# Stakeholder Requirements Specification (StRS) - Complete
## Centron Enterprise Application (UseCaseAnalyse Project)

### Document Information
- **Document ID**: StRS-CENTRON-2024-001
- **Version**: 1.0
- **Date**: September 30, 2024
- **Prepared by**: ISO 29148 Stakeholder Requirements Analysis Agent
- **Project**: UseCaseAnalyse (Centron Enterprise Application)

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## 1. Executive Summary

### 1.1 Project Overview
The Centron Enterprise Application is a comprehensive .NET 8 WPF-based enterprise business management system designed for German-speaking markets. The system encompasses customer relationship management (CRM), financial management, helpdesk operations, project management, warehousing, and extensive third-party integrations.

### 1.2 System Scope
- **Architecture**: Multi-layered .NET 8 WPF application
- **Scale**: 13,717 C# files, 1,189 XAML files, 34 projects
- **Technology Stack**: WPF, NHibernate, DevExpress 24.2.7, SQL Server, REST APIs
- **Primary Market**: German-speaking enterprise customers
- **Deployment**: Dual mode (standalone client and web service)

### 1.3 Stakeholder Impact
This system serves multiple stakeholder communities including internal business users, system administrators, external service providers, and regulatory bodies, requiring comprehensive requirements analysis to ensure all stakeholder needs are addressed.

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## 2. Stakeholder Identification and Analysis

### 2.1 Primary Internal Stakeholders

#### 2.1.1 Business End Users

**Sales Representatives and Account Managers**
- **Role**: Manage customer relationships, create offers, process orders
- **Key Needs**: Customer data access, offer generation, order processing, price management
- **Modules Used**: Finances/Crm, Finances/Receipts, Sales
- **Business Impact**: Revenue generation, customer satisfaction

**Financial Controllers and Accountants**
- **Role**: Manage financial transactions, billing, accounting processes
- **Key Needs**: Receipt management, payment processing, financial reporting, compliance
- **Modules Used**: Finances/AccountManagement, Finances/Payments, OnlineBanking
- **Business Impact**: Financial accuracy, regulatory compliance

**Helpdesk Agents and Support Staff**
- **Role**: Handle customer support requests, manage tickets, provide technical assistance
- **Key Needs**: Ticket management, knowledge base access, escalation procedures, time tracking
- **Modules Used**: Helpdesk/TicketDetails, Helpdesk/TaskManagement, Helpdesk/TicketList
- **Business Impact**: Customer satisfaction, service quality

**Project Managers**
- **Role**: Plan, execute, and monitor project deliveries
- **Key Needs**: Project tracking, resource allocation, timeline management, progress reporting
- **Modules Used**: ProjectManagement, Finances/Projects
- **Business Impact**: Project success, resource optimization

**Warehouse Managers and Staff**
- **Role**: Manage inventory, process shipments, track stock levels
- **Key Needs**: Inventory management, shipping integration, stock tracking, logistics coordination
- **Modules Used**: Warehousing, Logistic
- **Business Impact**: Operational efficiency, cost control

**Purchasing Managers**
- **Role**: Manage supplier relationships, process purchase orders, negotiate contracts
- **Key Needs**: Supplier management, purchase order processing, contract management, price tracking
- **Modules Used**: Purchasing, Finances/Contracts
- **Business Impact**: Cost optimization, supply chain efficiency

#### 2.1.2 Administrative Users

**System Administrators**
- **Role**: Manage system configuration, user access, security settings
- **Key Needs**: User management, rights configuration, system monitoring, backup management
- **Modules Used**: Administration/EmployeeManagement, Administration/RightsManagement, Administration/Settings
- **Business Impact**: System availability, security, compliance

**IT Support Staff**
- **Role**: Technical support, system maintenance, integration management
- **Key Needs**: Log access, diagnostic tools, integration monitoring, troubleshooting capabilities
- **Modules Used**: Administration/LogViewer, Administration/Services, Administration/WebServiceSettings
- **Business Impact**: System reliability, performance

**Compliance Officers**
- **Role**: Ensure regulatory compliance, manage data protection requirements
- **Key Needs**: GDPR compliance tools, audit trails, data protection measures, reporting
- **Modules Used**: Administration/DSGVO, Reports
- **Business Impact**: Legal compliance, risk mitigation

#### 2.1.3 Management and Decision Makers

**Executive Management**
- **Role**: Strategic decision making, performance monitoring, business oversight
- **Key Needs**: Dashboard views, KPI reporting, business intelligence, strategic analytics
- **Modules Used**: Dashboard, Statistics, Reports
- **Business Impact**: Strategic alignment, business performance

**Department Heads**
- **Role**: Departmental management, resource allocation, performance monitoring
- **Key Needs**: Departmental reporting, resource planning, performance metrics, team management
- **Modules Used**: Dashboard, Reports, Statistics
- **Business Impact**: Operational efficiency, team performance

