RE: Template for product specifications?

["Cliver, Barry" <CliverBarry -at- PRAIntl -dot- com>]

>>I have been asked to come up with a template for product
specifications. 
My view is that a product spec is specific to the product except for
such 
sections as: overview, audience, screens (if any), and reports (if any),

but I thought it wise to ask.  I have checked the archives and have not 
found a discussion of this question, which may be a clue that my view is

reasonable.  At least I can tell the PM that I have taken advice on the 
question.

Leslie,

Who is the audience? I think that may drive your template. For specific
features, I usually write a functional specification that includes
business processes. Engineers use the functional spec for their
technical spec, which serves as their design document. For a
comprehensive product description, maybe you want a higher-level system
description.

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