Presenting Reporting Requirements in a BRD

stobin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:49:00 GMT

We have been struggling with what to include in a Business Requirements Document concerning reports. Because our BRD is more or less a contract between the client and our IT department, the greater the detail in this document the longer the time to obtain signoff. There are always modifications that are deemed necessary before signoff can happen. Often these modifications have technical impacts on design and development. I'm looking for suggestions on what to include and what not to include in the Reports section of the BRD. Comments are welcome.

Our current document includes the following:

7.1.1 Report Name

7.1.1.1 Description

7.1.1.2 Frequency

7.1.1.3 Selection Criteria (parameters used to select data for inclusion in the report)

7.1.1.4 Fields

7.1.1.5 Sort Order

7.1.1.6 Extraordinary Calculations

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Presenting Reporting Requirements in a BRD

7.1.1 Report Name