### 2.2 External Stakeholders

#### 2.2.1 Customer Organizations

**Customer IT Administrators**
- **Role**: Manage customer-side system integrations and access
- **Key Needs**: Web interface access, API integrations, security compliance, data synchronization
- **Integration Points**: Web services, customer portals, API endpoints
- **Business Impact**: Customer satisfaction, system adoption

**Customer End Users**
- **Role**: Interact with system through customer portals and web interfaces
- **Key Needs**: Self-service capabilities, order tracking, account management, support access
- **Integration Points**: WebCart, customer portals, self-service interfaces
- **Business Impact**: Customer experience, service efficiency

#### 2.2.2 External Service Providers

**Financial Service Providers (FinAPI)**
- **Role**: Banking and financial transaction services
- **Integration Needs**: Account access, transaction processing, banking data synchronization
- **API Module**: Centron.APIs.FinAPI
- **Business Impact**: Financial automation, compliance

**Shipping and Logistics Providers**
- **GLS Shipping Service**
  - **Role**: Package shipping and tracking services
  - **Integration Needs**: Shipment creation, tracking updates, delivery notifications
  - **API Module**: Centron.Api.Gls
  - **Business Impact**: Logistics efficiency, customer satisfaction

- **Shipcloud Service**
  - **Role**: Multi-carrier shipping service aggregator
  - **Integration Needs**: Shipping options, cost calculation, carrier selection
  - **API Module**: Centron.Api.Shipcloud
  - **Business Impact**: Shipping flexibility, cost optimization

**Product Data Providers**
- **ITscope Product Database**
  - **Role**: IT product information and pricing data
  - **Integration Needs**: Product data synchronization, pricing updates, availability information
  - **API Module**: Centron.APIs.ITscopeDataAccess
  - **Business Impact**: Product accuracy, competitive pricing

- **Icecat Product Information**
  - **Role**: Product specifications and multimedia content
  - **Integration Needs**: Product descriptions, images, technical specifications
  - **API Module**: Centron.APIs.IcecatDataAccess
  - **Business Impact**: Product presentation, sales effectiveness

- **Egis Data Access**
  - **Role**: Specialized product data services
  - **Integration Needs**: Product information, availability, pricing
  - **API Module**: Centron.APIs.EgisDataAccess
  - **Business Impact**: Data completeness, market coverage

#### 2.2.3 Regulatory and Compliance Bodies

**German Data Protection Authorities (GDPR/DSGVO)**
- **Role**: Data protection regulation enforcement
- **Compliance Needs**: Data protection compliance, privacy controls, audit capabilities
- **System Features**: Administration/DSGVO module, audit trails, data encryption
- **Business Impact**: Legal compliance, operational continuity

**German Tax Authorities (Finanzamt)**
- **Role**: Tax compliance and audit requirements
- **Compliance Needs**: Tax reporting, invoice compliance, audit trails
- **System Features**: Receipt management, tax calculations, compliance reporting
- **Business Impact**: Tax compliance, audit readiness

**Industry Standards Bodies**
- **Role**: Industry-specific compliance requirements
- **Compliance Needs**: Industry standards compliance, quality management, reporting
- **System Features**: QM module, compliance reporting, standards tracking
- **Business Impact**: Industry compliance, quality assurance

#### 2.2.4 Technology Partners

**Microsoft (Platform Provider)**
- **Role**: .NET Framework and technology platform provider
- **Requirements**: Platform compatibility, security updates, technology roadmap alignment
- **Dependencies**: .NET 8, SQL Server, Windows platform
- **Business Impact**: Technology sustainability, security

**DevExpress (UI Component Provider)**
- **Role**: UI component and control library provider
- **Requirements**: Component licensing, updates, compatibility
- **Dependencies**: DevExpress 24.2.7 components
- **Business Impact**: User experience, development efficiency

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## 3. Business Objectives and Success Criteria

### 3.1 Primary Business Objectives

#### 3.1.1 Operational Efficiency
**Objective**: Streamline business processes across all operational areas
- **Success Metrics**: Reduction in process cycle times, increased automation rates, reduced manual errors
- **Stakeholder Benefits**: All internal user groups, management
- **Requirements Impact**: Process integration, workflow automation, data consistency

#### 3.1.2 Customer Satisfaction
**Objective**: Improve customer service quality and responsiveness
- **Success Metrics**: Customer satisfaction scores, response times, service availability
- **Stakeholder Benefits**: Customers, sales staff, support teams
- **Requirements Impact**: Self-service capabilities, integrated communication, real-time data access

