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Rational Unified Process Overview
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Chapter 3 - Learning About the Rational Unified Process
Figure 7
Rational Unified Process Overview
The diagram in Figure 7 illustrates that software development is best organized
into phases, each of which is performed in a series of iterations. Throughout each
phase, project team members from each of the primary software development roles
(analysts, developers, testers, project leaders) perform activities in one or more
disciplines. The diagram shows how emphasis on different disciplines varies with
each iteration.
Notice, for example, that most of the work associated with requirements happens
early in the development cycle, but continues throughout a project. Testing,
however, can start early in the project, but typically intensifies at the end of
construction.
The RUP Overview outlines the following important concepts:
The software lifecycle of the Rational Unified Process is decomposed over time
into four sequential phases, each concluded by a major milestone. Each phase
is, essentially, a span of time between two major milestones.
A development iteration is one complete pass through all the disciplines,
leading to a product release.
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