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Homework Assignment: Create a Requirements Work Plan for Your Case Study

Based on lecture materials for course thus far and the template provided on the next pages, create a Requirements Work Plan for your individual case study project (use the same project for which you wrote your Business Case last week.) Use a business writing style where applicable, and do not assume the audience of this Requirements Work Plan has read your Business Case document.

As with your first written assignment, this assignment is to be completed individually.

Once completed, save your files using the following filename convention:

Lesson 2 HW – [your last name].doc

Upload your completed file to the course website using the link on the week 2 assignment page (where you downloaded this file.) Good luck!

Requirements Work Plan: [Your Proposed Project Name Here]

(Note: the text in RED is designed to help you write your Requirements Work Plan. Please remove all red text before submitting your assignment.)

1. Executive Summary

· In 2-3 paragraphs, write this Executive Summary as you would any other. Some suggestions (you are not limited to these items):

· The background and purpose of the project (it is acceptable to restate some of the background you provided in your Business Case.)

· Some of the key points contained in this Requirements Work Plan, such as the total number of stakeholders identified in your stakeholder analysis section, the primary requirements collection methods to be used, and how long the requirements collection process is anticipated to take.

2. Stakeholder Analysis

· In this section, identify AND classify the project stakeholders on your project, using a classification method and format of your choosing (stoplight chart, power/interest grid, etc.) Your stakeholder analysis should consider a minimum of 10 stakeholders.

3. Requirements Collection Methodology

· In this section, identify and describe the requirements collection tool(s) you intend to use to collect requirements for your case study project. You should plan on using a minimum of two of the collection tools identified in this week’s lecture materials. Also, be sure you explain WHY you have selected these tools (what particular benefit or risk mitigation the tool provides.)

· For each tool, identify which stakeholders will be addressed or involved, and who will perform the collection (who will lead the collection process.)

· You may use any format you like to complete this section, but you may find using a table a useful way to organize your information. For example, the columns of your table could include “Tool”, “Stakeholders”, and “Collector”. (This is just a suggestion; you will not be penalized for using another format.)

4. Collection Timetable

· In this section, briefly identify a requirements collection schedule. For example, list the activities associated with collecting requirements for your case study and how long each activity will take. Be sure to identify an overall collection timeframe (“2 weeks”, “1 month”, etc.)