#### 3.1.3 Regulatory Compliance
**Objective**: Ensure full compliance with German and EU regulations
- **Success Metrics**: Audit success rates, compliance violations, regulatory penalties
- **Stakeholder Benefits**: Management, compliance officers, regulatory bodies
- **Requirements Impact**: Audit trails, data protection features, compliance reporting

#### 3.1.4 Scalability and Growth
**Objective**: Support business growth and expansion requirements
- **Success Metrics**: User capacity, transaction volumes, system performance
- **Stakeholder Benefits**: Management, IT staff, all user groups
- **Requirements Impact**: System architecture, performance requirements, integration capabilities

### 3.2 Success Criteria

#### 3.2.1 User Adoption and Satisfaction
- **Metric**: >90% user adoption rate within 6 months
- **Measurement**: User login statistics, feature usage analytics
- **Stakeholder Impact**: All internal users

#### 3.2.2 System Performance
- **Metric**: <2 second response time for 95% of user interactions
- **Measurement**: Application performance monitoring, user experience surveys
- **Stakeholder Impact**: All users, IT staff

#### 3.2.3 Data Integrity and Security
- **Metric**: Zero data breaches, 99.9% data consistency
- **Measurement**: Security audits, data validation reports
- **Stakeholder Impact**: All stakeholders, regulatory bodies

#### 3.2.4 Integration Reliability
- **Metric**: 99.5% uptime for external integrations
- **Measurement**: Integration monitoring, error logs
- **Stakeholder Impact**: External service providers, business users

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## 4. User Roles, Personas, and Characteristics

### 4.1 Primary User Personas

#### 4.1.1 Sales Representative (Internal)
**Profile**: Experienced sales professional managing 50-200 customer accounts
- **Technical Proficiency**: Medium - comfortable with business applications
- **Primary Goals**: Increase sales, maintain customer relationships, meet targets
- **Pain Points**: Complex pricing calculations, lengthy quote generation, incomplete customer data
- **Usage Patterns**: Daily use, mobile access needs, integration with communication tools
- **Key Requirements**:
  - Fast customer data access (StR-001)
  - Streamlined quote generation (StR-002)
  - Mobile-friendly interface (StR-003)
  - Real-time pricing information (StR-004)

#### 4.1.2 System Administrator (Internal)
**Profile**: IT professional responsible for system maintenance and user management
- **Technical Proficiency**: High - advanced technical knowledge
- **Primary Goals**: Maintain system security, ensure uptime, manage user access
- **Pain Points**: Complex rights management, limited monitoring tools, manual backup processes
- **Usage Patterns**: Daily monitoring, on-call support, periodic maintenance
- **Key Requirements**:
  - Comprehensive user management (StR-005)
  - Advanced monitoring capabilities (StR-006)
  - Automated backup systems (StR-007)
  - Security audit tools (StR-008)

#### 4.1.3 Helpdesk Agent (Internal)
**Profile**: Customer support specialist handling 20-50 tickets daily
- **Technical Proficiency**: Medium - good understanding of business processes
- **Primary Goals**: Resolve customer issues quickly, maintain service levels, escalate when needed
- **Pain Points**: Fragmented information, manual ticket tracking, unclear escalation procedures
- **Usage Patterns**: Continuous daily use, high transaction volume, multitasking
- **Key Requirements**:
  - Integrated ticket management (StR-009)
  - Customer history access (StR-010)
  - Automated escalation (StR-011)
  - Knowledge base integration (StR-012)

#### 4.1.4 Financial Controller (Internal)
**Profile**: Accounting professional managing financial processes and compliance
- **Technical Proficiency**: Medium-High - proficient with financial systems
- **Primary Goals**: Ensure financial accuracy, maintain compliance, generate reports
- **Pain Points**: Manual reconciliation processes, complex reporting requirements, audit preparation
- **Usage Patterns**: Daily financial processing, month-end intensive use, quarterly reporting
- **Key Requirements**:
  - Automated reconciliation (StR-013)
  - Compliance reporting (StR-014)
  - Audit trail capabilities (StR-015)
  - Integration with banking systems (StR-016)

#### 4.1.5 Customer IT Manager (External)
**Profile**: Technical professional managing customer-side system integrations
- **Technical Proficiency**: High - advanced IT knowledge
- **Primary Goals**: Ensure seamless integration, maintain data security, minimize disruption
- **Pain Points**: Complex API documentation, authentication issues, data synchronization problems
- **Usage Patterns**: Periodic setup and maintenance, troubleshooting, monitoring
- **Key Requirements**:
  - Clear API documentation (StR-017)
  - Robust authentication (StR-018)
  - Reliable data synchronization (StR-019)
  - Integration monitoring tools (StR-020)

