Requirements Definition For Package Implementations
Joe Strub - January 28, 2003

Premise

Defining the requirements of software is where a company sets the expectations of the software and specifies how it is to function in specific circumstances. This should not be the initial attempt at this process. As part of the package selection process, the broad specifications of the software should have already been defined and used to evaluate and ensure that the selected software is the best fit for your company. In the requirements definition task, you should be expanding and extending the Request For Proposal (RFP) with more details, examples, and specificity. If you appear to be starting from scratch and are handed a blank sheet of paper, be afraid, be very afraid...