BA or PO – Business Analyst vs Product Owner – Part 2

One of the artefacts and documents that Business Analyst would produce is Business Requirements Document (BRD) with the purpose of outlining the business needs and objectives of a software development project. There are various templates for a BRD each with its variations of its components:

The following sections are recommended by ReQTest:

1. A summary statement
2. Project objectives
3. Needs statement
4. Project scope
5. Financial statements
6. Functional requirements
7. Personal needs
8. Schedule, timeline & deadlines
9. Assumptions
10. Cost & Benefit

While the folks at Asana have a different opinion:

1. Executive summary
2. Project objectives
3. Project scope
4. Business requirements
5. Key stakeholders
6. Project constraints
7. Cost-benefit analysis

At Document360, they listed the following components for a BRD:

1. Project summary and background
2. Project scope
3. Operating model
4. Project governance
5. Business process model
6. Use cases
7. Assumptions and constraints
8. Prioritized requirements
9. Success metrics