### 4.2 User Characteristics Analysis

#### 4.2.1 Technical Proficiency Levels
- **High (25%)**: System administrators, IT staff, technical integration partners
- **Medium-High (30%)**: Financial controllers, project managers, senior business users
- **Medium (35%)**: Sales representatives, helpdesk agents, most business users
- **Low-Medium (10%)**: Occasional users, executive management, external customers

#### 4.2.2 Usage Frequency Patterns
- **Daily Heavy Users (60%)**: Sales, finance, helpdesk, administration
- **Daily Light Users (25%)**: Management, project staff, warehouse staff
- **Periodic Users (10%)**: IT support, compliance officers
- **Occasional Users (5%)**: External customers, executive management

#### 4.2.3 Access Requirements
- **On-Premise Access**: Internal users, administrative functions
- **Remote Access**: Field sales, management, mobile workers
- **Web Access**: Customers, partners, external stakeholders
- **API Access**: System integrations, external service providers

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## 5. Business Processes and Workflows

### 5.1 Core Business Processes

#### 5.1.1 Customer Relationship Management Process
**Process Owner**: Sales Department
**Stakeholders**: Sales representatives, customers, management
**Workflow Steps**:
1. Lead acquisition and qualification
2. Customer account creation and management
3. Contact person management and communication
4. Opportunity tracking and conversion
5. Customer service and support coordination
6. Relationship maintenance and growth

**System Requirements**:
- Integrated CRM functionality (StR-021)
- Customer data synchronization (StR-022)
- Communication tracking (StR-023)
- Sales pipeline management (StR-024)

#### 5.1.2 Order-to-Cash Process
**Process Owner**: Sales and Finance Departments
**Stakeholders**: Sales staff, customers, financial controllers, shipping providers
**Workflow Steps**:
1. Customer inquiry and requirement analysis
2. Quote/offer generation and pricing
3. Order processing and validation
4. Inventory allocation and fulfillment
5. Shipping and delivery coordination
6. Invoicing and payment processing
7. Financial reconciliation and reporting

**System Requirements**:
- End-to-end order processing (StR-025)
- Automated pricing calculations (StR-026)
- Inventory integration (StR-027)
- Shipping provider integration (StR-028)
- Financial transaction processing (StR-029)

#### 5.1.3 Helpdesk and Support Process
**Process Owner**: Customer Support Department
**Stakeholders**: Helpdesk agents, customers, technical staff, management
**Workflow Steps**:
1. Ticket creation and categorization
2. Initial assessment and triage
3. Assignment and escalation management
4. Investigation and resolution
5. Customer communication and updates
6. Ticket closure and documentation
7. Performance analysis and reporting

**System Requirements**:
- Comprehensive ticket management (StR-030)
- Automated escalation rules (StR-031)
- Knowledge base integration (StR-032)
- Performance tracking (StR-033)

#### 5.1.4 Financial Management Process
**Process Owner**: Finance Department
**Stakeholders**: Financial controllers, management, external auditors, tax authorities
**Workflow Steps**:
1. Transaction recording and validation
2. Account reconciliation and matching
3. Financial reporting and analysis
4. Compliance monitoring and reporting
5. Audit preparation and support
6. Tax calculation and submission

**System Requirements**:
- Comprehensive financial management (StR-034)
- Automated reconciliation (StR-035)
- Compliance reporting capabilities (StR-036)
- Audit trail maintenance (StR-037)

### 5.2 Integration Workflows

#### 5.2.1 External API Integration Process
**Process Owner**: IT Department
**Stakeholders**: IT staff, external service providers, business users
**Integration Requirements**:
- Reliable API connectivity (StR-038)
- Data transformation and mapping (StR-039)
- Error handling and retry mechanisms (StR-040)
- Performance monitoring and alerting (StR-041)

#### 5.2.2 Data Synchronization Process
**Process Owner**: IT Department
**Stakeholders**: All system users, external data providers
**Synchronization Requirements**:
- Real-time data updates (StR-042)
- Data consistency validation (StR-043)
- Conflict resolution mechanisms (StR-044)
- Synchronization monitoring (StR-045)

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## 6. Functional Stakeholder Requirements

### 6.1 User Management and Security Requirements

#### 6.1.1 User Authentication and Authorization
**StR-046**: The system SHALL provide secure user authentication with multi-factor authentication support
- **Stakeholder**: System administrators, all users
- **Business Justification**: Security compliance and data protection
- **Priority**: High
- **Acceptance Criteria**: Support for username/password, Active Directory integration, MFA options

**StR-047**: The system SHALL implement role-based access control with granular permissions
- **Stakeholder**: System administrators, compliance officers
- **Business Justification**: Data security and regulatory compliance
- **Priority**: High
- **Acceptance Criteria**: Configurable user rights, group-based permissions, inheritance support

