3 Part 3: V-Modell Reference Tailoring

3.7 Decision Gates

3.7.3 Requirements Specified

Purpose

At the »Decision Gate »Requirements Specified, the »Steering Committee of the acquirer or the user checks the specified requirements and their priority for completeness and correctness.

In case of a positive assessment, the requirements will be documented as »Requirements Specification. In addition, the user submits a »Requirements Evaluation in accordance with the priority he/she assigns to the individual requirements. On the basis of these documents, the supplier can develop the system.

If the contract is awarded based on a »Request for Proposal, the appropriate preparation will begin already in this decision gate. It may be subject to certain regulations of the contract award law. The »RFP Concept is intended to ensure that these regulations are complied with. It specifies a legally correct procedure for developing a reasonable request for proposal.

A detailed »Project Plan includes the planning for the following »Project Progress Stage. The »Project Status Report documents the project progress, and the »Quality Status Report describes the quality characteristics of the project.

A »Project Progress Decision will be made in order to proceed to the next decision gate.