This document contains questions to help define the scope and requirements for a new project. It asks about the project's goals and measures of success, requirements and constraints, primary and secondary audiences, and high-level system details like inputs, processing needs, security, interfaces, and outputs. The questions are intended to guide an initial discovery session to understand what the project aims to achieve and how it may impact various stakeholders and systems.

1. Discovery / Kick-off Questions
Project Background
• What is the main goal of this project?
• What outcome will make this project successful?
• How will you measure that success?
• Do you need to launch the release/project in a certain time frame or based on an event?
• What are the possible problems and opportunities related to this project?
• Are there any mandatory requirements?
• Are there any similar projects or processes that we should emulate with this effort?
• Who else will be impacted by this project? Is there anyone else we should invite to
our sessions?
Audience
• Who are the primary users?
• What are your goals for the primary users?
• What are the other reports, processes and systems involved?
• What are your goals for these users?
• What do these users want?
• What do your users want to do?
• What should be avoided while implementing this project?
• Who is the secondary audience for this application? (repeat questions above)
High Level System Details
• What System Inputs will be required, and who owns them?
 Files / Extracts
 Reports
 Systems / Database Tables
• When these Inputs loaded, do you need any automated systemlogic or processing?
• Will any user Security be required?
• What type of interfaces (screens and forms) will we need to accomplish our goals?
• What System Outputs will be required, and who owns them?
 SQL Updates
 Extracts (written to directory paths)
 Reports (developed in SSRS or Crystal)
 Email notification