The requirements are in place but often not well understood.  The project is ready to go and it is necessary to gather information for the blueprint.  Who has a template for a Blueprint?  Seems they are all quite different and each application has many versions.  There are Blueprint’s that are completed in Excel and those that become incredibly long, profuse documents.  Personally, the excel works for me because it seems to be more efficient. 

Gathering information for the Blueprint requires reviewing all the requirements.  Just as you draw up blueprints for building a house, it is necessary to draw up blueprints for an implementation.  Who will manage the project, who will design, build, and ensure requirements are being met?  Much as you look at building construction with its myriad sub-contractors, you can translate that approach to building an implementation. 

Questionnaires help to gather information to help understand what will be built, the timing and how the process will work at a high level.  The implementation that is the 9.1 PeopleSoft implementation is using questionnaires for Core HR, Benefits/Ben Admin, Payroll, Time and Labor to establish some fundamental information that will be used not only in the blueprint, but also in the process as it is drilled down, the design, the build, the testing, the training and in the quality assurance to ensure the requirements are met. 

Finding the questionnaires and adding information is much more difficult than a visit to google search.  Questionnaires become specific to an organization where you are working.  Is the project in a commercial, public sector, or education sector?  Currently I am seeking a questionnaire template for Pension so any help that anyone can provide would be greatly appreciated.  If you are in need of questionnaires, leave a comment and we can exchange some information.