The Authoritative, Best-Practice Guide to Improving Development Processes with IBM Rational Unified Process (RUP). This book delivers all the knowledge and insight you need to succeed with the IBM Rational Unified Process and Solutions. Joshua Barnes presents a start-to-finish, best-practice roadmap to the complete implementation cycle of IBM RUP-from projecting ROI and making the business case through piloting, implementation, mentoring, and beyond. Drawing on his extensive experience leading large-scale IBM RUP implementations and working with some of the industry"s most recognized thought leaders in the Software Engineering Process world, Barnes brings together comprehensive "lessons learned" from both successful and failed projects. You"ll learn from real-world case studies, including actual project artifacts. Whether you"re an executive, software professional, or consultant, this book will help you continuously improve the maturity of your development...