Business Constraints

Description: Defines how the business behavior of the system will change or not change from what the previous solution offered. This task implies requirements for the current solution.
Risk & Impact: Since this task implies requirements, inadequate specification could lead to missed requirements, resulting in a solution that does not meet the business needs.
Inputs: Project Proposal
Business Vision
Upstream Tasks: Technical Constraints
Downstream Tasks: Logical Process Decomposition
Questions Asked:
  1. How is the new solution to be different from the previous solution?
  2. To what extent should the business vision be supported by the current solution?
Deliverables: Business Constraint Document – A list of constraints with narrative explanation