Block 3 - Write the SRS

Assessment window

Observation: Term 2 Week 4. Submission: Term 2 Week 5.

What Must Exist By The End Of This Block

• one formal software requirements specification

Assessment Rubric

• Criterion 3 Rubric

Do These Steps In Order

1. Extract user characteristics, technical environment details, requirements, constraints and scope from the Block 2 evidence.
2. Set up the SRS structure correctly before drafting.
3. Write the identified problem, need or opportunity section, users and stakeholders, and technical environment.
4. Write the functional requirements, non-functional requirements, constraints and scope clearly and precisely.
5. Insert the analytical tools and organise the appendices so the SRS reads like a professional document.
6. Finalise and submit Block 3, then move into generating and evaluating different design ideas.

Use These Pages In This Order

1. Software Requirements Specification
2. SRS Template
3. Block 3 Checklist

Study Support For This Block

• Criterion 3 Study Support Overview
• Criterion 3 Content and Knowledge
• Criterion 3 Test Your Knowledge
• Criterion 3 Practical Examples
• Criterion 3 Extra Learning Activity
• Criterion 3 Checklist

What Must Stay Editable

• the SRS, because it needs to guide the design stage directly