*This book gives the reader a quick, focused tour through the early stages of the Object Oriented software development process - Analysis & Design. *It introduces and explains the need-to-know concepts and key elements of both UML (Unified Modelling Language) and the Unified Process. *It will get the reader up to speed on successful techniques that he can immediately apply & use - the emphasis is on information that really is useful from the point of view of the OO analyst & designer, and that he can apply right away. *Accompanying web-site: complete worked example to illustrate how techniques learned in the book work in practice; links to other OO A&D resources and a bibliography.