Tag Archives: Requirements

Business Analysis Templates, How to Write

How to Decompose Atomic Requirements into Better User Stories

Posted on by Anthony James
20
Nov

When coaching product managers, I help them identify complex requirements and decompose them into atomic requirements. That is, requirements which cannot be decomposed any further. As it’s not unusual for newly minted product managers to blend multiple requirements into a single user story, I’ll prepare a checklist which they can refer to when drafting their requirements.

If you work in an Agile or Scrum environment, you might find the ‘flexible’ nature of the sprint/epic/releases can undermine your project estimates. If that’s the case, consider using the following guidelines to identify atomic requirements, which you can then convert into easier to estimate user stories.

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Product Development

NEW – Product Design Specification Template

Posted on by Anthony James
16
Aug

This week Laura and the team created a new Product Design Specification template. This is one of our series of templates related to product development, so if you’re interested in this area, please take a look at the product requirements specs and the user story template.

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Business Analysis Templates, Product Development

NEW TEMPLATE: Product Requirements Document (MS Office)

Posted on by Anthony James
30
Jul

Today, we’re all working on projects. And most of those projects concern products. As consumers increasingly lean towards mobile devices and apps to use on-the-go, the demand to develop niche products to address this demand continues to rise.
This means that if you work in product development, or plan to move into this space, understanding how to spec out your product is essential. Our product-driven feature-rich culture requires tools like Product Requirements Documents to help teams align on product vision, features, and success criteria before and during development. So, where do you start?

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Business Analysis Templates, CHATGPT, Google Gemini, How to Write

Using Google Gemini to streamline the Software Requirements Specifications Writing Process

Posted on by Anthony James
04
Mar

Writing business requirements? This guide shows you how AI (Google Gemini) can help draft, write, and review your SRS docs. Don’t worry, it won’t replace you, but save time, improve quality, and free you for strategic tasks.

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Software Testing Templates

Change Control Log – Excel Template – Software Testing

Posted on by Anthony James
06
Oct

Software testing Change Control log. Track changes, including impact on scope, cost and time during your software testing project. Use this excel log file in conjunction with the Change Request form (see below). In this template, the Priority column dynamically changes to show you which software change requests (SCRs) are high priority. You can also filter by approved, evaluation, […]

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User Guides

Writing Requirements: Will v Shall v May

Posted on by Anthony James
15
Apr

When writing requirements or technical documentation, when should you use Will or Shall? Does it make any difference which term you use? Yes. Writing Requirements: Will v Shall v May Let’s look at when you use each. Will indicates intention. “I will fix this PC” (you intend to) “Shall” indicates obligation. It’s close to a […]

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Business Process, Procedure Writing

How to Write Better Business Processes Designs (with Visio template samples)

Posted on by Anthony James
09
May

Business process design covers many areas. It involves understanding requirements, both the business and functional, the ability to interview different subject matters experts, then write the narrative explaining how the process currently works (as is) and could work (to be). [Learn more about these Process Design MS Word templates here] Furthermore, it requires visual design […]

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Proposal Writing, Proposal Writing Tips

10 Proven Proposal Writing Tactics

Posted on by Anthony James

Writing a business proposal for the first time can be difficult. To make this easier we’ve compiled this list of ten writing strategies for developing your next sales, government or research proposal.

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