Re: Trying to estimate the time it will take to write an SRS.

[Tony Markos <ajmarkos -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

Jennifer:

Are you going to be responsible for discoverying what
the requirements are - or are you going to be given
the requirements and just putting them into documents?
 

Tony Markos 

--- "Jennifer C. Bennett" <fritillary -at- gmail -dot- com>
wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
> I may have an opportunity to write an SRS for what
> has been described as a 
> "simple content management system".  The focus of
> development will be on the 
> API.
> 
> Since I have not written one of these before, I was
> wondering if anyone 
> could help me to estimate the time it would take to
> create the SRS.  I have 
> read the TECHWR-L article "Writing Software
> Requirements Specifications" by 
> Donn Le Vie, Jr. (link: 
>
http://www.techwr-l.com/techwhirl/magazine/writing/softwarerequirementspecs.html),
> 
> and I have examined this template: 
>
http://www.processimpact.com/process_assets/srs.template.doc.
>  From what I 
> gather, these can be pretty involved documents. 
> Does anyone have any 
> experiences to share about writing SRS documents? 
> Is it even possible to 
> estimate the time it will take to write one given so
> few details at this 
> point?  What questions should I be asking myself and
> my potential client to 
> attempt to make a time estimate?
> 
> What aspects of writing an SRS are the most
> difficult, in terms of 
> information gathering?
> 
> Any tips and pointers for those who have "been
> there" would be greatly 
> appreciated!  :)
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Jennifer 
> 
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