1

Summarize Project Background

• Provide a one or two paragraph context for the project. The paragraphs should describe the events that determine the need for a new or improved system.

2

Explain Driving Factors

• Describe the major requirements or timeframe driving the release of the product. Be brief.
• Make it clear whether this project is driven by date (such as a major tradeshow) or functionality (such as the desire to outdo a competitor).

3

Identify Users

• Determine the set of users who get primary value from the system.

4

Determine Key Value

• Write the value proposition of the new or enhanced system.
• Distill the key concepts down to approximately a twenty-five word statement that provides a single value proposition for the users identified.

The reviewed vision statement is uploaded to the project portal.