Identify High Level Requirements (HLRs)

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="3" width=170 BGCOLOR="#000099" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="02ebbc00erkqpg.jpg"> <div> Return to <A HREF="est_proc_over.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Overview of Process for Estimating Syste">Overview of Estimating Process</A></div> <div> ----------------------------------</div> <div> <A HREF="def_sys_scope_bound.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Define System Scope and Boundaries"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8cccccc00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Define System Scope and Boundaries</A></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8cccccc00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Identify High Level Requirements (HLRs)</B></div> <div> <A HREF="est_ilrs.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Estimate The Number of ILRs"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8cccccc00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Estimate The Number of ILRs</A></div> <div> <A HREF="est_trs.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Estimate TRs Per ILR"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8cccccc00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Estimate TRs Per ILR</A></div> <div> <A HREF="dev_req_size_matrix.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Develop Requirements Sizing Matrix"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8cccccc00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Develop Requirements Sizing Matrix</A></div> <div> <A HREF="doc_assum.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Document Sizing Assumptions"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8cccccc00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Document Sizing Assumptions</A></div> <div> <A HREF="assess_reas_of_est.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Assess Reasonableness of the Estimates"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8cccccc00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Assess Reasonableness of the Estimates</A></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=60 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Identify High Level Requirements (HLRs)</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=396 width="100%" colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> To create a foundation for the overall testable requirements estimate, develop the initial requirements inventory.  The initial requirements inventory identifies the high level requirements (HLRs) associated with each type of requirement within the project.</div> <bR> <div> The HLR level is the most generalized breakdown of requirements of the system.  This level corresponds to major system functions or business processes.  These functions are usually known and so this is generally not an estimate, but a known quantity.  Although, some HLRs such as Audit and Control, and Usability and Performance are often omitted from the requirements/design but assumed by the end users.  If that is the case, they should be explored as HLRs and estimated.  This begins the top-down identification of the requirements inventory.  Figure 7 illustrates a system which includes HLRs for accounting, a bank interface, and reporting.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="0c8c1f40.png" border=0 width="449" height="244" ALT="Visio 2000 Drawing" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>High Level Requirements Diagram</B></div> <div> Figure 7</div> <bR> <div> These requirements are then plugged into the <A HREF="dev_req_size_matrix.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Develop Requirements Sizing Matrix">Requirements Sizing Matrix</A> as the estimate's foundation.</div> <bR> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=24 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <A HREF="def_sys_scope_bound.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Define System Scope and Boundaries"><B><IMG SRC="02711110.png" border=0 width="17" height="17" ALT="prev" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A><B> </B><A HREF="est_ilrs.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Estimate The Number of ILRs"><B><IMG SRC="02811110.png" border=0 width="17" height="17" ALT="next" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A><B>     </B><A HREF="est_proc_over.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Overview of Process for Estimating Syste"><B><IMG SRC="02611110.png" border=0 width="17" height="17" ALT="up" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A><B> </B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="17" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="17"><B>          </B><B>               </B><A HREF="http://www.mosaicinc.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.mosaicinc.com"><B>Mosaic Home</B></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>