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1. __Discovery__: gather as much information about the project as you can. Interview as many people as you can. Project manager and/or implementor should speak with the client and relevant personnel. In some cases it may only be necessary for the implementor to speak with the project manager.
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2. __Requirements__: write down all the project requirements as you understand them. Feel free to categorize them into logical groups.
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3. __Assumptions__: write down all the general assumptions you have made regarding the project. These assumptions are part of the spec and help delineate the scope of the project. They can include, server software, supported browsers, data supplied in specific formats, etc.
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4. __Consultation__: if you are a project manager, you should always consult the implementor prior to finalizing the specification in order to identify gaps in functional assumptions, understandings of technology, as well as implied time commitments based on the complexity of the requirements. Based on the information gleaned the specification can be adjusted accordingly.
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4. __Consultation__: if you are a project manager, you should always consult the implementor prior to finalizing the specification in order to identify gaps in functional assumptions, understandings of technology, as well as implied time commitments based on the complexity of the requirements. The goal of this meeting is to ensure that the specification is correct and that the participants agree on their understanding of the requirements.
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5. __Client Agreement__: the final specification if presented to the client, it is supposed to be an exact representation of the scope of the work. If the final specification leads to a conflict with client expectations then the requirements can be negotiated or adjusted to meet the clients expectations. In the latter case the cycle begins again at step 1.
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