The Unified Process Inception Phase : Best Practices for Implementing the UP |
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| Scott W. Ambler (Editor), Larry L. Constantine (Editor) |
| December 2000, CMP books, Paperback, 308 pages, ISBN 1929629109
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| Is the Unified Process the be all and end all standard for
developing object-oriented component-based software? This book is the third
in a four-volume series that presents a critical review of the Unified Process.
The authors present a survey of the alternate software processes, and synthesize
a more robust process that addresses the complete breadth of your real-world
development and production needs. After elaborating on the UP with a more
complete software process, each volume presents a masters’ collection
of today’s best practices in implementing the respective phase: Inception,
Elaboration, Construction and Transition and Production.
You get the collective wisdom of industry luminaries! Contributions
by Ellen Gottesdiener, Larry O’Brien, Steve McConnell, Larry Runge,
Karl Wiegers and others provide perspective on the macro issues like:
- How large-scale, mission critical software is developed and maintained
- How programming fits into the overall development lifecycle
- Tips and techniques to enhance your role (and career)
And they address the details of implementing a software process with
best practices on such issues as requirements, managing project risks,
testing and measurement efforts and selecting and deploying the right
tools.
Ensure the success of your projects with a sound business case. Establish
a firm foundation for your project in its Inception Phase with an architecture
that will work, a realistic project plan and a committed team of professionals.
This book presents best practices your team can follow to describe:
- Justification for the system and your approach to its development
- The initial requirements for the system
- The scope of the system
- The people, organizations and external systems that will interact
with the system
- An initial risk assessment, schedule and estimate for the system
- An initial tailoring of the Unified Process to meet your exact needs
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| Scott W. Ambler started developing software in the early 80s,
and has worked in object-oriented development for the past 10 years
in an array of roles. He is presently engaged as a software process mentor
with AmbySoft Inc., a contributing editor with Software Development
magazine, and as a columnist for Computing Canada. His previous
books include The Object Primer (1995), Building Object Applications
That Work (1997), Process Patterns (1998) and More Process
Patterns (1999).
Larry Constantine has been a pioneer in software development
methods for nearly four decades. His interest in figuring out how to do
things better quickly led him into management and process issues, with
the aim of bridging the divide between the people side and the technology
side of software development. Larry has published 14 books and over 150
articles, many of which appear in The Peopleware Papers (Prentice
Hall, 2000), and in Managing Chaos: The Expert Edge in Software Development
(Addison-Wesley, 2000), which incorporates the best from his popular Software
Development Management Forum. He is also a co-author of Jolt award-winning
Software for Use (Addison-Wesley, 1999). He is a trainer and consultant
with clients around the world, as well as a Professor of Computing Science
at the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. |
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