This stage involves making decisions using the data gathered in the preliminary investigation. The first task is to develop one or more potential solutions to the problem.
After establishing several potential solutions,
For Your Information: The Concept of a System Constraint All systems, whether open or closed, are limited (or constrained) in some way. Organizational systems are no exception. What, exactly, is a system constraint? It's some factor that limits what the system can achieve. Were it not for this limiting factor, the rest of the system might be able to achieve much more in realizing its goal. The limiting factor may be internal or external to the system. It may be a physical component, a condition, or an imposed policy of some kind. Whatever it is, however, it does frustrate efforts from within the system to achieve better performance. A constraint is a restriction on the degree of freedom you have in providing a solution. Constraints are effectively global requirements, such as limited development resources or a decision by senior management that restricts the way you develop a system. Constraints can be economic, political, technical, or environmental and pertain to your project resources, schedule, target environment, or to the system itself. Figure 1 presents several potential constraints for the university system. Constraints are documented in a similar manner to business rules and technical requirements. Figure 1. Constraints (summary form).
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