Agreeing On the Design

The final step in the design document process actually takes place after the document has been created. When the document is considered complete, it should be presented to the project stakeholders and reviewed to ensure that it does, in fact, meet their requirements, that they understand the contents, and to see whether any additional concerns come up that were not addressed in the document.

Although it is unlikely that every goal of every stakeholder will be met (because some might conflict), this process clarifies which goals are the most important and can be met by the technologies to be implemented.

Specific decisions made in the design document that should be reviewed include any disparities between the wish lists ...

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