Chapter 8. Implementation

By Ahmad K. Shuja

In the Rational Unified Process, the Implementation discipline is where actual code is produced, subsystems are integrated, and the system is implemented. Unit tests are performed while implementing the system. In iterative and incremental development, implementation is initiated early in the project.

Overview

The Implementation discipline explains how to develop, organize, unit test, and integrate the components as they are incrementally developed in every iteration. Testing during implementation is limited to unit testing. Other tests, such as the system test and the integration test, are carried out within the Test discipline.

Purpose

The Implementation discipline has the following purposes:

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