System Specification outline (Pressman)

1. Introduction

Scope/purpose of document

Overview

Objectives

Constraints

2. Functional & Data Description

System Architecture

Architecture context diagram

ACD description

Input processing

Output processing

Process & control functions

User-interface processing

Maintenance & self-test processing

3. Subsystem Descriptions

Architecture diagram specification for subsystem n

Architecture flow diagram

System module narrative

Performance issues

Design constraints

Allocation of system components

Architecture dictionary

Architecture interconnect diagrams & description

4.Modeling & Simulation Results

System model used for simulation

Simulation results

Special performance issues

5. Project Issues

Projected development costs

Projected schedule

6. Appendices