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The flowchart below gives an overview of the overall process of the design of a funding model, broken down into its separate stages (and sub-stages).
![DST- Intro-The design process - all_stages23](https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2013/02/DST-Intro-The-design-process-all_stages23.jpg)
The stages are:
- Prior decisions. These provide the starting point for the process.
- Strategic considerations and decisions.
- Tactical considerations and decisions.
- Implementation issues.
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