7.4 Conclusion

This brings us to the end of the definition phase of the project. We have a detailed definition of requirements, driven by an understanding of the business, the users, and the application. We have made some important design decisions up-front in order to create a framework for detailed design and achieve unity and consistency throughout the application. We are now ready to move into the detailed design phase of the project.

The next part of the book covers the methodology for detailed design, discusses a set of design principles to use in making detailed design decisions, and presents the detailed design steps for the Lexington Brokerage project.