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Business Requirements Spreadsheet

Business Requirements Spreadsheet

Program Name
International TAM Country Rollouts
Project Name
International TAM Country Rollout for Croatia
Program Manager
Julian Montealegre / Kelli Frazier
Product Name
ITAM Factory
Product Manager
Requirements Manager
Vicki Honoski
EPM ID#
Project Charter
Last Updated
8/10/2013

Resource Guide How to use this workbook and links to key resources on the NPI wiki
Lite Job Jar Efforts ONLY Describe the project overview, business case, and process details
Business Requirements Document, prioritize, and track both high-level and detailed business requirements
Issues & Questions Track issues and questions related to the solution requirements

Reference View and/or edit category, sub-category, and source look-up values
Glossary Define terms and applications specific to your project in this worksheet

Business Requirements Spreadsheet

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ND

General

Priority
1,2,3,4

Sub-Category
General

CTA-B001.01.01
CTA-B001.02

ND
ND

General
General

H
H

1
1

CTA-B001.03

ND

General

CTA-B001.04

ND

General

CTA-B001.05

ND

General

New for
ITAM
Factory
(Y/N)
Requirement Description

Supporting Information

Provide the ability to process household tuning and

persons viewing events captured for Croatia through
the ITAM Factory Platform.
Provide the ability to support a single production
environment
Process using a 2am-2am Day Definition.
Provide the ability to support a standard "What-if"
environment that is replicated from production
Provide the ability to weight multiple samples for the
production environment.

In the reference document QC environment is also

included, need to check how to include that
requirement.

N
Croatia will be set up with 2 samples for weighting. One
sample contains all homes, including test homes. The
other sample only includes the homes for reporting.

Provide the ability to process 760 homes within the

production environment.
Provide the ability to process the data for each environment For Croatia, client delivery is Tue-Fri: 11am,
daily according to the agreed SLAs for Client Delivery.
Mon: 1pm (Mon incl Fri-Sun) (Local time).

Provide the ability to reprocess historical data.

Ops Console

CTA-B002.02

FE

Ops Console

CTA-B002.03

FE

Ops Console

CTA-B002.04

FE

Monitoring

CTA-B002.05

FE

Monitoring

Provide the ability to monitor jobs through the existing ITAM

Operations Console.
Provide the ability to configure the Ingestion Rules and
Thresholds using the existing ITAM Operations Console.
Provide the ability to configure the TX4 File Definitions
using the existing ITAM Operations Console.
Provide the ability to interface with Zabbix using the current
approach.
Provide the automated quality checks currently defined
within the ITAM Factory.

Input / Output Interfaces

CTA-B003.01
FE

Input

Receive 1 set of input files for the production environment.

CTA-B003.02

Output

Produce 1 set of SV, Family Intab, and Control Files for the For environments with multiple samples, the set to be
production environment.
provided should correspond to the main sample for that
environment.

Output

CTA-B003.04

FE

Output

CTA-B003.05

FE

Output

CTA-B003.06

Output

Ingestion Section
CTA-B004.01

ND

Ingestion Rules

FE

Ingestion Rules

CTA-B004.01.01a FE

Ingestion Rules

CTA-B004.01.01

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Produce multiple sets of Weight Files and Logs for the

production environment.
Produce one or more TX4 files based on the existing TX4
File Definition capabilities.
Provide the ability to configure TX4 Files using new TX4
File Definition Capabilities.
The ability to produce reformatted output files is not
required.

4/10/2013

X Proposed

4/10/2013

X
X

X Proposed
X Proposed

4/10/2013
9/3/2013

X Proposed

4/10/2013

X Proposed

4/10/2013

X Proposed

4/10/2013

X Proposed

9/3/2013

X Proposed

9/3/2013

X Proposed

9/3/2013

X Proposed

9/3/2013

Proposed

9/3/2013

X Proposed

9/3/2013

Proposed

9/3/2013

Proposed

9/3/2013

Proposed

9/3/2013

Proposed

9/3/2013

Proposed

9/3/2013

Proposed

9/3/2013

Proposed

9/3/2013

Proposed

9/3/2013

Proposed

4/10/2013

Status

Status Notes

Approval Date Last Updated

N
N
N

FE

X Proposed

N
N

Reprocessing

CTA-B003.03

X
N

CTA-B001.06
ND
Ops Console & Monitoring
CTA-B002.01
ND

FE

Source

Ops Console

CTA-B001.01

ND

Review Elicitation Questions

Ingestion

CTA-B001

Level

Business Requirement
ID

Review Instructions and Definitions

Type

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N
N
N
N
N

A set of weight files and logs should be provided for each

sample weighted.

