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Elaboration focuses on mitigating technical risks. The team designs and baselines the core architecture of the system. By the end of this phase, the architectural "skeleton" of the software is validated, often through an executable prototype. 3. Construction

Moving from the logical "what" to the physical "how."

The "blueprint" of the system is established early. This ensures that the foundation is strong enough to support all future features.

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