The Rational Unified Process
What it is and How it Works

Liemur’s IRUP is an intensive one day course. The aim of this course is to describe the key principles of The Rational Unified Process (RUP) and how these may be used within an iterative software development lifecycle.

Through discussion groups, delegates will understand the key differences between traditional software development process and agile iterative development and how the RUP provides a framework that can be tailored and applied to suit an organisation’s environment.

Aim

• To understand the key principles of the RUP
• To understand standard RUP terminology
• To understand what iterative and incremental development entails
• To be aware of the potential issues when adopting an iterative process
• To compare iterative and sequential development software lifecycles
• To consider and compare the key features of the RUP and AGILE development

Audience

Managers, business analysts and software developers wishing to explore and understand the key aspects of an iterative development lifecycle.

Pre-Requisites

• No knowledge of RUP is required
• No knowledge of iterative development is required
• Exposure to a software development environment is an advantage