Design Dependencies Deliverable Template

From MIKE2 Methodology

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Overview

Software components which are dependent on others will normally be implemented later, so in order to create the project plan, it is useful to identify dependencies between components. The output of the Design Dependencies task will be a dependency model showing which software components and subsystems will call upon services from which others.

Example Illustrating Design Dependencies

Desing depedencies are often complex in terms of their relationships. A well-architecture sytems can simplify these relationships.

• A Typical Software System: The figure below illustrates the tangled relationships between components in many software systems.

• An Ideal Software System: Note the linear relationship path between components in this application.