Project management with the IBM Rational Unified Process: lessons from the trenches

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by  Gibbs, R Dennis

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Lessons from the Trenches
R. Dennis Gibbs
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Project management with the IBM Rational Unified Process : lessons from the trenches / R. Dennis
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments xvii
About the Author xix
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 Introduction to Outsourcing 7
Outsourcing Defined 8
Four Common Scenarios Encountered in Outsourced Projects 9
Scenario 1: Colocated Contractors 10
Scenario 2: Offshore Projects 13
Scenario 3: Distant Contractors, Same Country 17
Scenario 4: Multiple Contractors 17
Where Does the Rational Unified Process Fit in All of This? 19
Summary 19
What’s Next? 20
Chapter 2 Overview of the Rational Unified Process 21
The Traditional Software Development Process 21
Advantages of the Waterfall Process 22
Disadvantages of the Waterfall Process 23
Introducing the Rational Unified Process 26
History 27
The Six Best Practices 28
RUP Lifecycle Phases 36
Is the RUP Agile? 40
Summary 41
What’s Next? 41
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