QUESTION:
How do I get started with
Rational Unified Process (RUP)?
Or, how do I implement RUP
on our project?
ANSWER:
It is very hard to point
someone to just a single resource to get started with RUP. RUP is very extensive and implementation of
RUP on a particular project depends on lot of factors. Below is a list of various resources
available via Rational Software on how to get started with RUP:
a) RUP itself comes with a
getting started tour.
Particularly the following
two sections in this tour are a good place to start learning about RUP:
i) RUP start page >
Getting Started (button in the top bar) > Implementing the Process
ii) RUP start page >
Getting Started > Roadmaps
b) Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQ's)
RUP
http://www.rational.com/products/rup/faq.jsp
Rational Process Workbench
http://www.rational.com/products/workbench/faq.jsp
c) RUP Demos
http://www.rational.com/tryit/rup/seeit.jsp
d) Rational Suite tutorial
consists of RUP
http://www.rational.com/support/documentation/tutorials/index.jsp
e) Whitepapers
RUP
http://www.rational.com/products/rup/whitepapers.jsp
Process Workbench
http://www.rational.com/products/workbench/whitepapers.jsp
f) Rational Developer
Network
http://www.rational.net/rupcenter
Note: Access to Rational
Developer Network requires a Rational Suites License.
g) The Rational Edge (e-zine
for the Rational Community)
http://www.therationaledge.com/
Links to the RUP related
articles on the Rational Edge:
What is the Rational Unified
Process?
http://www.therationaledge.com/content/jan_01/f_rup_pk.html
Ten Essentials of RUP
http://www.therationaledge.com/content/dec_00/f_rup.html
A Simplified Approach to RUP
http://www.therationaledge.com/content/jan_01/t_rup_ge.html
Software Maintenance Cycles
with the RUP
http://www.therationaledge.com/content/aug_01/t_softwareMaintenance_pk.html
h) RUP Courses at Rational
University
http://www.rational.com/university/coursegroupings.jsp
- RUP
i) RUP Books
http://www.rational.com/products/reading/reading_rup.jsp
j) Rational Professional
Services
Rational Unified Process
Deployment Service
http://www.rational.com/services/rup-deployment.jsp
Mentoring and Consulting
http://www.rational.com/services/mentor.jsp
k) RUP webinars (web based
seminars) archive
Some of the topics from this
RUP webinar archive are:
The Ten
Essentials of RUP
http://www.rational.com/events/webinararchives/details.jsp?EVENTID=1032
A Brief Tour of
Rational Unified Process
http://www.rational.com/events/webinararchives/details.jsp?EVENTID=1275
Introducing RUP
- An Iterative Approach
http://www.rational.com/events/webinararchives/details.jsp?EVENTID=1065
RUP for Small
Projects: How Best Practices Can Help You Meet Your Goals
http://www.rational.com/events/webinararchives/details.jsp?EVENTID=370
Rational Unified
Process for Project Managers
http://www.rational.com/events/webinararchives/details.jsp?EVENTID=1387
l) RUP Product Page
Rational Customer Service
Policies and Information: http://www.rational.com/support/info.jsp