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RUP is a process-driven, iterative approach to software development with defined roles, milestones and artifacts. It supports risk management and change control and suits structured, large-scale development projects. The method promotes repeatable workflows and documented decisions.
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The Rational Unified Process (RUP) is an iterative software-development process that organizes work across disciplines and structures it into four phases with reviewable milestones.
RUP grew during the 1990s from practices developed by Rational Software; Philippe Kruchten popularized the approach through the RUP book and the 4+1 view model. IBM continued RUP after acquiring Rational.
Picture four stages with different weights: Inception clarifies purpose and viability, Elaboration stabilizes architecture and risks, Construction builds the product, and Transition puts it into use. Disciplines such as requirements, design, implementation, and testing iterate within each stage; milestones test whether the next investment makes sense.
Inception, Elaboration, Construction, and Transition give the project changing emphases.
Requirements, design, implementation, testing, and other work areas span the phases.
Phase ends concentrate decisions about goals, architecture, maturity, and release.
RUP helps larger initiatives where technical or organizational uncertainty requires early visibility of architecture and risk. Its planning and documentation overhead is a poor fit for small, straightforward products.
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