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Table of Contents
Design Document
Overview
This should be based on the work stated in the concept document.
Tasks
This is a comprehensive list of tasks the satisfy the requirements. Each task will have it's own section with use case diagrams and functional level of detail.
Example sections are below.
Component
A detailed definition of a component. Think of a component as a single aspect of the overall system. The description of a component will go from the high level of the user interface down to the functions that it implements.
Data Structures
This is a strick definition of the data structures used throughout the system.
User Interface
This is a description of how the user will interact with the software. There should be some comps showing what the UI would look like. If this is a headless component, document the exposted functionality. For example is it commandline and what are the arguments, or is it a library and what are the functions. This section will also contain the use case diagrams.
Task Schedule
Reference to the project managment software (dotproject). Possible house the gant chart.
