WEB DEVELOPMENT

Technical task for software development (IEEE 830 is a standard recommended structure)

• Introduction
  • Goal
    Short description of what needs to be developed
  • Definitions
    A list of specific terms essentially important for clear understanding of the task, for example, «Maps» which is an external plugin of Google maps.
  • Core audience and project scope
    Audience for which a project is intended. For example, tic-tac-toe game for school-aged children all over the world.
  • Links
    Links to resources used as samples for development, technical guides, laws, standards, etc. with a short description. For example, HTML coding compliant to https://www.w3.org/TR/html5/
• General description
  • Product review
  • Product functionality
    A list of performance capabilities provided by product from the user's point of view.
  • Users classification
    For example, a project administrator, chat moderator, visitor
  • Product operational environment
    For example, a server needs PHP, MySQL, a client needs correct display in browsers Internet Explorer 9 and later, WebKit, Opera, and also fully responsive design and correct display on mobile devices
  • Restrictions, rules and standards
    For example, a website must meet security demands, object-orientable code with comments.
  • User documentation
    What user documentation is developed
  • Assumptions and dependencies
    For example, it is supposed that a server must be in function not less than 98% of time
• Product scope
  • Functional block N
    There can be several blocks like this, for sites they are usually divided into pages and popup dialogs
    • Description and priority
      Detailed textual and graphic description of an application element
    • Сause-and-effect connections, algorithms (processes movement, workflows)
      Detailed description of this application element functioning
    • Functional requirements
      Description of functions which must be performed by this element (for example to send email with an order)
• External interface requirements
  • User interfaces
    Graphic or textual description of pages, forms and dialogues which are seen by visitors of the website.
  • Program interfaces
    For example, description of interaction interface with API web application
  • Hardware interfaces
    It can be of importance for the website what hardware input devices are used, for example, mouse/touchpad.
  • Communication interfaces
    For example, an application interacts with a server by TCP/IP protocol in asynchronous mode (REST)
• Nonfunctional requirements
  • Performance requirements
  • Data security requirements
    Requirements for stored data validity and for its access restriction by unauthorized persons.
  • Software quality criteria
  • System safety requirements
    For example, a system must be resistant to XSS attacks and exploits deployment
• Other requirements
  • Annex A: Glossary
  • Annex B: Processes models and application environment, and other charts
  • Annex C: Key objectives list