N
N
N

To be confirmed.
To be confirmed. Note: Raw data files provided to
clients.

Provide the ability to configure (enable) the existing

Ingestion Rules for the production environment.
Perform Tuning Event Creation Rules using the existing
ITAM Factory methodology.
Provide the ability to support the following Meters:
- TVM4
- TVM5

Y
N

N
N
N

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CTA-B004.01.01b A

Ingestion Rules

CTA-B004.01.01c A

Ingestion Rules

CTA-B004.01.01d A

Ingestion Rules

CTA-B004.01.02

FE

Ingestion Rules

CTA-B004.01.03

FE

Ingestion Rules

CTA-B004.01.04

FE

Ingestion Rules

CTA-B004.01.05

FE

Ingestion Rules

CTA-B004.01.06

FE

Ingestion Rules

CTA-B004.01.07

Ingestion Rules

CTA-B004.01.08

FE

Ingestion Rules

CTA-B004.01.09

FE

Ingestion Rules

CTA-B004.01.10

FE

Ingestion Rules

The ability to process Time Shifted Viewing will not be

required for initial rollout.
The ability to process Tuning Events from PC Meters is not
required.
Only the Event Codes currently defined within the ITAM
Factory will be utilized.
Enable the same Individual and Guest Rejection Rules as
defined within ITAM Factory.
Perform Overlap/Concurrent Rules using the same
methodology as defined within ITAM Factory.
Enable the specific Statement Rejection Rules currently
defined within ITAM Factory based the needs of the
country.
Perform Covered-Uncovered Rules using the same
methodology as defined within ITAM Factory.
Perform Gap Rules using the same methodology as
defined within ITAM Factory.
Warning Rules will not be required for Croatia.

Business Requirements Spreadsheet

To be confirmed.
To be confirmed.
No new Event Codes will be provided than what is
already defined within ITAM Factory.

N
N
N
N

N
N
Example: LongTVOn

N
Prevelance of a Minute Rule

Recrediting

Perform Recrediting Rules using the same methodology as

defined within ITAM Factory.

Weighting
CTA-B006.01

FE

Weighting

Perform Weighting using the same methodology as defined To be confirmed.

within ITAM Factory.

Non-Functional Requirements
CTA-B007.01
FE Non-Functional

CTA-B007.02

Support the existing Non-Functional Requirements included

within the ITAM Factory.
Provide the ability to remotely access the Unitam BackThe Reference sites will be located in Croatia.
office and Pollux Enterprise systems.
The Collection Facility, Unitam Back Office, Pollux Client,
and Pollux Enterprise systems will be centralized within
CBTS.

Business Requirements Spreadsheet

9/3/2013

Proposed

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Proposed

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Proposed

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Proposed

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Proposed

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Proposed

9/3/2013

Proposed

9/3/2013

Proposed

4/10/2013

Proposed

9/3/2013

Proposed

9/3/2013

Proposed

9/3/2013

Proposed

9/3/2013

Proposed

9/3/2013

X Proposed

9/3/2013

FE

Non-Functional

Proposed

Recrediting
CTA-B005.01

FE

Enable the specific Family Rejection Rules currently

defined within ITAM Factory based the needs of the
country.
Perform Intab Rules using the same methodology as
defined within ITAM Factory.
Perform minute rounding using the same methodology as
defined within ITAM Factory.

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N
Kelli Frazier

Proposed

4/10/2013

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2
3

Description

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Date Assigned

Assigned to

Target
Resolution Date

Status

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BR Category

BR Sub-Category

BR Sources

BRL - Action Enablers

BRL - Backend data processing
BRL - Computations
BRL - Data Quality Checks
BRL - Facts
BRL - Guidelines
BRL - Inferences

Input
Output
Gap Rules
Family Rejection Rules
Individual Rejection Rules
Guest Rejection Rules
Statement Rejection Rules

Source 1
Source 2
Source 3
Source 4
Source 5
Source 6
Source 7

BRL - Mandatory Constraints

BRL - Terms
C - Anticipated Workplace Environment
C - Budget
C - Commercial Off the Shelf Software
C - Implementation Environment
C - Partner Applications
C - Schedule / Timeline
C - Solution
FE/ND - Account Management

