Analysis

1. Functional Specification

Through interaction with the client, the vendor creates this document. It should contain: 

• An overview of the system/application 
• Major objectives and any special system requirements 
• A description of all components and deliverables 
• A method for negotiating specification changes 
• Acceptance criteria 
• Client-vendor communications interfaces/protocols
• Responsibilities of parties, and any terms, conditions and assumptions 
• Both parties should sign off the functional specification.

 2. Preliminary Design

The preliminary design should include: 

• A high-level design of the system/application as a whole 
• A description of user-interaction, data-flow, and data storage 

3. Project Plan revised

Update the project plan to reflect the information in the functional specification and changes in available resources and technology.

4. Development Proposal

5. Final versions of analysis proposal

6. Executed contract

 

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