Rational unified process topics[edit]
RUP building blocks[edit]
RUP is based on a set building blocks and content elements, describing what is to be produced, the necessary skills required and the step-by-step explanation describing how specific development goals are to be achieved. The main building blocks, or content elements, are the following:
Roles (who) – A role defines a set of related skills, competencies and responsibilities.
Work products (what) – A work product represents something resulting from a task, including all the documents and models produced while working through the process.
Tasks (how) – A task describes a unit of work assigned to a Role that provides a meaningful result.
Within each iteration, the tasks are categorized into nine disciplines: