The Program Requirements Document (PRD) template below was developed for the NASA Johnson Space Center Orbiter Upgrade Office. While this was tailored for their type of projects, this should be of use to anyone wanting an example for developing their own template tailored to their unique process, product, and organization.

This document provides a template and guidance for generating a Program Requirements Document. A PRD is essential to upgrade development activities because it establishes key requirements, objectives, and goals that drive all subsequent life-cycle phases. It is continually referenced during the development phase to ensure that requirements and design meet the program office’s intent. In addition to the key program-level requirements, the PRD also captures top-level operational concepts and program-level interfaces of the upgrade project.

This template is designed as a skeleton document to be completed by each project. It includes embedded instructions and examples. It also explains the key characteristics necessary to creating a quality requirements document.

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