The Rational Unified Process: An Introduction, 3/e (Paperback)

Summary

The Rational Unified Process, Third Edition, is a concise introduction to IBM's Web-enabled software engineering process. Rational Unified Process®, or RUP®, Lead Architect Philippe Kruchten quickly and clearly describes the concepts, structure, content, and motivation that are central to the RUP. Readers will learn how this approach to software development can be used to produce high-quality software, on schedule and on budget, using the Unified Modeling Language (UML), software automation, and other industry best practices.

The RUP unifies the entire software development team and optimizes the productivity of each team member by bringing them the experience of industry leaders and lessons learned from thousands of projects. It provides detailed and practical guidance through all phases of the software development life cycle, but it is not inflexible. The RUP can be tailored to suit a wide variety of projects and organizations.

This new edition has been updated to reflect all the changes integrated into the latest version of the Rational Unified Process--RUP 2003. It includes a four-color poster that lists key RUP elements: disciplines, workflows, artifacts, phases, and milestones.

RUP 2003 also offers

The RUP Builder with enhanced configurability, process views, and three base configurations.

MyRUP, enabling personalized views of the RUP configuration.

Additions to the Rational Process Workbench, used to define process components, perform modifications to the RUP, and create process plugins.

The introduction of a separate Process Engineering Process offering guidance on adapting the RUP, creating plugins, and deploying the RUP.

The Rational Unified Process, Third Edition, is a reliable introduction to the Rational Unified Process that will serve project managers and software professionals alike. 

Table of Contents

Preface.

I. THE PROCESS.

1. Software Development Best Practices.

The Value of Software.

Symptoms and Root Causes of Software Development Problems.

Software Best Practices.

Develop Software Iteratively.

Manage Requirements.

Use Component-Based Architectures.

Visually Model Software.

Continuously Verify Software Quality.

Control Changes to Software.

The Rational Unified Process.

2. The Rational Unified Process.

What Is the Rational Unified Process?

The Rational Unified Process as a Product.

Software Best Practices in the Rational Unified Process.

Other Key Features of the Rational Unified Process.

A Brief History of the Rational Unified Process.

3. Static Structure: Process Description.

A Model of the Rational Unified Process.

Roles.

Activities.

Artifacts.

Disciplines.

Workflows.

Additional Process Elements.

A Process Framework.

4. Dynamic Structure: Iterative Development.

The Sequential Process.

Overcoming Difficulties: Iterate!

Gaining Control: Phases and Milestones.

A Shifting Focus across the Cycle.

Phases Revisited.

Benefits of an Iterative Approach.

5. An Architecture-Centric Process.

The Importance of Models.

Architecture.

The Importance of Architecture.

A Definition of Architecture.

Architecture Representation.

An Architecture-Centric Process.

The Purpose of Architecture.

Component-Based Development.

Other Architectural Concepts.

6. A Use-Case-Driven Process.

Definitions.

Identifying Use Cases.

Evolving Use Cases.

Organizing Use Cases.

Use Cases in the Process.

II. PROCESS DISCIPLINES.

7. The Project Management Discipline.

Purpose.

Planning an Iterative Project.

The Concept of Risk.

The Concept of Measurement.

Roles and Artifacts.

Workflow.

Building an Iteration Plan.

8. The Business Modeling Discipline.

Purpose.

Why Business Modeling?

Using Software Engineering Techniques for Business Modeling.

Business Modeling Scenarios.

Roles and Artifacts.

Workflow.

From the Business Models to the Systems.

Modeling the Software Development Business.

Tool Support.

9. The Requirements Discipline.

Purpose.

What Is a Requirement?

Types of Requirements.

Capturing and Managing Requirements.

Requirements Workflow.

Roles in Requirements.

Artifacts Used in Requirements.

Tool Support.

10. The Analysis and Design Discipline.

Purpose.

Analysis versus Design.

How Far Must Design Go?

Roles and Artifacts.

Designing a User-Centered Interface.

The Design Model.

The Analysis Model.

The Role of Interfaces.

Artifacts for Real-Time Systems.

Component-Based Design.

Workflow.

Tool Support.

11. The Implementation Discipline.

Purpose.

Builds.

Integration.

Prototypes.

Roles and Artifacts.

Workflow.

Tool Support.

12. The Test Discipline.

Purpose.

Testing in the Iterative Lifecycle.

Dimensions of Testing.

Roles and Artifacts.

Workflow.

Tool Support.

13. The Configuration and Change Management Discipline.

Purpose.

The CCM Cube.

Roles and Artifacts.

Workflow.

Tool Support.

14. The Environment Discipline.

Purpose.

Process Engineering Process.

Roles and Artifacts.

Workflow.

Tool Support.

15. The Deployment Discipline.

Purpose.

Roles and Artifacts.

Workflow.

16. Typical Iteration Plans.

Defining the Product Vision and the Business Case.

Building an Architectural Prototype.

Implementing the System.

17. Implementing the Rational Unified Process.

Introduction.

The Effect of Implementing a Process.

Implementing the Rational Unified Process Step by Step.

Implementing a Process Is a Project.

Appendix A: Summary of Roles.

Appendix B: Summary of Artifacts.

Appendix C: Acronyms.

Glossary.

Bibliography.

Index.

摘要

《Rational Unified Process, Third Edition》是對IBM的Web-enabled軟體工程流程的簡明介紹。Rational Unified Process®，或稱RUP®，首席架構師Philippe Kruchten清晰明確地描述了RUP的概念、結構、內容和動機。讀者將學習如何使用統一建模語言（UML）、軟體自動化和其他行業最佳實踐方法，以生產高質量、按時按預算完成的軟體。

RUP通過將整個軟體開發團隊統一起來，並通過帶來行業領導者的經驗和從數千個項目中獲得的教訓，優化每個團隊成員的生產力。它提供了詳細而實用的指導，涵蓋軟體開發生命週期的所有階段，但它並不僵化。RUP可以根據各種項目和組織的需求進行定制。

這本新版已更新以反映整合到最新版本Rational Unified Process（RUP 2003）中的所有變化。它包括一張四色海報，列出了關鍵的RUP元素：紀律、工作流程、文檔、階段和里程碑。

RUP 2003還提供：

具有增強的可配置性、流程視圖和三個基本配置的RUP Builder。

MyRUP，可以個性化查看RUP配置。

對Rational Process Workbench的增加，用於定義流程組件、對RUP進行修改和創建流程插件。

引入獨立的流程工程流程，提供有關適應RUP、創建插件和部署RUP的指導。

《Rational Unified Process, Third Edition》是對Rational Unified Process的可靠介紹，將為項目經理和軟體專業人員提供幫助。

目錄

前言。

I. 流程。

1. 軟體開發最佳實踐。

軟體的價值。

軟體開發問題的症狀和根本原因。

軟體最佳實踐。

迭代開發軟體。

管理需求。

使用基於組件的架構。

視覺化建模軟體。

持續驗證軟體質量。

控制軟體變更。

Rational Unified Process。

2. Rational Unified Process。

什麼是Rational Unified Process？

Rational Unified Process作為一個產品。

Rational Unified Process中的軟體最佳實踐。

Rational Unified Process的其他關鍵特點。

Rational Unified Process的簡要歷史。

3. 靜態結構：流程描述。