#### 6.1.2 User Interface Requirements
**StR-048**: The system SHALL provide a modern, intuitive user interface optimized for business workflows
- **Stakeholder**: All internal users
- **Business Justification**: User productivity and adoption
- **Priority**: High
- **Acceptance Criteria**: Responsive design, customizable dashboards, consistent UX patterns

**StR-049**: The system SHALL support German as the primary language with English localization
- **Stakeholder**: German market users, international users
- **Business Justification**: Market requirements and user accessibility
- **Priority**: High
- **Acceptance Criteria**: Complete German translation, optional English support, locale-aware formatting

### 6.2 Customer Relationship Management Requirements

#### 6.2.1 Customer Data Management
**StR-050**: The system SHALL maintain comprehensive customer profiles with full history tracking
- **Stakeholder**: Sales representatives, customer service
- **Business Justification**: Customer relationship quality and service effectiveness
- **Priority**: High
- **Acceptance Criteria**: Complete customer profiles, interaction history, relationship mapping

**StR-051**: The system SHALL provide advanced customer search and filtering capabilities
- **Stakeholder**: Sales staff, helpdesk agents
- **Business Justification**: Operational efficiency and data accessibility
- **Priority**: Medium
- **Acceptance Criteria**: Full-text search, multiple filter criteria, saved search preferences

#### 6.2.2 Sales Process Support
**StR-052**: The system SHALL support complete quote-to-order lifecycle management
- **Stakeholder**: Sales representatives, customers
- **Business Justification**: Sales process efficiency and customer satisfaction
- **Priority**: High
- **Acceptance Criteria**: Quote generation, order conversion, approval workflows, status tracking

**StR-053**: The system SHALL provide automated pricing and discount calculation
- **Stakeholder**: Sales staff, financial controllers
- **Business Justification**: Pricing accuracy and margin protection
- **Priority**: High
- **Acceptance Criteria**: Rule-based pricing, volume discounts, approval requirements, audit trails

### 6.3 Financial Management Requirements

#### 6.3.1 Receipt and Invoice Management
**StR-054**: The system SHALL provide comprehensive receipt and invoice processing capabilities
- **Stakeholder**: Financial controllers, sales staff
- **Business Justification**: Financial accuracy and regulatory compliance
- **Priority**: High
- **Acceptance Criteria**: Invoice generation, receipt processing, tax calculations, compliance formatting

**StR-055**: The system SHALL support automated payment processing and reconciliation
- **Stakeholder**: Financial controllers, banking partners
- **Business Justification**: Process efficiency and financial accuracy
- **Priority**: High
- **Acceptance Criteria**: Payment matching, bank integration, reconciliation reports, exception handling

#### 6.3.2 Financial Reporting and Analytics
**StR-056**: The system SHALL provide comprehensive financial reporting and analysis capabilities
- **Stakeholder**: Financial controllers, management, auditors
- **Business Justification**: Business insight and regulatory compliance
- **Priority**: High
- **Acceptance Criteria**: Standard reports, custom reporting, drill-down analysis, export capabilities

### 6.4 Helpdesk and Support Requirements

#### 6.4.1 Ticket Management
**StR-057**: The system SHALL provide comprehensive ticket lifecycle management
- **Stakeholder**: Helpdesk agents, customers, management
- **Business Justification**: Service quality and customer satisfaction
- **Priority**: High
- **Acceptance Criteria**: Ticket creation, assignment, tracking, escalation, resolution, reporting

**StR-058**: The system SHALL support automated ticket routing and escalation
- **Stakeholder**: Helpdesk management, agents
- **Business Justification**: Service level compliance and efficiency
- **Priority**: Medium
- **Acceptance Criteria**: Rule-based routing, SLA monitoring, automatic escalation, notification system

#### 6.4.2 Knowledge Management
**StR-059**: The system SHALL provide integrated knowledge base functionality
- **Stakeholder**: Helpdesk agents, customers
- **Business Justification**: Service efficiency and self-service capabilities
- **Priority**: Medium
- **Acceptance Criteria**: Searchable knowledge base, article management, customer access, usage analytics

### 6.5 Integration Requirements

#### 6.5.1 External API Integration
**StR-060**: The system SHALL provide robust integration with external service providers
- **Stakeholder**: External service providers, business users
- **Business Justification**: Business process automation and data accuracy
- **Priority**: High
- **Acceptance Criteria**: RESTful APIs, authentication support, error handling, monitoring capabilities

**StR-061**: The system SHALL support real-time data synchronization with external systems
- **Stakeholder**: All users dependent on external data
- **Business Justification**: Data accuracy and business process efficiency
- **Priority**: High
- **Acceptance Criteria**: Real-time updates, conflict resolution, synchronization status, error recovery

#### 6.5.2 Banking and Financial Integration
**StR-062**: The system SHALL integrate with German banking systems for automated financial processing
- **Stakeholder**: Financial controllers, banking partners
- **Business Justification**: Process automation and compliance requirements
- **Priority**: High
- **Acceptance Criteria**: FinAPI integration, SEPA support, transaction import, reconciliation automation

