System Design Document Templates (MS Word/Excel)

Use this System Design Document template to record the results of the system design process and describes how the system will satisfy the Requirements Specification.

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MS Word Template: Blue Theme

This System Design Document is a 22 page template in MS Word format, which can be easily modified for your next project. It also includes Free Requirements Traceability Matrix and Data Dictionary templates. Please see more screenshots and the Table of Contents below.

MS Word Template: Red Theme

The System Design Document (SDD) interprets the requirements into a description of the structure, components, interfaces, and data necessary to support the build process.

Chapter 1, Executive Summary

Chapter 2, Design Overview

Chapter 3, System Architecture

Chapter 4, Data Design

Chapter 5, Detailed Design

Chapter 5.2, Software Detailed Design

Chapter 6, External Interface Design

Chapter 7, Human Machine Interface

Chapter 8, System Integrity Controls

System Design Document Template: Table of Contents

1. Executive Summary
1.1 Purpose of this document
1.2 Identification
1.3 Scope
1.4 Relationship to Other Plans
1.5 Methodology, Tools, and Techniques
1.6 Policies, Directives and Procedures

2 Design Overview
2.1 Background Information
2.2 System Evolution Description
2.3 Current Process
2.4 Proposed Process
2.5 Technology Forecast
2.6 Constraints
2.7 Design Trade-offs
2.8 User Characteristics
2.8.1 User Problem Statement
2.8.2 User Objectives

3 System Architecture
3.1 Hardware Architecture
3.2 Software Architecture
3.3 Communications Architecture

4 Data Design
4.1 Database Management System Files
4.2 Non-Database Management System Files

5 Detailed Design
5.1 Hardware Detailed Design
5.2 Software Detailed Design
5.2.1 Module [X] 5.2.1.1 Processing
5.2.1.2 Local data structures
5.2.2 Module [X] 5.3 Communications Detailed Design

6 External Interface Design
6.1 Interface Architecture
6.2 Interface Detailed Design

7 Human-Machine Interface
7.1 Interface Design Rules
7.2 Inputs
7.3 Outputs
7.4 Navigation Hierarchy
7.4.1 Screen [x.1] 7.4.2 Screen [x.2] 7.4.3 Screen [x.3]

8 System Integrity Controls

9 Appendix A
9.1 Requirements Traceability Matrix
9.4 Glossary of Terms

Free Requirements Traceability Matrix Template

Requirements Traceability Matrix

Requirements Traceability Matrix

Free Data Dictionary Template

Data Dictionary instructions

Data Dictionary – Sample Entity

System Design Document Template: Contents & Format

The templates are in Microsoft Word format and can be downloaded online for only $9.99. The template pack includes the following documents:

System Design Document Template 22 pages
Requirements Traceability Matrix 6 pages
Data Dictionary Template 8 pages

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