Within the foundation phase, DSDM advocates to do:

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• ANo Design Up Front (NDUF)
• BBig Design Up Front (BDUF)
• CEnough Design Up Front (EDUF)
• DWaterfall approach

• A
  8% (1)
• B
  8% (1)
• C
  85% (11)

Explanation

DSDM's foundation phase deliberately adopts Enough Design Up Front (EDUF) because it balances risk mitigation with agility - you establish just enough architectural and design decisions to proceed confidently without over-committing to detail that will emerge iteratively. NDUF (A) is incorrect because DSDM recognizes that some upfront design is necessary to avoid costly rework and to give teams a viable starting framework. BDUF (B) is wrong because exhaustive upfront design contradicts DSDM's agile ethos - it locks in decisions before requirements are fully understood and wastes time on detail that may change. The Waterfall approach (D) is incorrect because it implies a rigid, sequential process with no iterative feedback, which is fundamentally opposed to DSDM's iterative and incremental delivery model.

Memory tip: Think of EDUF as the "Goldilocks" principle - not too much (BDUF), not too little (NDUF), but just enough design to move forward. DSDM is agile, so it always leans toward "enough" rather than extremes.

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