July 2001
Intermediate to advanced
656 pages
15h 51m
English
Some UP practices and principles are invariant, such as iterative and risk-driven development, and continuous verification of quality.
However, a key insight into the UP is that all activities and artifacts (models, diagrams, documents, ...) are optional—well, maybe not the code! The set of possible artifacts described in the UP should be viewed like a set of medicines in a pharmacy. Just as one does not indiscriminately take many medicines, but matches the choice to the ailment, likewise on a UP project, a team should select a small subset of artifacts that address its particular problems and needs. In general, focus on a small set of artifacts that demonstrate high practical ...
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