A good design specification states the user’s needs in such a way that there is no doubt about the scope of the task and the work that has to be done. You and the user need to agree the design specification before you begin work on the spreadsheet design.

• Sample Headings
• Mark Scheme
• Sketch Templates
• Sketch Sample
• Design Specification Mark Bands
  

You need to test your spreadsheet thoroughly. You need to produced detailed testing which checks whether the solution meets the agreed specification.

• Reminder of System Requirements
• Mark Scheme
  
• Spreadsheet Tutorials (How to tutorials)
• System Mark Bands

Technical documentation is for specialists. It records the design and development of the spreadsheet.

• Formatting Checklist
  
• Functions / Formula Checklist
  
• Markscheme
  
• Sample Layout
  
• Extract from Sample Technical Documentation
• Technical Documentation Mark Bands

User documentation helps others to use a custom spreadsheet. You need to develop user instructions that are simple to understand and error free.

• User Guide Guidelines
  
• Mark Scheme
  
• Extract from Sample User Guide
• User Guide Mark Bands

You need to produce a critical analysis and evaluation of the effectiveness of their solution and your own performance.

• Planning Evaluation
  
• Implemenatation Evaluation
  
• Mark Scheme
  
• Designing Questionaires
• Evaluation Mark bands

• General Guidance
  
• Project Documentation Check-list