnel performed all
• Fault and failure recording and tracking updates.
REFERENCES
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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