Technology architecture - Document
Solution design
The detailed plan for how technology will fit together to meet a particular business need
What's it for?
Turns a business need into a clear design showing which systems will change and how they will work together.
For example…
The design decides how a new customer portal will fit together.
A solution design for online returns shows which systems change, how return requests flow to the warehouse and finance, and where new APIs are needed
Think of it like…
A doctor prescribing a combination of medicines and treatments to address a patient’s illness
Often confused with…
- Technical design (TD)A document describing in detail how a system or feature will be technically built
- SAD (Solution Architecture Document)A document showing how a proposed solution fits together, including its main parts and connections
- Enterprise architectureThe discipline of designing how an organisation’s business, data, applications and technology fit together