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Project Management & Agile · Foundational

Functional Requirement

A requirement describing a capability or behavior the solution must provide.

Definition

Functional requirements specify what the system does in terms of inputs, processing, and outputs.

Example

The system shall send a confirmation email after an order is placed.

Exam tip

Functional = what it does; non-functional = how well.

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