RUP is a complete software-development process framework that comes with several out-of-the-box instances. Processes derived from RUP vary from lightweight— addressing the needs of small projects with short product cycles—to more comprehensive processes addressing the broader needs of large, possibly distributed, project teams | UUssiinngg tthhee RRaattiioonnaall UUnniiffiieedd PPrroocceessss ffoorr SSmmaallll PPrroojjeeccttss:: EExxppaannddiinngg UUppoonn eeXXttrreemmee PPrrooggrraammmmiinngg Gary Pollice, Rational Software A Rational Software White paper Table of Contents Abstract . 1 Introduction. 1 A SHORT STORY 1 OVERVIEW. 2 Project Start — Inception 3 AN APPROVED BUSINESS CASE 4 RISK LIST 5 PRELIMINARY PROJECT PLAN 5 PROJECT ACCEPTANCE PLAN. 5 A PLAN FOR THE INITIAL ELABORATION ITERATION 5 INITIAL USE-CASE MODEL 5 .
