The Rational Unified Process® is a Software Engineering Process. It provides a disciplined approach to assigning tasks and responsibilities within a development organization. Its goal is to ensure the production of high-quality software that meets the needs of its end-users, within a predictable schedule and budget | TP026B, Rev 11/01 IBM Rational Unified Process: Best Practices for Software Development Teams Davor Gornik Table of Contents WHAT IS THE RATIONAL UNIFIED PROCESS? 1 EFFECTIVE DEPLOYMENT OF 6 BEST PRACTICES 1 PROCESS OVERVIEW 3 TWO DIMENSIONS 3 PHASES AND ITERATIONS - THE TIME DIMENSION 3 INCEPTION PHASE 4 ELABORATION PHASE 4 CONSTRUCTION PHASE 6 TRANSITION PHASE . 6 ITERATIONS . 7 STATIC STRUCTURE OF THE PROCESS. 7 ACTIVITIES, ARTIFACTS, AND WORKERS 8 WORKFLOWS . 9 CORE WORKFLOWS .