Data Warehouse Specification Template

Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare Office of Information Systems

Data Warehouse Specification for [Enter Project Here]

Version 1.0

September 22, 2004

DPW Business and Technical Standards Document Revised 09/22/04

Table of Contents

Introduction...... 3 Purpose...... 3 Project Summary...... 4 Requirements Definition...... 4 Considerations...... 5 Document Change Log...... 5

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Data Warehouse Specification Template

Introduction

Requirements definition and decomposition are the important first steps in any systems development project. This document provides the recommended structure in which the project scope and requirements for data warehouse and knowledge management development projects are to be defined and documented.

Purpose

The purpose of this document is to a template for a project specification document for data warehouse and knowledge management development projects.

Project Summary

This paragraph is used to introduce the following subsections, which can be used for an executive level overview. A. Objectives [Provide a concise description of the objectives of the document.] B. Scope [Briefly describe the scope of the requirements specification.] C. References [Identify sources of information used to develop this document, such as IEEE or project documentation.] D. Outstanding Issues [Provide a succinct list of issues or problems which are known to be outstanding with this revision.]

Requirements Definition A. Goals [[Provide a clear list of the expectations of the new application(s), both in terms of what must be improved and what must be retained from the current processes. All detailed requirements should address one or more of these goals]]. B. Usability Requirements [[Specify the requirements associated with ease of use, query capabilities, report layouts, online help and other interfaces to users and/or supervisors]]. C. System Security Requirements [[Provide details of the security classification of the data handled by the system, special handling required for the data, and the types and levels of protection and control required for user access to the data]]. D. Business Questions [[Identify the business questions that should be answered by the software product. Include any prioritization of these requirements]]. E. Data Requirements [[Identify the data elements and logical data groupings that will be required to answer the business questions above. Include any archiving requirements and the projected level of effort. This section may be supported by a data model and a data dictionary which should be included in an appendix]]. F. Design Constraints

[[Document any design constraints that should be taken into consideration during the system design phase]].

Considerations

(May include as separate document)

Document Change Log

Change Version CR # Change Description Author and Date Organization 09/22/04 1.0 Initial creation. Lawrence Leitzel

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