How to make a great functional specification

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Published on 2011-02-19T23:42:08Z Indexed on 2011/02/20 7:32 UTC
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I am going to start a little side project very soon, but this time i want to do not just the little UML domain model and case diagrams i often do before programming, i thought about making a full functional specification. Is there anybody that has experience writing functional specifications that could recommend me what i need to add to it? How would be the best way to start preparing it? Here i will write down the topics that i think are more relevant:

  • Purpose
  • Functional Overview
  • Context Diagram
  • Critical Project Success Factors
  • Scope (In & Out)
  • Assumptions
  • Actors (Data Sources, System Actors)
  • Use Case Diagram
  • Process Flow Diagram
  • Activity Diagram
  • Security Requirements
  • Performance Requirements
  • Special Requirements
  • Business Rules
  • Domain Model (Data model)
  • Flow Scenarios (Success, alternate…)
  • Time Schedule (Task Management)
  • Goals
  • System Requirements
  • Expected Expenses

What do you think about those topics? Shall i add something else? or maybe remove something?

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