Rational Unified Process (RUP)

The Rational Unified Process (RUP) is an iterative, software development methodology, firstly introduced by the Rational Software Corporation which was acquired by IBM in 2003. RUP is a disciplined approach to assign tasks within a development organization and software project teams. It was developed to ensure the production of high quality software by giving the development team a set of guidelines, templates and tool mentors, for all the critical life-cycle activities. This way, the deliverable software can meet and exceed the needs and expectations of end-users, strictly following a predictable budget and schedule. RUP is the most popular and extensively documented refinement of the Unified Process, an iterative and incremental software development process framework. Other worth mentioning forms are the OpenUP and Agile Unified Process.

History

This is the History

Ten Essentials

Vision

Plan

Risks

Issues

Business Case

Architecture

Product

Evaluation

Change Requests

User Support

Best Practices

Develop Software iteratively

Manage requirements

Use component-based architectures

Visually model software

Continuously verify software quality

Control changes to software

Process Overview

The Phases

Inception Phase

Elaboration Phase

Construction

Transition Phase

Limitations

Conclusion