Business requirements document
Also called: BRD
ELI5
A document explaining what the business needs from a project.
Used in conversation
“The business requirements document predates solution design.”
Definition
A document describing business needs, objectives, scope and high-level requirements for a solution.
Here “Business requirements document” means: A document describing business needs, objectives, scope and high-level requirements for a solution.
Pitch context
You will see “Business requirements document” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches requirements, stories & service design.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret requirements, stories & service design without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 2
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Scrum Guides — The Scrum Guide — official current versionSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- National Institute of Standards and Technology — Computer Security Resource Center GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16