1. Ngokusekelwe kumdwebo wesakhiwo somkhiqizo (umdwebo womhlangano jikelele), hlukanisa umkhiqizo ube amayunithi okuhlanganisa (izingxenye, ama-sub-assemblies, kanye nezingxenye) kanye nokuthuthukisa izindlela zokuhlanganisa ezihambisanayo.
2. Hlukanisa inqubo yokuhlanganisa yengxenye ngayinye nengxenye.
3. Misa imihlahlandlela yenqubo yokuhlanganisa ecacile, chaza izindlela zokuhlola, futhi unqume izindlela ezifanele zokuhlola.
4. Khetha amathuluzi afanele kanye namadivayisi okuphakamisa adingekayo enqubo yokuhlanganisa.
5. Nquma izindlela zokudlulisa izingxenye namathuluzi adingekayo.
6. Bala isikhathi sokuhlanganisa esijwayelekile, ngaphandle kwesikhathi esithathiwe sokuthuthwa kwezingxenye.