Editing Straw man proposal (section)

==Software development==
In software development, a crude plan or document may serve as the strawman or starting point in the evolution of a project. The strawman is not expected to be the last word; it is refined until a final model or document is obtained that resolves all issues concerning the scope and nature of the project. In this context, a strawman can take the form of an outline,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://searchcrm.techtarget.com/definition/strawman|title=What is straw man? - Definition from WhatIs.com|work=SearchCRM|access-date=24 March 2015}}</ref> a set of charts, a presentation, or a paper.

The ‘Straw Man’ also fits in neatly with the concept of iterative design, repeating and re-drafting to improve an initial concept or design. If anything is built, often, it may not end up in the final product. It might be that the decision is to not continue at all, in which case, the ‘Straw Man’ approach may have saved a lot of wasted work in the long run. Or, the final approach may be very different from the first model. Either way, the ‘Straw Man’ will have proven its worth by having re-directed the approach before any significant work is undertaken.<ref name="Staw Man Model definition">{{cite web|title=Straw Man Model|url=http://www.forloop.com.au/IN%20THE%20LOOP/dictionary.html|website=www.forloop.com.au|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141022231320/http://www.forloop.com.au/IN%20THE%20LOOP/dictionary.html|archive-date=2014-10-22}}</ref>