Rational Unified Process an Introduction

This concise book offers a quick introduction to the concepts, structure, content, and motivation of the Rational Unified Process. This revolutionary software development process provides a disciplined approach to assigning, managing, and completing tasks within a software development organization and is the first development process to exploit the full capabilities of the industry-standard Unified Modeling Language. The Rational Unified Process is unique in that it captures many of the proven best practices in modern software development and presents them in a form that can be tailored to a wide range of projects and organizations. In this book, you will discover: what the Rational Unified Process is - and what it is not; the concepts used in the Rational Unified Process, as well as its structure; the best practices that have been synthesized into this process; and how this process can provide the guidance you need for your specific project responsibilities.