The Unified Process Inception Phase: Best Practices for Completing the Unified

Scott W. Ambler started developing software in the early 80s, and has worked in object-oriented development for the past ten years in an array of roles. He is presently engaged as a software process mentor with AmbySoft Inc., a contributing editor with Software Development magazine, and as a columnist for Computing Canada. His previous books include The Object Primer (1995), Building Object Applications That Work (1997), Process Patterns (1998), and More Process Patterns (1999).

Larry L. Constantine has been a pioneer in software development methods for nearly four decades. His interest in figuring out how to do things better quickly led him into management and process issues, with the aim of bridging the divide between the people side and the technology side of software development. Larry has published 14 books and over 150 articles, many of which appear in The Peopleware Papers (Prentice Hall, 2000) and in Managing Chaos: The Expert Edge in Software Development (Addison-Wesley, 2000), which incorporates the best from his popular Software Development "Management Forum". He is also a co-author of Jolt-award-winning Software for Use (Addison-Wesley, 1999). He is a trainer and consultant with clients around the world, as well as a professor of computing science at the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.

Table of Contents:

Foreward

Preface

Chapter 1 Introduction

• The Unified Process
• The Enhanced Lifecycle for the Unified Process
• The Goals of the Inception Phase
• How Work Generally Proceeds During the Inception Phase
• The Organization of this Book

Chapter 2 Best Practices for the Business Modeling Workflow

• Chapter 2 Introduction
• The Articles

Chapter 3 Best Practices for the Requirements Workflow

• Chapter 3 Introduction
• Putting the Requirements Workflow into Perspective
• Requirements Gathering Techniques
• User Interfaces and Internationalization
• Lessons from the Real World
• The Articles

Chapter 4 Best Practices for the Test Workflow

• Chapter 4 Introduction
• Why Test?
• Starting Testing Off on the Right Foot
• Testing Techniques for the Inception Phase
• The Articles

Chapter 5 Best Practices for the Project Management Workflow

• Chapter 5 Introduction
• Starting Out Right
• Technical Project Management Activities
• Soft Project Management Activities
• A Few More Thoughts
• The Articles

Chapter 6 Best Practices for the Environment Workflow

• Chapter 6 Introduction
• Selecting and Deploying the Right Tools
• Deploying Your Software Process, Standards, and Guidelines
• The Articles

Chapter 7 Parting Words

• Looking Towards Elaboration

Appendix A Bibliography

Appendix B Contributing Authors

Appendix C References and Recommended Reading

• Printed Resources
• Web-Based Resources

Index