Features of Next Design
What is the system software design tool Next Design?
Next Design is a new design tool that connects system development and software development, revolutionizing the design of software that is becoming larger and more complex.
Centralized management of all documents
- Traditionally, various documents such as development documents such as requirement specifications and design documents, and management documents such as deliverable systems and process definitions were created using separate tools.
- In contrast, Next Design allows you to create all documents related to software development and centrally manage the data.
Eliminates inconsistencies between diagrams and documents
- There are various ways to express design content, such as diagrams, tables, and documents, and traditionally each was written separately.
- In contrast, Next Design automatically reflects the contents written in diagrams, tables, documents, etc., so not only does it eliminate inconsistencies between them, but it also allows you to design one design content from multiple angles by switching the expression method.
Standardization of design content and expression
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Conventionally, even if the design content and expression of design documents were standardized, as long as the design was done with a general-purpose document creation tool, it was inevitable that there would be insufficient design content or inconsistent expression.
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In contrast, with Next Design, by pre-specifying the design content and constraints in the design documents, and the expression method using figures and tables, the content to be designed can be confirmed on Next Design, and the expression method is automatically unified, so standardization naturally spreads.
Automatic recording of trace information
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Conventionally, after designing, it was necessary to associate trace information with the requirement specifications and input documents using a separate tool, which increased the burden of quality assurance and caused rework due to omissions.
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In contrast, with Next Design, not only can you check the presence or absence of trace information while designing, but you can also design while associating it with the requirement specifications and input documents, and trace information is automatically recorded. This allows you to deal with omissions early and reduce the cost of ensuring traceability.
Uses of Next Design
Next Design allows you to freely define the structure and expression format of the design content, so it can be used for a variety of purposes, including software development.
- Modeling of functional structures that realize requirements
- Function allocation from logical functional structures to physical hardware parts
- Design of derived products using cross-process traceability information
- Product design of multiple variations based on a base product (design in product line development)
- Process definition for each business field or organization (process requirement definition, flow diagram between deliverables and processes, etc.)
- Creation of documents with prescribed descriptive items (for example, project plans and organizational charts)
- Modeling using prescribed expression formats such as UML and mind maps (can be extended to other expression formats)