Defines the general business and different levels of requirements, including the business, end user requirements, problems or issues, project information, process information, training, and documentation requirements.

The most common objectives of the Business Requirements Document (BRD) are to:

	Gain acceptance of these requirements from all stakeholders
	Provide a foundation to communicate how the solution will satisfy the customer's business needs
	Provide input into the next phase of the project
	Describe, in both an overall perspective and through functional requirements, how the customer's needs will be met by the solution.

The BRD can be perceived as the most important document within the SDLC process, as unless it is clearly defined in easily understood business terms, major project schedule and budget increases will rapidly occur.

The Business Requirements Document contains the following topics:

  Project Information
        Project Description
        Project Approach
        Goals, Objectives and Scope
        Business Drivers
        Stakeholders
        Assumptions, Dependencies and Constraints
        Risks
        Costs
        Delivery Dates
  Process Information
        Current Processes
        New Processes or Future Enhancements
  Requirements Information
        High-Level Business Requirements
        System Interfaces
        Infrastructure Requirements
  Other Requirements Information
        Product, Organizational, System and External Requirements
        Usability, Performance, Operations, and Maint Requirements
        Content/Data/Sample Report Requirements
        Screen Requirements
        Training and Documentation Requirements

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