Rational Unified Process

RUP establishes four phases of development, each of which is organized into a number of separate iterations that must satisfy defined criteria before the next phase is undertaken: in the inception phase, developers define the scope of the project and its business case; in the elaboration phase, developers analyze the project's needs in greater detail and define its architectural foundation; in the construction phase, developers create the application design and source code; and in the transition phase, developers deliver the system to users. RUP provides a prototype at the completion of each iteration. The product also includes process support for Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) and BEA (WebLogic) development, and supplies an HTML-based description of the unified process that an organization can customize for its own use.

Getting started with use Rational Unified Process

To explore how Rational Unified Process is used in the enterprise, here are some additional resources for learning about RUP:

Rational Unified Process learning resources: According to Rational (developers of Rational Rose and the Unified Modeling Language), RUP is like an online mentor that provides guidelines, templates, and examples for all aspects and stages of program development.

Book excerpt: Implementing the IBM Rational Unified Process and Solutions (A Guide to Improving Your Software Development Capability and Maturity) This chapter focuses on key points to bring awareness and generate excitement about RUP. It outlines the ROI you might expect from implementing RUP and IBM Rational Solutions, common problems that these methods may solve and how to sell the executives on this process solution and tools.

Read more about Rational Unified Process: - The Rational Web site provides more information and a free trial download. - The Rational Edge explains the importance of systematic planning and procedures in their article, "Camping Trip? Software Project? Identify Essentials First."

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