In general, as size and complexity grow, you need to establish more rules . You also need to make sure that people follow those rules to ensure that you all continue working toward the same goal. You need to communicate the goal, as well as other information, clearly and consistently to every member of your team. At some point, as a project grows past being a small project, oral communication is insufficient for much of the information you need to communicate. When we talk about "rules," we're really talking about instituting a process. The process itself can range from very informal to very formal, depending on the needs of the project. Many small projects have successfully used a process. Because we work, or have worked, for Rational, we're most familiar with RUP and our customers who use RUP. Therefore we decided to use RUP on this project. Gary once visited a customer where he found a five-person team using RUP on a pilot project. They were really excited about it then, and as it turned out, RUP helped them deliver a successful product. The project manager actually went on vacation during delivery week with absolutely no doubts about whether the delivery would go smoothly ”and the manager's confidence turned out to be well-founded. This is just one example of a small project that successfully used RUP. Benefits of Using RUP on a Small ProjectRUP can benefit small projects in several ways.
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