B&Donline Web site Requirements Specification
Version 2.0
Draft
December 2000
Ivan Networkski
IS Director
Brown & Donaldson
B&D Online Web site Requirements Specification
1. Introduction
1.1 Purpo
In order to be competitive in the US Brokerage market, B&D feels that it needs to be able to offer
it's existing and future clients the opportunity to trade US equities online. This project's goal is
provide a basic online trading Web site (which can be enhanced in the future) ASAP.
Note, This document is bad of the IEEE 830 standard for Software requirements and describes
the desired product, but does not attempt to specify the details of when, who or how much the
product will be built, this information is covered in the corresponding project planning
documentation.
1.2 Sponsor,Customers(Urs) and other Stakeholders
Donald Thump (CEO of B&D) is the Sponsor of the Project. Other Stakeholders of note include,
Julie Sold (VP of Sales), Jack Bond (COO’s Reprentative) and Ivan Networkski (IS Director).
The anticipated Customers of the product (B&D Online) are initially expected to be B&D's existing
Customers. Specifically Mutual fund managers and wealthy private clients with varying degrees
market trading experience.
1.3 Scope
See the associated "B&D Online Business Process" document, which outlines the process
(computer and manual) that will need to be put in place for the B&D Online Web site to be
implemented. Also, the associated "B&D Online Context Diagram" (in PowerPoint 97/2000)
provides a high level overview of how all of the process are dependent upon each other
1.4 Constraints
Total costs for the development and running of the Web site for the first year must not exceed
$10 million
A prototype of the Web site must be demonstrable within 1 month of project initiation
The Web site must be operational within 2 months of project initiation
The Web site will be free to existing clients
Clients will not be willing to install personal certificates, personal firewalls nor be willing to
authenticate themlves using some sort of biometric device or smartcard
The project will have to be resourced with B&D's existing staff
1.5 Definitions, Acronyms and Abbreviations
Business Terms
See B&D's corporate glossary for a list the terms ud in the brokerage business that are not
normally found in "everyday" language, but will be referenced within this Security
An investment instrument issued by a corporation, government, or other organization that offers
evidence of debt or equity
Technical Terms
See B&D's IT glossary for a list of technical terms/acronyms ud in the B&D Online product that
are not normally found in "everyday" language, but will be referenced within this
ASP - The term "ASP" has 2 distinct meanings - Microsoft has a technology (Active Server
Pages) that allows developers to develop dynamic Web sites quickly. An industry term to
describe companies (Application Service Providers) that offer individuals or enterpris a
ccess
over the Internet to application programs and related rvices that would otherwi have to be
located in their own personal or enterpri computers
Program and Databa Naming Conventions
B&D's standard naming conventions (e B&D naming conventions document) will be ud for
this project.
1.6 Assumptions
Need to be investigated
Assumptions that can be investigated and found to be true or fal, the assumption then
becomes a known requirement/constraint or is removed
The vast majority of B&D's existing clients will view the Internet using:
A high speed (ISDN or better) Internet connection
With at least a:
15" monitor
800x600 screen resolution
256 colors
Are B&D's clients willing to pay for access to premium rvices? And if so how much?
Are Advertirs will be willing to pay to adverti on the B&D Web site? And if so how much?
Unable to confirm
Assumptions that can not be investigated until after the project is complete (if ever)
More people will u the B&D Online Web site, if the Web site does not require the viewer to enable cookies
