5.1 Context models
At an early stage in the specification of a system, you should decide on the system boundaries, that is, on what is and is not part of the system being developed. This involves working with system stakeholders to decide what functionality should be included in the system and what processing and operations should be carried out in the system’s operational environment. You may decide that automated support for some business processes should be implemented in the software being developed but that other processes should be manual or supported by different systems. You should look at possible overlaps in functionality with existing systems and decide where new functionality should be implemented. These decisions should be made ...
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