The Unified Process Inception Phase

Scott W. Ambler started developing software in the early 80s, and has worked in object-oriented development for the past ten years in an array of roles. He is presently engaged as a software process mentor with AmbySoft Inc., a contributing editor

Preface The Inception Phase Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 The Unified Process 1.2 The Enhanced Lifecycle for the Unified Process 1.3 The Goals of the Inception Phase 1.4 How Work Generally Proceeds During the Inception Phase 1.5 The Organization of this Book Chapter 2 Best Practices for the Business Modeling Workflow 2.1 The Articles Chapter 3 Workflow. Best Practices for the Requirements 3.1 Putting the Requirements Workflow into Perspective 3.2 Requirements Gathering Techniques 3.3 User Interfaces and Internationalization 3.4 Lessons from the Real World 3.5 The Articles Chapter 4 Best Practices for the Test Workflow 4.1 Why Test? 4.2 Starting Testing Off on the Right Foot 4.3 Testing Techniques for the Inception Phase 4.4 The Articles Chapter 5 Best Practices for the Project Management Workflow 5.1 Starting Out Right 5.2 Technical Project Management Activities 5.3 Soft Project Management Activities 5.4 A Few More Thoughts 5.5 The Articles Chapter 6 Best Practices for the Environment Workflow 6.1 Selecting and Deploying the Right Tools 6.2 Deploying Your Software Process, Standards, and Guidelines 6.3 The Articles Chapter 7 Parting Words 7.1 Looking Towards Elaboration