Statement of requirements—Template

Statement of requirements—Template (Word, 347KB)

Project Name:

Branch:

National Project Management System
Business Projects-Information Technology-Enabled - definition phase

On this page

• Instructions
• Authority Signatures

1. Purpose
2. Background
3. Problem/Opportunity Definition
4. Risk Considerations
5. PSPC Approvals Sought
6. Risk(s) of NOT Proceeding
7. Approval Authority
8. Financials

List of Tables

• Table 8-1—Source of Seed Funding
• Table 8-2—Spending Breakdown

Instructions

This document is your template for producing the National Project Management System (NPMS) Business Project-IT-Enabled Statement of Requirement document.

Document Purpose

A Statement of Requirement document is a proposal to an authority, stating a business problem or an opportunity and seeking funding and approval to conduct project identification stage activities. The intent of this stage is to produce a Business Case and a project charterwhich will support a decision whether or not to proceed to the Delivery Stage at the National Project Management System (NPMS) preliminary project approval (PPA) gate.

Using this Template

Revision History

Authority Signatures

Prepared by:

(Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)) / Signature

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Name:

 

Position:

 

Date:

 

Prepared by:

(PSPC) / Signature

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Name:

 

Project Analyst:

 

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Recommended by:

(PSPC) / Signature

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Name:

 

Title:

 

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Approved by:

(PSPC) / Signature

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Name:

 

Title:

 

Date:

 

1. Purpose

The purpose of this Statement of Requirement document is to request seed funding for <an initiative related to… line of business.>

Insert the problem or opportunity statement here. The statement outlines the business problem or opportunity that will be addressed. This statement will be re-used in later documents so the statement needs to be clear and concise.

2. Background

Provide background information related to the problem or opportunity. This background may include references to the business or value drivers. The background information you provide may relate to external policy, legislative or regulatory changes, transformative changes within the relevant industry and/or relate to internal drivers for example, the need to leverage process efficiencies that can reduce costs, speed up services, improve quality, etc.

3. Problem/Opportunity Definition

This section provides a brief, high-level description of the nature of the problem/opportunity identified in the Purpose section. This section can also provide overall timing and any special considerations and identify initial constraints or assumptions, such as whether the initiative is client specific, a shared service or corporate initiative, whether focusing on infrastructure, application or system or some combination.

4. Risk Considerations

High-level risks related to this initiative could include:

• A
• B

5. Public Services and Procurement Canada Approvals Sought

This Statement of approval document seeks:

• Approval of the statement of requirements
• Approval to initiate the documentation related to the development of this project to preliminary project approval (PPA)
• Spending Authority in the amount of $K seed funding (total estimated $K) to prepare a PPA, to undertake feasibility studies and to finalize the Business Case until approval. See section 7

6. Risk(s) of NOT Proceeding

By maintaining the status quo, PSPC will risk ….

7. Approval Authority

Refer to Annex A of the NPMS Business Projects-IT-Enabled Procedure to determine the appropriate approval authority.

8. Financials

Date modified:

2019-11-06