What does the concept of "top-level design" mean?

Top-level design is to use the method of system theory to plan all aspects, levels and elements of a task or a project from a global perspective, so as to concentrate effective resources and achieve the goal efficiently and quickly.

Top-level design is an engineering concept, the original intention is to consider all levels and elements of the project as a whole, trace back to the source, focus on the overall situation, and seek solutions to problems at the highest level. Top-level design is the embodiment of the "overall concept" of a project.

Top-level design is the embodiment of overall planning. If there is only planning without specific means of realization, it is likely that under the overall planning, there will be a situation of fragmentation and fragmentation, resulting in difficulties in resource sharing and information interconnection.

Extended data:

Top design features

First, the top floor is decisive. Top-level design is a design method from high end to low end. Core ideas and goals come from the top, so the top determines the bottom, and the top determines the bottom;

Second, the overall relevance, the top-level design emphasizes the relevance, matching and organic connection of the internal elements of the design object around the core concept and the top-level goal;

Third, practical operability, the basic requirement of design is concise and clear expression, and the design results are feasible in practice, so the top-level design results should be implementable and operable.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Top Design