Project Constraints


The project constraints section of the specification contains information about the schedule and financial budget on the project. These parameters should be known at blastoff time, because they affect the requirements that you gather later. If you have a $500,000 budget, there is no point in collecting the requirements for a $1 million product.

Time constraints can be imposed to enable the product to meet a window of opportunity, to coincide with coordinated releases of associated products, to meet the scheduled start-up of a new business venture, or to satisfy many other scheduling demands. If this type of constraint exists, then you and your team must be aware of it. Keep in mind that a time constraint is not the same thing as an estimate of the time necessary to complete the project.

Financial constraints indicate how elaborate the product may be, and they give you a good idea if the product is really wanted.


Financial constraints indicate how elaborate the product may be, and they give you a good idea if the product is really wanted. If the budget is impossibly small, it may indicate that no one really wants the product. Impossibly small budgets and impossibly short deadlines almost always cripple projects. There is no reason to think yours will be different.




Mastering the Requirements Process
Mastering the Requirements Process (2nd Edition)
ISBN: 0321419499
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 371

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