Project Initiation and Requirements

Start with a project proposal

Technical Proposal brings together functional and non-functional requirements, criteria, impacts and copyright considerations. It is a useful starting point for seeing how a proposal can collect different aspects of a project in one place. Look at each branch and consider how it relates to the proposed work.

Then look at Starting an IT Project. It includes pros and cons and feasibility checks, including technical and financial feasibility. These branches offer questions to consider before moving ahead with a project.

Explore feasibility and scope

Feasibility Study adds technical, legal and social considerations. Compare its questions with those in Starting an IT Project: what would need to be possible, lawful or acceptable for a proposed solution?

Project Scope gives an example of a project's scope justification and system parts. Use it to see how a map can describe what a particular project needs to include. The example is specific, so focus on how the ideas are organized as well as on the details.

Look at briefs and task planning

Client brief maps out pages, ticket options, images and navigation. Website/App includes a target audience, design and client requirements. Together, they show different ways to organize ideas for a proposed product.

How I Would Approach the Task covers task analysis, planning, design and success criteria. It can help you consider how a brief might be turned into a plan.

Use the maps to check your understanding

This topic is part of the Project Management unit in Computing and ICT (programming, computer science, digital skills, educational technology). The page lists mind maps rather than quizzes, so try covering a branch and explaining its ideas before checking the map. You can also compare maps to see how proposals, feasibility and requirements are presented. Choose a map and start exploring.