### 6.6 Project Management Requirements

#### 6.6.1 Project Lifecycle Management
**StR-063**: The system SHALL support comprehensive project planning and execution
- **Stakeholder**: Project managers, team members, management
- **Business Justification**: Project success and resource optimization
- **Priority**: Medium
- **Acceptance Criteria**: Project templates, task management, resource allocation, progress tracking

**StR-064**: The system SHALL provide project reporting and analytics capabilities
- **Stakeholder**: Project managers, management
- **Business Justification**: Project oversight and decision support
- **Priority**: Medium
- **Acceptance Criteria**: Progress reports, resource utilization, budget tracking, performance metrics

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## 7. Non-Functional Requirements

### 7.1 Performance Requirements

#### 7.1.1 Response Time Requirements
**StR-065**: The system SHALL provide response times of less than 2 seconds for 95% of user interactions
- **Stakeholder**: All users
- **Business Justification**: User productivity and satisfaction
- **Priority**: High
- **Measurement**: Application performance monitoring, user experience surveys

**StR-066**: The system SHALL support concurrent access by up to 500 simultaneous users
- **Stakeholder**: All users, IT administrators
- **Business Justification**: Business scalability and operational capacity
- **Priority**: High
- **Measurement**: Load testing, concurrent user monitoring

#### 7.1.2 Throughput Requirements
**StR-067**: The system SHALL process up to 10,000 transactions per hour during peak periods
- **Stakeholder**: Business users, customers
- **Business Justification**: Business volume support and growth capability
- **Priority**: High
- **Measurement**: Transaction processing monitoring, peak load analysis

### 7.2 Scalability Requirements

#### 7.2.1 User Scalability
**StR-068**: The system SHALL scale to support up to 1,000 registered users
- **Stakeholder**: Management, IT administrators
- **Business Justification**: Business growth support
- **Priority**: Medium
- **Measurement**: User capacity testing, system resource monitoring

#### 7.2.2 Data Scalability
**StR-069**: The system SHALL handle databases up to 1TB in size with acceptable performance
- **Stakeholder**: IT administrators, all users
- **Business Justification**: Long-term data retention and system sustainability
- **Priority**: Medium
- **Measurement**: Database performance testing, storage capacity monitoring

### 7.3 Reliability and Availability Requirements

#### 7.3.1 System Availability
**StR-070**: The system SHALL provide 99.5% uptime during business hours (8 AM - 6 PM CET)
- **Stakeholder**: All users, customers
- **Business Justification**: Business continuity and customer service
- **Priority**: High
- **Measurement**: Uptime monitoring, availability reports

**StR-071**: The system SHALL support planned maintenance windows with maximum 4-hour downtime
- **Stakeholder**: IT administrators, all users
- **Business Justification**: System maintenance requirements and user impact minimization
- **Priority**: Medium
- **Measurement**: Maintenance scheduling, downtime tracking

#### 7.3.2 Data Reliability
**StR-072**: The system SHALL provide automatic data backup with point-in-time recovery capabilities
- **Stakeholder**: IT administrators, management, all users
- **Business Justification**: Data protection and business continuity
- **Priority**: High
- **Measurement**: Backup success rates, recovery testing

### 7.4 Security Requirements

#### 7.4.1 Data Security
**StR-073**: The system SHALL encrypt all sensitive data at rest and in transit
- **Stakeholder**: All stakeholders, regulatory bodies
- **Business Justification**: Data protection and regulatory compliance
- **Priority**: High
- **Measurement**: Security audits, encryption verification

**StR-074**: The system SHALL maintain comprehensive audit logs for all user activities
- **Stakeholder**: Compliance officers, auditors, management
- **Business Justification**: Regulatory compliance and security monitoring
- **Priority**: High
- **Measurement**: Audit log completeness, retention compliance

#### 7.4.2 Access Security
**StR-075**: The system SHALL implement session management with automatic timeout
- **Stakeholder**: All users, security administrators
- **Business Justification**: Security compliance and data protection
- **Priority**: High
- **Measurement**: Session monitoring, security incident tracking

### 7.5 Usability Requirements

#### 7.5.1 User Experience
**StR-076**: The system SHALL provide intuitive navigation with minimal training requirements
- **Stakeholder**: All internal users
- **Business Justification**: User adoption and productivity
- **Priority**: High
- **Measurement**: User training time, usability testing scores

**StR-077**: The system SHALL support customizable user interfaces and personal preferences
- **Stakeholder**: All users
- **Business Justification**: User satisfaction and productivity optimization
- **Priority**: Medium
- **Measurement**: User customization usage, satisfaction surveys

