Front Matter

The Rational Unified Process An Introduction, Second Edition

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Kruchten, Philippe.

The rational unified process: an introduction /Philippe Kruchten ”2nd ed.

p.cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-201-70710-1

1.Computer software ”Development.2.Software engineering.I.Title.

QA76.76.D47 K79 2000

005.1--dc2100-025829

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To Sylvie, Alice, Zo , and Nicolas