Phase 1: Preliminary Requirements Gathering
Summary: The Preliminary Requirements Gathering Phase of the Software Release Process is an information collection phase. A starting set of release requirements are defined based on information from previous projects and issues.
This document will help you:
- Ensure that information and issues from previous releases and projects, and those that have arisen in the interim, are all brought into the release planning process.
- Identify potential work that would probably not be part of the new product requirements.
What you get:
- Current Defects Evaluation Plan
- "Prior Releases" Problem Review Plan
- Review of Existing Product (Project) Maintenance Plans
- Review Preliminary Software Architectural Overview
- Preliminary Requirements Gathering Phase Exit Criteria