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domain analysis
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domain analysis	allows a software engineer to focus on the most important issues, to make fewer mistakes, and to follow accepted procedures and standards
	has definition The process by which a software engineer learns enough background information so that he or she can understand the problem and make good decisions during requirements analysis and other stages of the software engineering process
	enables a software engineer to communicate with the stakeholders more effectively, so he will be able to establish requirements more quickly
	has benefits Faster development Better system Anticipation of extensions
	has risk software developers may make invalid assumptions and hence create poor requirements or design
	indicates opportunities for future development
	is a subtopic of 4.1 - Domain Analysis
	is part of requirements and specification
	is performed before requirements analysis
	is a kind of analysis
	shows software engineer the subtleties of the domain, ensuring that the solutions adopted will more effectively solve the customer's problem
process	see also process^2