The unified software development process

Preface. I. THE UNIFIED SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. 1. The Unified Process: Use-Case Driven, Architecture-Centric, Iterative, and Incremental. The Unified Process in a Nutshell. The Unified Process Is Use-Case Driven. The Unified Process Is Architecture-Centric. The Unified Process Is Iterative and Incremental. The Life of the Unified Process. The Product. Phases within a Cycle. An Integrated Process. 2. The Four Ps: People, Project, Product, and Process in Software Development. People Are Crucial. Development Processes Affect People. Roles Will Change. Turning “Resources” into “Workers.” Projects Make the Product. Product Is More Than Code. What Is a Software System? Artifacts. A System Has a Collection of Models. What Is a Model? Each Model Is a Self-Contained View of the System. Inside a Model. Relationships between Models. Process Directs Projects. Process: A Template. Related Activities Make Up Workflows. Specializing Process. Merits of Process. Tools Are Integral to Process. Tools Impact Process. Process Drives Tools. Balance Process and Tools.