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by Ivar Jacobson (Author), Grady Booch (Author), James Rumbaugh (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 512 pages
  • Publisher: Addison Wesley (26 Feb 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0201571692
  • ISBN-13: 978-0201571691
  • Product Dimensions: 24.1 x 19 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
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A software process defines the steps required to create software successfully. Written by the same authors who brought you the Unified Modelling Language (UML), The Unified Software Development Process introduces a new standard for creating today's software that will certainly be useful for any software developer or manager who is acquainted with UML.

Early sections introduce four basic principles of the unified process: that software should stress use cases (which show how it interacts with users), that the process is architecture-centric and that it is iterative and incremental. The authors then apply these principles to their software process, which involves everything from gathering system requirements to analysis, design, implementation and testing. The use-case examples are excellent and include concrete examples drawn from such areas as banking and inventory control.

The authors point out the connection between UML document types (like use-cases, class diagrams and state transition diagrams) with various models used throughout the software process. They provide very short, real-world examples that illustrate how their ideas have been successfully applied. The straightforward tour of the new unified software process gets extra elaboration--along with some advice--in later chapters that further describe the author's ideas on design. With the weight of these three expert authors behind it, readers can expect The Unified Software Development Process to be an important book and one that will be valuable to any working designer or manager. --Richard Dragan

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This landmark book provides a thorough overview of the Unified Process for software development, with a practical focus on modeling using the Unified Modeling Language. The Unified Process goes beyond mere object-oriented analysis and design to spell out a proven family of techniques that supports the complete software development life cycle. The result is a component-based process that is use-case driven, architecture-centric, iterative, and incremental. The Unified Process takes full advantage of the industry-standard Unified Modeling Language. This book demonstrates how the notation and process complement one another, using UML models to illustrate the new process in action. The authors clearly describe the semantics and notation of the different higher-level constructs used in the models. Constructs such as use cases, actors, subsystems, classes, interfaces, active classes, processes, threads, nodes, and most relations are described in the context of a model. Object technology practitioners and software engineers familiar with the authors' past work will appreciate The Unified Software Development Process as a useful means of learning the current best practices in software development.



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5.0 out of 5 stars The next step from the Unified Modelling Language, 24 Aug 1999
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This book defines a process for object oriented software development. Essentially, it could do for the software engineering community, what UML has already done, that is draw together from the best methods and create a well thought out and vivid process. As a book, it clearly explains each essential aspect of the process (Use Case Driven, Architecture Centric, Iterative and Incremental), the steps needed to carry out the process and the 'artifacts' that are the result of each iteration of work. There are plenty of diagrams that back up each explanation, allowing the reader to get the whole picture. The book does require reading from cover to cover if you are not familiar with object oriented development. The book does not cover the software project management aspects in very much detail, leaving the reader to find details of the management aspects (eg Change control and Risk Management) to find in another book that covers these topics (Software Project Management by Royce, which is another book in the Addison Wesley Object Technology Series).
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3.0 out of 5 stars good book but lacks practical advice, 19 Jan 2004
The book gives a complete overview of the Unified Process describing first the basic workflows (requirements, analysis, design, implementation, test), and then the 4 phases (inception, elaboration, construction and transition). In the second half of the book the basic workflows are described thoroughly in the context of each phase.

Although the main principles are discussed with a suitable level of detail, the book does not contain the necessary information that is needed for a successful implementation of the process: there is neither a satisfactory discussion of how to manage iterative-processes from a Project Manager standpoint (what is the best way to proceed with the work breakdown structure?), nor there is a thorough description of how to implement configuration management. The book is generally well written, but it is probably oversized: the gist could have been condensed in some 200 pages.

In conlusion, the book is a must read for it introduces the foundations of the most mature architecture-first, use case driven, iterative-incremental approach to software development.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good book to put across Authors' years of experience, 29 Mar 2001
Having already reviewed this book a while ago, I wanted to update my review - so here are some additional comments. I still think the book is good, and suggests a process for OO development in conjunction with UML, but it seems to suggest guidelines with very small detail - which I don't believe is a good thing. Everyone should follow a development process, but everyone is an individual and they are going to want to do things in their own way, even if they have a set of guidelines and documents to produce during a development process. In short, it is a good book for the experienced developer to gain insight into how other experienced developers points of views of the development process are, especially in large scale projects. (My opinion at this moment of time!)
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1.0 out of 5 stars Vaguely, talks about methodologies in general.
I read the first six chapters and then gave up with a brief browse through the rest! I can't find anything of substance in this book. Read more
Published on 15 Oct 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars Good content -- presented like a dry lecture.
Remember in college how you had some professors who would lecture and some who would teach? This book, unfortunately, isn't about teaching. Read more
Published on 30 Aug 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars excellent if you understand some caveats
An excellent book, it will without doubt make any given reader a better software engineer.

However, the writing drones a bit. Read more

Published on 27 Aug 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars THE Software Development Process book.
Most of us use a process to software development. Most of us do not use a formal process to do it. This book describes a formal process to software development. Read more
Published on 3 Aug 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Must-have addition to your bookshelf...
This book is a well-written concise overview of the software development process. It does not go into great depth in each area, but provides a well-chosen view into the... Read more
Published on 26 Jul 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Best, most complete overview of the unified process.,
For those looking for a comprehensive model for a disciplined software development process, this book is it. Read more
Published on 22 Jul 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Solid framework for standardized software development
Many organizations continue to look for silver bullets to answer the aliments of their software delivery capabilities. Read more
Published on 6 Jun 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Must-read - going to be the default OO process
The hard thing to understand is how this is any different than the Rational Unified Process documented in another book. My conclusion is that it isn't. Read more
Published on 1 Jun 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars From a student's point of view
Not pretending to be an expert on software developement or to have read much on SE processes, I can highly recommend this book for people like me. Read more
Published on 27 May 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars Great detailed look at the Unified Process
I've found Jacobson's book to be very useful. Athough not as fun to read as one of Booch's books, it nevertheless has great content. Read more
Published on 15 May 1999

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