System Design Document

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System Design DocumentiiError! Use the Home tab to apply Version Number to the text that you want to appear here.MM/DD/YYYYMM/DD/YYYYCMS eXpedited Life Cycle (XLC)IntroductionInstructions: Provide the purpose of the System Design Document. This document should be tailored to fit a particular projects needs.The System Design document documents and tracks the necessary information required to effectively define architecture and system design in order to give the development team guidance on architecture of the system to be developed. Design documents are incrementally and iteratively produced during the system development life cycle, based on the particular circumstances of the IT project and the system development methodology used for developing the system. Its intended audience is the project manager, project team, and development team. Some portions of this document such as the user interface (UI) may on occasion be shared with the client/user, and other stakeholder whose input/approval into the UI is needed.General Overview and Design Guidelines/ApproachThis section describes the principles and strategies to be used as guidelines when designing and implementing the system.General Overview