Features of Next Design

What is Next Design, a system and software design tool?

Next Design is a new design tool that connects system development and software development and innovates software design that is becoming larger and more complex.

All your documents in one place

• In the past, various documents were created using separate tools, such as development documents such as requirement specifications and design documents, and management documents such as deliverable systems and process definitions.
• On the other hand, Next Design can create all kinds of documents related to software development and centrally manage the data.

Eliminate inconsistencies between diagrams and documents

• There are various ways to express design content, such as diagrams, tables, and documents, and in the past, each was described separately.
• On the other hand, Next Design automatically reflects the content described in diagrams, tables, documents, etc., so not only does it eliminate inconsistencies between them, but it also allows you to switch the expression method for a single design content. It can be designed multilaterally.

Standardize design content and expression methods

• In the past, even if the design contents and expression methods of design documents were standardized, as long as they were designed with general-purpose document creation tools, it was inevitable that the design contents would be inadequate and the expression methods would be inconsistent.
• On the other hand, with Next Design, by prescribing the design content and constraints in the design document, as well as the method of expression using diagrams and tables, it is possible to confirm the content to be designed on Next Design, and the method of expression is automatically determined. Because it is unified, standardization naturally permeates.

Record trace information automatically

• In the past, after designing, it was necessary to associate trace information with requirement specifications and input documents using a separate tool, which increased the burden of quality assurance and caused rework due to omissions. .
• On the other hand, Next Design not only allows you to check the presence or absence of trace information while designing, but also allows you to design if it is related to the requirement specification or input document, and trace information is automatically recorded. As a result, omissions can be dealt with quickly and the cost of ensuring traceability can be reduced.

Uses of Next Design

Next Design allows you to freely define the structure and expression format of design content, so it can be applied to various uses, not to mention software development.

Applications in software development

• Modeling of functional structure to realize requirements
• Functional allocation from logical functional structure to physical hardware parts
• Derivative product design with cross-process traceability information
• Product design of multiple variations based on the base product (design in product line development)

Usage in logical documentation in various fields

• Process definition for each business field and organization (process requirement definition, flow diagram between deliverables and processes, etc.)
• Creation of documents that stipulate descriptive matters (for example, project plans, organization charts, etc.)
• Modeling with prescribed representation formats such as UML and mind maps (extendable to other representation formats)