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<tr><td>conceptual design</td><td>Describes the proposed solution in a functional manner that could be easily understood by a future user, including what the solution will look like and how it will behave</td></tr>
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<tr valign="top"><td>conceptual design</td><td>Describes the proposed solution in a functional manner that could be easily understood by a future user, including what the solution will look like and how it will behave</td></tr>
<tr><td>domain</td><td>A specific sphere of activity or knowledge. A domain can correspond to the boundaries of an organization, a job function, or even a particular task.</td></tr>
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<tr valign="top"><td>domain</td><td>A specific sphere of activity or knowledge. A domain can correspond to the boundaries of an organization, a job function, or even a particular task.</td></tr>
<tr><td>domain elicitation</td><td>Collecting the right information from SMEs, stakeholders, or consumers about how the solution should function</td></tr>
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<tr valign="top"><td>domain elicitation</td><td>Collecting the right information from SMEs, stakeholders, or consumers about how the solution should function</td></tr>
<tr><td>logical design</td><td>Defines objects, entities, their attributes, and their relationships. It also describes the business rules associated with these entities</td></tr>
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<tr valign="top"><td>logical design</td><td>Defines objects, entities, their attributes, and their relationships. It also describes the business rules associated with these entities</td></tr>
<tr><td>physical design</td><td>Also called the technical design. Where the conceptual and logic designs are converted to a definition of how the solution will be implemented in hardware, software, and potentially other media. The physical design is developed by the construction team not by the requirements team.</td></tr>
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<tr valign="top"><td>physical design</td><td>Also called the technical design. Where the conceptual and logic designs are converted to a definition of how the solution will be implemented in hardware, software, and potentially other media. The physical design is developed by the construction team not by the requirements team.</td></tr>
<tr><td>SME</td><td>Subject matter expert</td></tr>
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<tr valign="top"><td>SME</td><td>Subject matter expert</td></tr>
<tr><td>solution</td><td>A set of changes to the current state of an enterprise that will enable the enterprise to meet a need, solve a problem, or take advantage of an opportunity</td></tr>
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<tr valign="top"><td>solution</td><td>A set of changes to the current state of an enterprise that will enable the enterprise to meet a need, solve a problem, or take advantage of an opportunity</td></tr>
<tr><td>SWOT</td><td>Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities. and threats involved in a project or in a business venture</td></tr>
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<tr valign="top"><td>SWOT</td><td>Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities. and threats involved in a project or in a business venture</td></tr>
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Revision as of 18:52, 26 August 2015

TermMeaning
conceptual designDescribes the proposed solution in a functional manner that could be easily understood by a future user, including what the solution will look like and how it will behave
domainA specific sphere of activity or knowledge. A domain can correspond to the boundaries of an organization, a job function, or even a particular task.
domain elicitationCollecting the right information from SMEs, stakeholders, or consumers about how the solution should function
logical designDefines objects, entities, their attributes, and their relationships. It also describes the business rules associated with these entities
physical designAlso called the technical design. Where the conceptual and logic designs are converted to a definition of how the solution will be implemented in hardware, software, and potentially other media. The physical design is developed by the construction team not by the requirements team.
SMESubject matter expert
solutionA set of changes to the current state of an enterprise that will enable the enterprise to meet a need, solve a problem, or take advantage of an opportunity
SWOTStrengths, weaknesses, opportunities. and threats involved in a project or in a business venture