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Discuss the various types of specification used by business organizations

Discuss the various types of specification used by business organizations

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Joel
A specification is a requirement or procedure that is detailed enough to implement or action. Specifications are basic business tools that are used to implement strategy and manage operation. The following are are common types of specification.
* Requirement specification- Documentation of a business need. Business units may provide high level requirements such as user stories.These are refined with the process of business analysis to be detailed enough to be considered specification.
* Design Specification- Descriptions of how requirements will be realized. A design provides everything required to implement requirement.
* Material Specification- Specification of physical, mechanical electrical and chemical properties and tolerance.
* Standard Specification- Descriptions of industry or internal standard.
* Interfere Specification- Detailing how things will work together such as a software API for system integration.
*Test Specification- Describing how to test a product service, process, infrastructure component, tool, machine or environment.
*Performance Specification- Specification of target operating characteristics such as the availability of a service.
* Quality Specification- Quality can include both tangible elements such as the size of the an apple and intangible elements such as its taste.

Mabongajoel answered the question on August 17, 2018 at 18:56

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