Project Documentation Template

1. Project Overview

1.1 Project Description

[Provide a brief description of the project, its purpose, and goals]

1.2 Scope

[Define what is included and excluded from the project]

1.3 Stakeholders

Role Name Contact Information Responsibilities
Project Sponsor
Project Manager
Technical Lead
Development Team
QA Team
Operations Team

2. Requirements

2.1 Functional Requirements

[List and describe the functional requirements]

2.1.1 User Stories

ID As a… I want to… So that… Priority
US-001
US-002
US-003

2.2 Non-Functional Requirements

[List and describe the non-functional requirements]

2.2.1 Performance Requirements

[Specify performance requirements such as response time, throughput, etc.]

2.2.2 Security Requirements

[Specify security requirements]

2.2.3 Scalability Requirements

[Specify scalability requirements]

2.2.4 Other Non-Functional Requirements

[List any other non-functional requirements]

3. System Architecture

3.1 Architecture Overview

[Provide a high-level overview of the system architecture]

3.2 Component Diagram

[Insert or describe the component diagram]

3.3 Deployment Diagram

[Insert or describe the deployment diagram]

3.4 Data Flow Diagram

[Insert or describe the data flow diagram]

3.5 Technology Stack

Layer Technology Version Purpose
Frontend
Backend
Database
Infrastructure
CI/CD

4. Detailed Design

4.1 Database Design

[Describe the database design, including entity-relationship diagrams]

4.1.1 Entity-Relationship Diagram

[Insert or describe the ER diagram]

4.1.2 Table Definitions

[Provide detailed table definitions]

4.2 API Design

[Describe the API design, including endpoints, request/response formats]

4.2.1 API Endpoints

Endpoint Method Request Format Response Format Description
/api/resource GET
/api/resource POST
/api/resource/{id} PUT
/api/resource/{id} DELETE

4.3 User Interface Design

[Describe the user interface design, including wireframes or mockups]

5. Implementation

5.1 Code Structure

[Describe the code structure and organization]

5.2 Key Algorithms

[Describe any key algorithms used in the implementation]

5.3 Third-Party Libraries and Dependencies

Library/Dependency Version Purpose License

6. Testing

6.1 Testing Strategy

[Describe the overall testing strategy]

6.2 Unit Testing

[Describe the unit testing approach and tools]

6.3 Integration Testing

[Describe the integration testing approach and tools]

6.4 System Testing

[Describe the system testing approach and tools]

6.5 Performance Testing

[Describe the performance testing approach and tools]

6.6 Security Testing

[Describe the security testing approach and tools]

7. Deployment

7.1 Deployment Architecture

[Describe the deployment architecture]

7.2 Deployment Process

[Describe the deployment process]

7.3 Configuration Management

[Describe the configuration management approach]

7.4 Rollback Procedures

[Describe the rollback procedures in case of deployment failures]

8. Operations and Support

8.1 Monitoring and Alerting

[Describe the monitoring and alerting setup]

8.2 Backup and Recovery

[Describe the backup and recovery procedures]

8.3 Incident Management

[Describe the incident management process]

8.4 Support Procedures

[Describe the support procedures]

9. References

9.2 External References

[List external references]


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