System Requirements Document (SysRD) versus Software Requirements Specifications (SRS)



Questions 1. Who is responsible for creating SysRD?
Questions 2. Who is responsible for creating SRS?
Questions 3. Who will approve the SysRD?
Questions 4. Who will approve the SRS?
Questions 5. In which phase of product life cycle, the SysRD should be finalized and approved?
Questions 6. In which phase of product life cycle, the SRS should be finalized and approved?
Questions 7. Which document should be considered by the Test team to test the software? SysRD or SRS?


And the ideal answers are

Answer 1. System Engineers after having discussions from the marketing teams.
Answer 2. Development Team taking inputs from the Testing team.
Answer 3. System Engineer
Answer 4. System Engineer
Answer 5. Phase - 2 i.e Requirement Analysis phase
Answer 6. Phase - 3 i.e System Design
Answer 7. Both

But what is happening in the Software industry now a day. See the factual answers

Answer 1. System Engineers but not having a clear picture from the marketing teams.
Answer 2. Development Team only. Few inputs or rather no inputs from the Test team.
Answer 3. System Engineer
Answer 4. System Engineer and Testing team
Answer 5. Phase – 4 i.e. Coding
Answer 6. Phase – 4 and 5 i.e Coding and Testing
Answer 7. Mostly SysRD.

-- Sanat Sharma