Tag: Alistair Cockburn

Rational Unified Process | Glossary

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Definition:

Rational Unified process is an object-oriented and Web-enabled program development methodology. according to Rational , RUP is like an online mentor that provides guidelines, templates, and examples for all aspects and stages of program development. RUP and similar product — like Object-Oriented software process , and the OPEN process — are comprehensive software engineering tools that mix the procedural aspects of development with different components of development within a unifying framework.

Further Reading:

Book: Writing Effective Use cases by Alistair Cockburn.  

 

Crystal Clear | Book Series

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Overview:

This book introduces Crystal Clear, a better lightweight methodology for building software. It describes the roles, teams, values, intentions, habits, activities, policies and work products of a small software development team for whom time-to-market and development costs are critical considerations. Alistair Cockburn is one of the founders of the Agile software development movement. He spells out proven best practices based on his extensive experience helping organizations build software quickly and with less cost. The author understands that small teams cannot be burdened by “process-heavy” software methodologies. By advocating that developers stay close together and remain in steady, good-will communication with customers and users, this book teaches the reader how to develop software that not only does what it is supposed to do, but also gets completed on time and within budget.

Authors:

Alistair Cockburn

Published In:

19 October 2004