Minute Rounding Rules

Overlap/Concurrent Rules
Covered/Uncovered Rules
Tuning Events
Intab Rules
Summary Data
Recrediting
Weighting
Ops Console
Configuration

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FE/ND - Accuracy
FE/ND - Business Process
FE/ND - Data Requirements
FE/ND - Entities
FE/ND - Hierarchy
FE/ND - Performance
FE/ND - Ranking
FE/ND - Reporting
FE/ND - Roll-ups
FE/ND - Trade-off
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Category 18
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Category 21
Category 22
Category 23

Non-Functional
Close
Reprocessing
General
Ingestion Rules
Monitoring
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Glossary of Terms
Term
Maintain
Process
Pluggable
SLA

Definition
For the purposes of this document 'maintain' means provide the ability to create, read, update and delete data elements.
For the purposes of this document 'process' means extract, translate and use data.
Algorithms should be "pluggable". For example: If a better distance calculation is discovered, we want to use it without code changes.

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Service Level Agreement - Contract signed with the client to provide a specified level of service.

Impacted Apps
ISM
Integrated Sample Management
NOL
Nielsen Online
MSM
Metered Sample Management
E&T
Engineering & Technology

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Provide a summary of the project including scope and key stakeholders.

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<<enter description here . . . row height can be adjusted to accommodate your entry>>

Business Case
Provide the details supporting the business case for the project (include information pertaining to clients and customers).
<<enter description here . . . row height can be adjusted to accommodate your entry>>

Process Details
Describe and/or map the process(es), identifying problems, possible ways to overcome the problems, and impacted functional areas (include current/as is process and to be process as appropriate.
TIP: Value Stream Mapping (VSM) may be used to document the detailed as-is process flow for each of the business functionalities. See the BPI Toolkit for more details.
<<enter description here . . . row height can be adjusted to accommodate your entry>>
<<paste flows, pictures, and other diagrams to this or any new worksheet>>

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Resource Guide

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Definitions

This wiki page provides a set of definitions for they different types of business requirements.

Elicitation Questions

This wiki page provides a list of common questions that can be used to elicit business requirements from customers to help drive them to completion.

Assessing Requirements

This wiki page provides a list of traits that can be used to assess the quality and completeness of Business Requirements Spreadsheet (BRS).

Best Practices

This wiki page provides methods or techniques that have consistently shown results superior to those achieved with other means, and that are used as
benchmarks for requirements management.

FOR LITE ONLY

Use this worksheet to document process details such as current/as is process overviews & diagrams and to be process overviews & diagrams.

Business Requirements Worksheet

Use this worksheet to document, prioritize, and track both high-level and detailed business requirements.

Business Requirement ID

a unique identifier for the requirement line item

Type

indicates if a requirements is an Assumption (A), Business Rule (BRL), Constraint (C), Feature (FE), or Need (ND); this is a
drop-down field with standardized values to be used

Category

indicates the area within the type of requirement being addressed; this is a drop-down field with pre-set values and values
that can be customized (see Reference worksheet instructions below)

Sub-Category

indicates the sub-area within the type of requirement being addressed; this is a drop-down field with pre-set values and
values that can be customized (see Reference worksheet instructions below)

Level

indicates if a requirement is high-level or detailed

Priority

indicates the importance of including/fulfilling the requirement; this is a drop-down field with standardardized values to be
used

Requirement Description

formal written requirement

Supporting Information

to provide rationale, comments, or examples; be sure to document any dependencies in this field

Acceptance Criteria

indicates how we will validate a requirement was properly included/fulfilled

Source

originator of requirement - person, group, documentation, assumption, other requirement

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Area 1 - 10

functional areas and products the requirement applies to; replace the placeholder labels with the actual functional area or
product; add more columns if needed

Status

indicates where a requirement is in the requirements management process; this is a drop-down field with standardized
values to be used

Status Notes

to provide information related to the status of a requirement

Approval Date

date the requirement was approved

Last Updated

date the requirement was last updated/modified

Issues and Questions

Use this worksheet to document and track issues and questions related to the business requirements. The type and status fields are drop-down fields with
standardized values to be used. Type can be either I (Issue) or Q (Question).

Reference

Use this worksheet to update the drop-down list values for the Category & Sub-category and to document the Sources; to add a Category or Sub-Category
value, just type over one of the placeholder values (Category 1, 2, 3, . . . ).

Glossary

Use this worksheet to outline standard operational definitions to be used in the requirements documentation for this project.

Approvals

Review the template approval information on the NPI wiki.

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