Week 4 Assignment - Business Requirements Overview This is the second of a series of five sequential assignments (the course project) in which you continue to act as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
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Answer the questions identified on each section of the template.
This document contains instructions, questions, and prompts that should be replaced with your own content. Be sure to delete all such text from each section and replace them with your own work before submitting your assignment. (These notes should also be deleted.)
(Replace this section with your Project Overview before submitting your assignment.) Address these questions in your Project Overview:
At a high-level, what is this project all about?
What business problem(s) will this project solve?
What are the project’s three to five major goals?
What is IT’s role in this project?
(Replace this section with your Functional Business Requirements and Scope Control sections before submitting your assignment.) This project’s scope includes a number of areas. Select those areas that apply to your particular hypothetical e-commerce company and project. For each area you select, describe the scope and one or more strategies to incorporate the area into the overall project:
| Area | Scope | Incorporation Strategies |
| Applications | To meet the target production date, only these applications will be implemented: | |
| Sites | These sites are considered part of the implementation: | |
| Process Re-engineering | Re-engineering will: | |
| Customization | Customizations will be limited to: | |
| Interfaces | Interfaces included are: | |
| Architecture | Application and technical architecture will: | |
| Conversion | Only the following data and volume will be considered for conversion: | |
| Testing | Testing will include only: | |
| Funding | Project funding is limited to: | |
| Training | Training will be: | |
| Education | Education will include: | |
| Other | ||
| Other |
Change control will manage changes to the scope identified in this document. Any changes affecting project costs and timelines require business owner approval.
Non-functional Business Requirements (Governance, Risk, Compliance) (1 page) Governance(Delete this question once you have written your section answering it.) What are the 3–5 most important non-functional business requirements related to governance?
Non-functional business requirements related to governance include:
Risk(Delete this question once you have written your section answering it.) What are the 3–5 most important non-functional business requirements related to risk?
Non-functional business requirements related to risk include:
Compliance(Delete this question once you have written your section answering it.) What are the 3–5 most important non-functional business requirements related to compliance?
Non-functional business requirements related to compliance include:
Other(Delete this question once you have written your section answering it.) What other non-functional business requirements apply to your particular e-commerce company and project?
Technical Requirements for Integration of E-commerce Components (1 page)(Delete this question once you have written your section answering it.) What are the 3–5 most critical technical requirements necessary to integrate e-commerce components?
Potential Risks, Constraints, and Assumptions (1 page) Risks(Delete this question once you have written your section answering it.)What are the 3–5 most significant risks that could affect the project’s progression and completion?
(Delete this question once you have written your section answering it.) For each risk, what strategies could be employed to prevent or mitigate the risk?
| Risk | Preventative/Mitigating Strategies |
| Risk #1 | |
| Risk #2 | |
| Risk #3 | |
| Risk #4 | |
| Risk #5 |
(Delete this question once you have written your section answering it.) What are the 3–5 most significant constraints that pertain to this project?
These constraints have been identified:
Assumptions(Delete this question once you have written your section answering it.) What are the 3–5 most significant assumptions relating to this project’s scope, objectives, and approach?
The most significant assumptions related to defining this project scope, objectives, and approach scope include:
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