"The Software Requirement Specifications (SRS) produced by Lyle Parkyn at Motorola provided specifications in a clear and concise form. It became the source of truth when developing the software. The fact that the software was completed on time and to specification is a reflection of the quality of the SRS."

Shirley Louie
(Software Developer at Motorola with over 17 years experience)

Analysis and Specification Development Services

Specification Development Services (SDS) for High-Tech Product Development Companies

The main purpose of our Analysis and Specification Development service is to develop requirements specifications which enable efficient and effective development of a better product.

The main types of technical specifications we can create are:

• Product Requirements Specifications - Also known as a Product Requirements Document (PRD), these typically detail what is required of the product in terms of capabilities, functionality, external interfaces, hardware, performance, environmental, configuration, testing and release.

• Feature Requirements Specifications (FRS) - These specifications describe new feature additions to a product. They can also describe complex features which are only called out in Product Requirements. Often a feature is only a vague idea when a Product Specification is developed.

  A Feature Requirement Specification allows the idea to be analyzed and fully understood. It describes what the feature is about and how it fits into the product. If there are discrete components to your product and more than one is involved in realizing the new feature the Feature Requirements Specification describes which components are involved and how.

  Feature Requirements Specifications are an essential communication tool to everyone who needs to understand, develop, test or document a new feature.

• Software Requirements Specification (SRS) - These specifications vary depending product type, the architecture and high level design of the product and whether or not higher level specifications such as Product Requirements or Feature Requirements exist.

• Interface Design Specifications (IDS) - These specifications describe software or communication interfaces to be supported by a product or component of a product.

Intended Results

Our Analysis and Specification Development service allows you to:

• improve the effectiveness and efficiency of your development team,
• develop quality products,
• improve the utilization of your developers,
• retain your company’s knowledge base

Structure

We customize our Analysis and Specification Development Services process according to your needs. We can work within your process or ours to achieve the most effective results.

The basics steps for developing requirements specifications are:

• We start by developing an understanding of your company and product.
• We interview the product development teams and problem domain experts.
• We study applicable standards to be incorporated (e.g. communication standards)
• We can work with your existing document styles or provide our own proven and highly rated document styles, customized for your company.
• Inspections or reviews of requirements specifications are highly recommended. We recommend at least one review.

To learn more about how our specification development services can help you, please contact us.

Click here to learn more about our Design Development Services and our Process Development Services.