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K.R.S. Murthy

Abstract

The software design phase is one of the critical phases in the software development life cycle, contributing very significantly to the success of the overall software product. Many organizations involved in large scale software development are using structured software design processes with varying degrees of control and flexibility. The complexities of the problem domain and the system environment would significantly influence the software design process and the software itself. Though there is a good understanding and application of the structured software design process in the industry, software project managers often face difficulties in establishing the design effort, the progress made and the

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