Guiding Principles for Evolving IBM Rational Method Composer


Since we are playing a key role in the evolution of RMC, as well as the foundation of EPF, we have some final words.

During the last decade, RUP has continuously evolved by leveraging best practices from a variety of sources. This evolution occurred through integration with other proven processes, such as the Objectory Process, the Rational Process, and SUMMIT Ascendant; through collaboration with leading edge companies and institutions, such as SEI Carnegie Mellon, USC Center for Computer Engineering, and a large number of companies that have pushed the state of the art in software development; and through efforts from the broader software development community, which has contributed innovations such as agile development techniques. Every year we receive more than 1,000 enhancement requests for our process framework from our customers. As we move forward with broader support for the expanding software development process arena, we rely on you to "keep us honest" and to continue to help us evolve the RMC product.

RMC and its predecessors have always provided a stand-alone process, independent of tools. At the same time, these process frameworks have ensured tight integration with software tools for teams seeking automated tool environments, especially IBM Rational Software Development Platform and the Eclipse platform. We strongly believe that the greatest productivity gains are reached by integrating process with tools.

A process works only when it helps team members to collaborate more effectively.


Since RUP made its debut in 1996, the Rational team has firmly believed that a superior process framework must empower individual team members. Only then will a process be successfully adopted within an organization. Far too many process improvement initiatives are driven by management's desire to standardize a process simply because it will drive "rigor" or "predictability," but these efforts fail when practitioners cannot see how the process makes their lives easier. For this reason we have always focused on what the individual team members need. In the end, software is built by teams, and a process works only when it helps team members to collaborate more effectively.



Agility and Discipline Made Easy(c) Practices from OpenUP and RUP
Agility and Discipline Made Easy: Practices from OpenUP and RUP
ISBN: 0321321308
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 98

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