#### 7.5.2 Accessibility
**StR-078**: The system SHALL comply with accessibility standards for users with disabilities
- **Stakeholder**: All users, regulatory bodies
- **Business Justification**: Legal compliance and inclusive access
- **Priority**: Medium
- **Measurement**: Accessibility compliance testing, user feedback

### 7.6 Compatibility Requirements

#### 7.6.1 Platform Compatibility
**StR-079**: The system SHALL support Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems
- **Stakeholder**: All internal users, IT administrators
- **Business Justification**: Platform standardization and support coverage
- **Priority**: High
- **Measurement**: Platform compatibility testing, deployment success rates

**StR-080**: The system SHALL provide web browser compatibility for Chrome, Firefox, and Edge
- **Stakeholder**: External users, customers
- **Business Justification**: User accessibility and platform flexibility
- **Priority**: High
- **Measurement**: Browser compatibility testing, user access analytics

#### 7.6.2 Integration Compatibility
**StR-081**: The system SHALL maintain backward compatibility with existing data formats
- **Stakeholder**: IT administrators, all users
- **Business Justification**: Data migration and business continuity
- **Priority**: High
- **Measurement**: Data migration testing, compatibility validation

### 7.7 Compliance Requirements

#### 7.7.1 Data Protection Compliance
**StR-082**: The system SHALL comply with GDPR/DSGVO data protection requirements
- **Stakeholder**: All stakeholders, regulatory authorities
- **Business Justification**: Legal compliance and operational continuity
- **Priority**: High
- **Measurement**: Compliance audits, regulatory assessment

**StR-083**: The system SHALL provide data subject rights management capabilities
- **Stakeholder**: Compliance officers, customers, data subjects
- **Business Justification**: GDPR compliance and customer rights protection
- **Priority**: High
- **Measurement**: Rights request processing, compliance reporting

#### 7.7.2 Financial Compliance
**StR-084**: The system SHALL comply with German tax and accounting regulations
- **Stakeholder**: Financial controllers, tax authorities, auditors
- **Business Justification**: Regulatory compliance and audit readiness
- **Priority**: High
- **Measurement**: Tax compliance validation, audit success

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## 8. Constraints and Assumptions

### 8.1 Technical Constraints

#### 8.1.1 Platform Constraints
**TC-001**: The system is constrained to .NET 8 framework and Windows platform
- **Impact**: Limits cross-platform deployment options
- **Stakeholder Impact**: IT administrators, deployment teams
- **Mitigation**: Web service components provide cross-platform access

**TC-002**: The system requires SQL Server database platform
- **Impact**: Database platform lock-in and licensing requirements
- **Stakeholder Impact**: IT administrators, management (cost)
- **Mitigation**: Database abstraction through NHibernate ORM

#### 8.1.2 Integration Constraints
**TC-003**: External API integrations are dependent on third-party service availability
- **Impact**: System functionality dependent on external services
- **Stakeholder Impact**: Business users, customers, external service providers
- **Mitigation**: Error handling, offline modes, alternative providers

### 8.2 Business Constraints

#### 8.2.1 Regulatory Constraints
**BC-001**: The system must comply with German and EU regulatory requirements
- **Impact**: Feature limitations and implementation overhead
- **Stakeholder Impact**: Development teams, compliance officers
- **Mitigation**: Built-in compliance features, regular compliance reviews

#### 8.2.2 Market Constraints
**BC-002**: The system is primarily designed for German-speaking markets
- **Impact**: Limited international market applicability
- **Stakeholder Impact**: Sales teams, international customers
- **Mitigation**: Localization framework for future expansion

### 8.3 Resource Constraints

#### 8.3.1 Budget Constraints
**RC-001**: Development and maintenance must fit within allocated IT budget
- **Impact**: Feature prioritization and implementation timeline
- **Stakeholder Impact**: Management, development teams, all users
- **Mitigation**: Phased implementation, priority-based development

#### 8.3.2 Timeline Constraints
**RC-002**: System updates must minimize business disruption
- **Impact**: Limited maintenance windows and deployment flexibility
- **Stakeholder Impact**: IT administrators, all users
- **Mitigation**: Automated deployment, rollback capabilities

### 8.4 Assumptions

#### 8.4.1 Technical Assumptions
**TA-001**: Users have reliable internet connectivity for cloud-based features
**TA-002**: Hardware infrastructure supports specified performance requirements
**TA-003**: External service providers maintain their API stability and availability

#### 8.4.2 Business Assumptions
**BA-001**: User training will be provided for system adoption
**BA-002**: Business processes will be adapted to leverage system capabilities
**BA-003**: Management support for system implementation and change management

#### 8.4.3 Stakeholder Assumptions
**SA-001**: External service providers will maintain their current service levels
**SA-002**: Regulatory requirements will remain stable during implementation period
**SA-003**: User community will provide feedback for continuous improvement

