The Unified Process Inception Phase: Best Practices in Implementing the UP

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Taylor & Francis, Dec 15, 2000 - Computers - 308 pages
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- The Inception Phase -- About This Series -- About the Editors -- Scott Ambler -- Larry Constantine -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The Unified Process -- 1.2 The Enhanced Lifecycle for the Unified Process -- 1.3 The Goals of the Inception Phase -- 1.4 How Work Generally Proceeds During the Inception Phase -- 1.4.1 The Business Modeling Workflow -- 1.4.2 The Requirements Workflow -- 1.4.3 The Analysis and Design Workflow -- 1.4.4 The Implementation Workflow -- 1.4.5 The Deployment Workflow -- 1.4.6 The Test Workflow -- 1.4.7 The Configuration and Change Management Workflow -- 1.4.8 The Project Management Workflow -- 1.4.9 Environment Workflow -- 1.4.10 The Infrastructure Management Workflow -- 1.5 The Organization of this Book -- Chapter 2 Best Practices for the Business Modeling Workflow -- Introduction -- 2.1 The Articles -- 2.1.1 "How the UML Models Fit Together"--2.1.2 "Data-Based Design" -- 2.1.3 "Organizing Models the Right Way" -- 2.1.4 "Getting Started with Patterns" -- 2.1.5 "CRC Cards for Analysis" -- Chapter 3 Best Practices for the Requirements Workflow -- Introduction -- 3.1 Putting the Requirements Workflow into Perspective -- 3.2 Requirements Gathering Techniques -- 3.3 User Interfaces and Internationalization -- 3.4 Lessons from the Real World -- 3.5 The Articles -- 3.5.1 "Decoding Business Needs" -- 3.5.2 "Customer Rights and Responsibilities" -- 3.5.3 "Requirements Engineering Patterns" -- 3.5.4 "Don't Get Mad, Get JAD!" -- 3.5.5 "Capturing Business Rules" -- 3.5.6 "Learning the Laws of Usability" -- 3.5.7 "Your Passport to Proper Internationalization" -- 3.5.8 "Thirteen Steps to a Successful System Demo" -- 3.5.9 "Real Life Requirements" -- Chapter 4 Best Practices for the Test Workflow -- Introduction

About the author (2000)

Scott W. Ambler started developing software in the early 80s, and has worked in object-oriented development for the past ten years in an array of roles. He is presently engaged as a software process mentor with AmbySoft Inc., a contributing editor