Yes, I think this is true. While there have to be some big picture strategic design decisions like 'do we use a database or not' and 'is this a server/client ap

Yes, I think this is true. While there have to be some big picture strategic design decisions like 'do we use a database or not' and 'is this a server/client application or not' below that very high level it quickly deteriorates into making the big decisions when you have the least information and this leads to decisions that one is probably going to regret.