Business Requirements

Project Deliverable 2: Business Requirements

This assignment consists of two (2) sections: a business requirements

document and a project plan. You must submit both sections as separate

files for the completion of this assignment. Label each file name

according to the section of the assignment it is written for.

Additionally, you may create and / or assume all necessary assumptions

needed for the completion of this assignment.

Procuring quality business requirements is an important step toward the

design of quality information systems. Completion of a quality

requirements document allows user needs and expectations to be captured,

so that infrastructure and information systems can be designed

properly. Your company, which is a data-collection and analysis company

that has been operating less than two (2) years, is seeking to create a

repository for collected data beyond standard relational databases. Your

ten (10) terabyte data warehouse is expected to grow by 20% each year.

You are mindful of data warehousing best practices which will aid you

immensely in your requirements gathering effort. Using the requirements

document provided in the course shell, you are to speculate on the needs

of the company. You must consider current and future requirements;

however, assumptions should be realistic and carefully considered.

Section 1: Business Requirements Document

1. Write
   a four to six (4-6) page original business requirements document for
   the project plan using the template provided. Note: The template is
   provided under the Additional Resources in the Student Center tab of the
   online course shell.
   • Describe the project including the following:
     • Describe and define the scope of the project.
     • Speculate as to how to control the scope.
     • Identify possible risks, constraints, and assumptions.
     • Describe the relationship and integration between systems and
       infrastructure. Note: Database and Data Warehousing, Analytics,
       Interfaces and Cloud Technology, and Infrastructure and Security should
       be considered.
     • Speculate upon potential outsourcing or offshoring needs.
     • Identify and justify the necessary resources including staffing that are necessary.
     • Define relevant terms that will be used throughout project.
   • Use at least two (2) quality resources in this assignment. Note:
     Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• This course requires use of new Strayer Writing Standards (SWS).
  The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please
  take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
• Be
  typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with
  one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow SWS
  or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
  instructions.
• Include
  a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s
  name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover
  page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment
  page length.

Section 2: Revised Project Plan

Use Microsoft Project to:

1. Update
   the project plan from Project Deliverable 1: Project Plan Inception,
   with three to five (3-5) new project tasks each consisting of five to
   ten (5-10) sub-tasks.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Evaluate
  an organization through the lens of non-IT senior management in
  deciding how information systems enable core and supportive business
  processes as well as those that interface with suppliers and customers.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in information systems.
• Write
  clearly and concisely about strategic issues and practices in the
  information systems domain using proper writing mechanics and technical
  style conventions.