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## 9. Risk Assessment

### 9.1 Stakeholder-Related Risks

#### 9.1.1 User Adoption Risks
**Risk ID**: SR-001
- **Description**: Low user adoption due to system complexity or inadequate training
- **Stakeholder Impact**: All internal users, management
- **Probability**: Medium
- **Impact**: High
- **Mitigation**: Comprehensive training program, user-centered design, phased rollout

#### 9.1.2 External Dependency Risks
**Risk ID**: SR-002
- **Description**: External service provider changes affecting system functionality
- **Stakeholder Impact**: Business users, external service providers
- **Probability**: Medium
- **Impact**: Medium
- **Mitigation**: Multi-provider strategies, service level agreements, monitoring systems

### 9.2 Compliance Risks

#### 9.2.1 Regulatory Compliance Risks
**Risk ID**: SR-003
- **Description**: Failure to meet GDPR or other regulatory requirements
- **Stakeholder Impact**: All stakeholders, regulatory bodies
- **Probability**: Low
- **Impact**: Very High
- **Mitigation**: Compliance-first design, regular audits, legal consultation

### 9.3 Technical Risks

#### 9.3.1 Performance Risks
**Risk ID**: SR-004
- **Description**: System performance degradation under high load
- **Stakeholder Impact**: All users, IT administrators
- **Probability**: Medium
- **Impact**: Medium
- **Mitigation**: Performance testing, scalable architecture, monitoring systems

#### 9.3.2 Security Risks
**Risk ID**: SR-005
- **Description**: Data breach or security incident
- **Stakeholder Impact**: All stakeholders, customers, regulatory bodies
- **Probability**: Low
- **Impact**: Very High
- **Mitigation**: Security-first design, regular security audits, incident response plans

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## 10. Acceptance Criteria and Validation

### 10.1 Stakeholder Acceptance Criteria

#### 10.1.1 User Acceptance Criteria
**UAC-001**: 90% of users can complete primary tasks without assistance after training
**UAC-002**: System response time meets specified performance requirements
**UAC-003**: All regulatory compliance requirements are met and validated
**UAC-004**: Integration with external systems functions reliably
**UAC-005**: Security requirements are implemented and tested

#### 10.1.2 Business Acceptance Criteria
**BAC-001**: Business process efficiency improvements are measurable and documented
**BAC-002**: Customer satisfaction metrics improve or remain stable during implementation
**BAC-003**: System supports projected business growth for 5 years
**BAC-004**: Total cost of ownership remains within approved budget
**BAC-005**: Risk mitigation strategies are effective and documented

### 10.2 Validation Methods

#### 10.2.1 User Validation
- User acceptance testing with representative stakeholder groups
- Usability testing with actual business scenarios
- Performance testing with realistic user loads
- Security penetration testing and vulnerability assessment

#### 10.2.2 Business Validation
- Business process validation through pilot implementations
- Compliance validation through external audit
- Integration testing with external service providers
- Financial validation of cost-benefit analysis

### 10.3 Success Metrics

#### 10.3.1 Quantitative Metrics
- User adoption rate: >90% within 6 months
- System performance: <2 seconds response time for 95% of interactions
- System availability: >99.5% during business hours
- Integration reliability: >99.5% uptime for external connections

#### 10.3.2 Qualitative Metrics
- User satisfaction scores: >4.0/5.0 in post-implementation surveys
- Business process improvement documentation
- Stakeholder feedback integration and resolution
- Regulatory compliance verification and certification

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## 11. Conclusion

This Stakeholder Requirements Specification provides a comprehensive analysis of the stakeholder ecosystem for the Centron Enterprise Application. The requirements identified address the needs of diverse stakeholder groups including internal business users, system administrators, external customers, service providers, and regulatory bodies.

The success of this enterprise system depends on meeting the complex and sometimes competing requirements of these diverse stakeholders while maintaining system coherence, performance, and compliance. Regular stakeholder engagement, iterative validation, and adaptive requirement management will be essential for project success.

### 11.1 Next Steps
1. Stakeholder review and validation of requirements
2. Requirement prioritization and traceability establishment
3. System design and architecture alignment with stakeholder needs
4. Implementation planning with stakeholder impact assessment
5. Continuous stakeholder engagement throughout development lifecycle

### 11.2 Document Maintenance
This document should be reviewed and updated regularly to reflect:
- Changes in stakeholder composition and needs
- Regulatory requirement updates
- Business objective evolution
- Technology and integration changes
- Lessons learned from implementation phases

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**Document Control**
- Initial Version: 1.0 - September 30, 2024
- Review Cycle: Quarterly
- Next Review: December 30, 2024
- Approval Authority: Project Steering Committee
- Distribution: All project stakeholders