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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Kruchten,  Philippe.
   The  rational  unified  process  :  an  introduction  /  Philippe  Kruchten ”3rd  ed.
         p.  cm.
 ISBN  0-321-19770-4  (alk.  paper)
 1.  Computer  software ”Development.  2.  Software  engineering.  I.  Title.

QA76.76.D47K79  2003
005.1 ”dc22
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Dedication

To Sylvie, Alice, Zo , and Nicolas