The Enterprise Unified Process: Extending the Rational Unified Process

Table of Contents:

About the Authors.

Foreword.

Preface.

I. FROM THE RUP TO THE EUP.

1. Introduction.

    Types of Processes.

    History of the Enterprise Unified Process.

    Why an IT Process.

    This Book.

    Summary.

2. The Rational Unified Process.

    Serial in the Large.

    Iterative in the Small.

    Delivering Incremental Releases Over Time.

    Following Proven Best Practices.

    Why the RUP.

    The RUP as a Process Framework

    Summary.

3. Introduction to the Enterprise Unified Process.

    From a Development to a System Lifecycle.

    The Production Phase.

    The Retirement Phase.

    The Operations and Support Discipline.

    The Information Technology Lifecycle.

    The Zachman Framework and the EUP.

    Common Threads Throughout This Book.

    The EUP in Practice.

    Summary.

II. BEYOND DEVELOPMENT.

4. The Production Phase.

    Objectives.

    Essential Activities.

    Handling Concurrent Releases.

    Support Strategies.

    The Release Retirement Milestone.

    Case Studies.

    Hosting and Operating Business Applications.

    Microsoft Support.

    Summary.

5. The Retirement Phase.

    Objectives.

    Essential Activites.

    Analyze System Interactions.

    Determine Retirement Strategy.

    Update the Documentation.

    Test.

    Migrate Users.

    Remove the System.

    Managing Retirement Efforts.

    The Release Retirement Milestone.

    Case Studies.

    Migration off the Mainframe.

    Retirement of an Office Suite.

    Summary.

6. The Operations and Support Discipline.

    Workflow.

    Plan Operations and Support Deployment.

    Support Users.

    Operate Systems.

    Prepare for Disaster.

    Recover from Disaster.

    Case Studies.

    Operations.

    Support.

    Anti-Patterns.

    Timing.

    Tools.

    Relation to Other Disciplines.

    Summary.

III. THE ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT DISCIPLINES.

7. The Enterprise Business Modeling Discipline.

    Workflow.

    Define Enterprise Strategy.

    Model Business Processes.

    Identify Process Implementation Options.

    Model the Domain.

    Model the Organization.

    Support Project Teams.

    Case Study.

    Anti-Patterns.

    Timing.

    Tools.

    Relation to Other Disciplines.

    Summary.

8. The Portfolio Management Discipline.

    Workflow.

    Inventory Current Systems.

    Plan Portfolio and Programs.

    Manage Portfolio.

    Manage Programs.

    Manage Contracts.

    Manage Enterprise Risk.

    Case Study.

    Anti-Patterns.

    Timing.

    Tools.

    Relation to Other Disciplines.

    Summary.

9. The Enterprise Architecture Discipline.

    Workflow.

    Define Architectural Requirements.

    Define Candidate Architecture.

    Refine Enterprise Architecture.

    Define Reference Architecture.

    Support the Project Teams.

    Anti-Patterns.

    Timing.

    Tools.

    Relation to Other Disciplines.

    Summary.

10. The Strategic Reuse Discipline.

    Workflow.

    Plan Reuse Program.

    Harvest Existing Assets.

    Obtain External Asset.

    Develop Asset.

    Evolve Asset.

    Publish Asset.

    Retire Asset.

    Support Project Teams.

    Measure Reuse Program.

    Case Studies.

    Quantity Over Quality.

    Architected Reuse via Service Domains.

    Grassroots Success.

    Timing.

    Anti-Patterns.

    Tools.

    Relation to Other Disciplines.

    Summary.

11. The People Management Discipline.

    Workflow.

    Plan Staffing.

    Diversify Staffing.

    Manage Staff.

    Guide Careers.

    Succession Planning.

    Case Study.

    Tools.

    Anti-Patterns.

    Timing.

    Relation to Other Disciplines.

    Summary.

12. The Enterprise Administration Discipline.

    Workflow.

    Manage Enterprise Physical Assets.

    Manage Enterprise Information Assets.

    Manage Enterprise Security.

    Support Project Teams.

    Case Studies.

    Data Management.

    Security.

    Anti-Patterns.

    Timing.

    Tools.

    Relation to Other Disciplines.

    Summary.

13. The Software Process Improvement Discipline.

    Workflow.

    Assess Process Needs.

    Create Process.

    Tailor Process.

    Deploy Process.

    Support Project Teams.

    Case Studies.

    The Big-Bang Approach to SPI.

    An Incremental Approach to SPI.

    Publishing and Supporting Corporate Guidance.

    Corporate Governance.

    Anti-Patterns.

    Timing.

    Tools.

    Relation to Other Disciplines.

    Summary.

IV. PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER.

14. Adopting the Enterprise Unified Process.

    Software Process Improvement Implementation.

    Proceed Incrementally.

    The Inception Phase of an EUP Adoption Project.

    The Elaboration Phase of an EUP Adoption Project.

    The Construction Phase of an EUP Adoption Project.

    The Transition Phase of an EUP Adoption Project.

    The Production Phase of an EUP Adoption Project.

    The Retirement Phase of an EUP Adoption Project.

    Training.

    Mentoring.

    Measure Progress.

    Success.

    Summary.

15. Parting Thoughts.

Appendix A: Roles.

Appendix B: Artifacts.

Appendix C: Glossary.

Appendix D: Acronyms and Abbreviations.

References and Recommended Reading.

Index.