Project Management

Requirements Documentation Improvement Checklist

By Joe Wynne

Topics: PMO, Scope Management

Documenting requirements is crucial to the success of a project, and obtaining complete and accurate requirements often depends on the success of the interactions between the analyst and the customer. This checklist is designed to supplement any existing template or procedure for documenting customer requirements by improving the ability to assess completely and accurately the interactions between process customers and suppliers, the impact of parallel or competing initiatives and organizational systems. Use it during the scope phase or any time requirements are documented for sign-off.

It asks the type of questions that address the spirit and intent of each requirement, versus the literal interpretation of each statement.