Essentials of Software Engineering, 4th Edition

Appendix B: Essential Software Requirements Specifications (SRS)

Following are three examples of Essential SRS. The IEEE guideline 830 discussed in Chapter 6 Section 5 is the foundation for the SRS.

Example 1: Essential SRS—Descriptive

1. System Overview

   This section should contain a brief description of what the software system will do. It is intended as an introduction and should be informal and concise.

2. Technical Requirements

   This section should describe the operational parameters of the software product. It should contain information (if applicable to the product) such as:

   • Functional requirements (this part could be done with use cases)

   • Nonfunctional requirements such as performance and other constraints

   • User-interface specification ...