Summary

  • The sequential, or waterfall, process is fine for small projects that have few risks and use a well-known technology and domain, but it cannot be stretched to fit projects that are long or involve a high degree of novelty or risk.

  • An iterative process breaks a development cycle into a succession of iterations. Each iteration looks like a small project and involves the activities of requirement capture, design, implementation, and assessment.

  • To control the project and to give the appropriate focus to each iteration, a development cycle is divided into a sequence of four phases that partition the sequence of iterations. The phases are inception, elaboration, construction, and transition.

  • The iterative approach accommodates changes in requirements and in implementation strategy. It confronts and mitigates risks as early as possible. It allows the development organization to grow, to learn, and to improve. It focuses on real, tangible objectives.



The Rational Unified Process. An Introduction
Blogosphere: Best of Blogs
ISBN: B0072U14D8
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2002
Pages: 193

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