Software Specification Document
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Purpose of This Document
This document provides a suggested outline for a database application design specification that falls within Microsoft Development Framework guidelines. Hints for creating the content of each section and topic are emphasized and can be deleted from the final document draft. Items to be filled in during the creation of the document are noted with {bracketed text} which should be replaced with the actual text in the final specification document.
Different specifications will have different layouts, depending on the responsible personnel and the needs of each project. The flow of this example is only a suggestion to guide the specification process there is no single "correct" outline for a spec document.
Many people working on an application of any size fail to predict the complexities of development, testing, budgeting, and deployment. Even if your project is too small or your timeline too tight to allow for a specification as detailed as this outline, reading through the outline before you begin your project will help alert you to the many facets of development and deployment.
For purposes of this specification outline, the term section is used to refer to a major segment of the document. Within sections are subsections, and each subsection has several topics that describe individual application features.
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Purpose of This Document
Contents
1. Executive Summary
1A. Overview
Identified Problems
Proposed Solution
Project Scope
1B. Justification
Cost Justification
Return on Investment
1C. Resource Requirements
Human Resources
Physical Resources
Capital Resources
2. Application Processes
2A. Solution Description
2B. Primary Processes...
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