The Rational Unified Process Made Easy: A Practitioners Guide to the RUP

Addison-Wesley Object Technology Series

by Per Kroll

The Rational Unified Process (RUP) is a software engineering process developed and marketed by Rational Software Corporation. The RUP comprises a host of software development best practices collected from a number of contributors, over many yeras, and across a wide variety of situations. The RUP is popular because it provides a disciplined approach to assigning and managing tasks and responsibiltites to ensure success in a software project. In this new book, the industry's leading RUP experts borrow from their significant experience and insider knowledge to teach you how to apply the RUP and succeed with it. The reader will discover what works, and what doesn't, as well as specific advice on how and when to apply the RUP. Overall, the reader will gain knowledge of how the RUP impacts their job, and how this process can benefit their organization.

Genres: Technical, Software, Programming

Paperback

First published April 8, 2003

Reviews

[Catherine Gillespie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Unless you are in a technology field or know someone who is, I can’t think of a reason why you would pick up a copy of The Rational Unified Process Made Easy, but actually the framework is applicable to projects of all sorts, not just software development, and it can help you be more efficient and effective in lots of areas. Another consultant on my team loaned me the book because of something I’m working on, and I expected to find it a little bit boring, but on the contrary the framework is quite interesting. Basically, the RUP is a way to plan and do projects that helps you clarify what you’re trying to do, stay in control of risk factors that could keep you from meeting your goal, do the project and test that your product is effective, and roll it out so it can be effective to others. Although the book approaches this from the perspective of technology projects, the framework is definitely applicable to other sorts of projects or goals you might pursue.

{Read my more detailed review, including components of the RUP framework, on A Spirited Mind}