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The Retirement Phase: Extending the RUP for the Real World

by Michael J. Vizdos

The Rational Unified Process (RUP) (http://www.rational.com/products/index.jsp) is quickly gaining popularity within organizations around the world. The RUP provides a detailed definition of a modern, iterative, and incremental software development lifecycle. However, there is more to software than just development. A large portion of the cost and effort for software occurs after systems are deployed, yet the RUP does not address this portion of the software lifecycle at all.

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The Retirement Phase: Extending the RUP for the Real World 1 October 2003

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