Dear O wise Monks,

At my job we are to embark on the design and implementation
of a software system that is part data warehouse and part
data mining system.

Basically my question is what design documents should my project
produce. I apologize for the fact that most of my career I work
with the user as get a general idea of what they want scribble down
on notepaper stick in my desk and start coding.

The design documents I am familiar with are:

• Functional Specification
• Detailed Design Document
• Interface Design Documents

... and for data warehouses I have heard of:

• Physical design
• Logical design

I have a vague idea of what these documents are.
But I bet that you monks have more than a vague idea
and I would like to hear your thoughts about "design documents".

Thank you very much most wise monks.

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