Project specification
• The project specification is a vision of the future
system that should have a reasonable deliverable at
the end of the course
• You CAN use design levels for structure:
– Vision - What is the basic idea of the system?
– Goal - What is the goal of the system?
– Services - What should the user be able to do with the
system? What kind of services does the system offer?
– Usability goals - How should the system be experienced?
– Physical form - In what form should the system exist?
– Special demands on security, hardware and performance?
Product statement
• Vision and Goal can be formulated as a product
statement
– Ex: trakz.nl is a trustworthy online music store, we are
apersonal and passionate about music!
– Template: For (target customer) who (statement of need or
opportunity) the (product name) is a (product category) that
(key benefit, compelling reason to buy)
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