Clear requirements. A practical software brief.
Custom computer programming starts with the task, its inputs and the result that needs to be checked.
Explore the scopeRequirements and acceptance notes
- Capture the requirement
- Describe users, information and the intended outcome to establish an initial brief.
- Review an approach
- Consider a prototype and its constraints before agreeing development work.
- Plan acceptance
- Define how the outcome should be checked and what the next maintainer needs to receive.
How work is defined
Clarify the problem and requirements, examine a prototype and its constraints, then agree acceptance checks and handover documentation for the development work.
Describe the task a program should support
Set out the inputs, steps and expected results. Use sample information in your opening enquiry, keeping passwords and real customer records out of it.
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