Software Requirements Specification Template
You can use this Software Requirements Specification template (SRS) to describe the behavior of the software to be developed. It includes a set of use cases to describe the interactions between users and the software.
Software Requirements Specification Template: Benefits
Use this Software Requirements Specification template to:
- Assist users in determining if the software meets their requirements.
- Encourage stakeholders to review requirements before design begins.
- Provide a basis for costings and schedule. Serve as a foundation for continued production evaluation.
Software Requirements Specification Template: Screenshots
It also helps establish the basis for agreement between the customer and supplier on what the software product is expected to do. This SRS template pack includes a 29-page Software Requirements Specification template, Use Case, Requirements Traceability Matrix and Data Dictionary templates in Microsoft Word.
Chapter 1, Introduction
Assumptions, Constraints, and Dependencies
Chapter 2, Overall Description
Chapter 3, Detailed Functional Requirements
Sub-sections for each Functional Requirement
Chapter 4, System Requirements
Chapter 4.3, User Requirements
Chapter 5, Non-Functional Requirements
Chapter 5.8, Portability
Chapter 6, Data Requirements
Chapter 7, External Interface Requirements
Chapter 8, Design Constraints
Chapter 9, Improvements and Impacts
Free Use Case Template
Use Case Template – 11 pages
Use Case Definition
Use Case – Flow of Events
Alternative Flows and Exceptions
Free Requirement Traceability Matrix
Requirements Traceability Matrix
Requirements Traceability Matrix
Free Data Dictionary template
Data Dictionary
Data Dictionary instructions
Data Dictionary – Sample Entity
Free Functional Requirements Excel templates
Functional Requirements spreadsheet
Reporting Requirements spreadsheet
Table of Contents
1 Introduction
1.1 Purpose of this document
1.2 Scope
1.3 Organization Profile
1.4 Assumptions
1.5 Constraints
1.6 Dependencies
2 Overall Description
2.1 Product Perspective
2.2 Product Functions
2.3 Operating Environment
2.4 User Characteristics
3. Detailed Functional Requirements
3.1 Functional Requirement N
3.1.1 Use Case X.Y.
3.2 Functional Requirement N
3.2.1 Use Case X.Y.
3.3 Functional Requirement N
3.3.1 Use Case X.Y.
4 System Requirements
4.1 Software Requirements
4.1.1 Software Functionality
4.1.2 Software Characteristics
4.2 Hardware Requirements
4.2.1 Hardware Functionality
4.2.2 Hardware Characteristics
4.3 User Requirements
4.4 Input and Output Requirements
4.5 Communications Requirements
4.5.1 Communications Hardware
4.5.2 Communications Software
4.6 Usability Requirements
5 Non-Functional Requirements
5.1.1 Accuracy
5.2 Audit Trail
5.3 Availability
5.4 Capacity Limits
5.5 Data Retention
5.6 Operational Requirements
5.7 Performance
5.8 Portability
5.9 Recoverability
5.10 Reliability
5.11 Security Requirements
5.12 Timing
6 Data Requirements
6.1 Data Structures and Relationships
6.2 Data Framework and Relationships
6.3 Data Inputs
6.4 Data Outputs
6.5 Inter-functional Data Definitions
6.6 Component Cross Reference
7 External Interface Requirements
7.1 Software Interfaces
7.2 Hardware Interfaces
7.3 Communications Interfaces
7.4 User Interfaces
8 Design Constraints
8.1 Software Design Constraints
8.1.1 Software Interfaces
8.1.2 Software Packages
8.1.3 Database
8.1.4 Operating System
8.1.5 Tolerance, Margins and Contingency
8.2 Hardware Design Constraints
8.2.1 Hardware Requirements and Environment
8.2.2 Hardware Standards
8.2.3 Hardware Interfaces
8.3 User Interface Constraints
8.3.1 User Characteristics
8.3.2 Environment/Operational Constraints
8.4 Memory Constraints
9 Improvements and Impacts
9.1 Improvements to Existing Capabilities
9.1.1 Upgrades and Enhancements to Existing Capabilities
9.2 Impacts
9.2.1 User Impacts
9.2.2 Operational Impacts
10 Requirements Traceability Matrix
Functional Requirements Template: Content & Format
The templates are in Microsoft Word and Excel format (.doc & .xls) and can be downloaded online for only $9.99. The template pack includes the following documents:
| Software Requirements Specification | 29 pages |  |
| Use Case Template | 11 pages | |
| Requirements Traceability Matrix | 6 pages | |
| Data Dictionary | 8 pages | |
| Functional Requirements spreadsheet | 2 worksheets |  |
| Reporting Requirements spreadsheet | 1 worksheet | |