Functional Requirements and Specifications: A Quick Tutorial

If you find yourself in a business analyst role on an IT project, it’s likely that at some point you’ll need to create a functional specification. But what is a functional specification? Why do you create a functional specification? And, perhaps more importantly, what goes into a document like this? The purpose of a functional specification is to define the requirements to be implemented by the software solution. In this video, you’ll discover: • The different formats that can be used to document a functional specification, including a Functional Requirements Document, Systems Requirements Specification, Business Requirements Document, Use Cases, and User Stories. • How the functional specification is where the business meets IT, and what that means about how you document functional requirements. • What actually goes into the different types of specifications, with examples a use case and user story. • Why, no matter what functional specification format you choose, use case thinking is absolutely critical to avoid missing requirements. FULL VIDEO TRANSCRIPT: https://www.bridging-the-gap.com/functional-specification/?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Functional%20Requirements%20and%20Specifications:%20A%20Quick%20Tutorial&utm_campaign=Description DOWNLOAD THE FREE USE CASE TEMPLATE: https://www.bridging-the-gap.com/uctemplate/?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Functional%20Requirements%20and%20Specifications:%20A%20Quick%20Tutorial&utm_campaign=Description WATCH THESE NEXT: How to Write a Use Case https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHdGn7WMWos&t The Must-Have Skills for New Business Analysts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMM64uU1NIA&t