Software engineers use many development techniques that correspond to a sub-goal of software development. For example, structured or object-oriented analysis has the goal of understanding the problem being solved, DARTS has the goal of a process architecture, and structured design has the goal of calling hierarchy. In each case a series of steps are followed. Do not be so taken in by the method that you forget your goal. This is called goals displacement. If you have achieved your goal then stop. On the other hand, if completing the process will fulfill additional goals then continue.
