This chapter will introduce you to design factors and focus on the discovery phase of the design process. The following diagram displays the phases of the design process:
Discovery is the most important phase of the design process. It is also the most time-consuming. The discovery process includes a meeting with the stakeholders to determine business requirements that the design must meet. It also includes current state assessments to determine the technical requirements that the design must satisfy in order to meet customer requirements, which in turn become the design requirements.
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