The Open Unified Process (OpenUP) is a part of the

Eclipse Process Framework The Eclipse Process Framework (EPF) is an open source project that is managed by the Eclipse Foundation. It lies under the top-level Eclipse Technology Project. It has two goals: *To provide an extensible framework and exemplary tools for softw ...

(EPF), an

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process framework developed within the

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. Its goals are to make it easy to adopt the core of the

Rational Unified Process The Rational Unified Process (RUP) is an iterative software development process framework created by the Rational Software Corporation, a division of IBM since 2003. RUP is not a single concrete prescriptive process, but rather an adaptable pro ...

(RUP) /

Unified Process The Unified Software Development Process or Unified Process is an iterative and incremental software development process framework. The best-known and extensively documented refinement of the Unified Process is the Rational Unified Process (RU ...

. The OpenUP began with a donation to open source of process content known as the Basic Unified Process (BUP) by IBM. It was transitioned to the

in late 2005 and renamed OpenUP/Basic in early 2006. It is now known simply as OpenUP.

Overview

OpenUP preserves the essential characteristics of

, which include

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and

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driving development, risk management, and architecture-centric approach. Most optional parts of RUP have been excluded, and many elements have been merged. The result is a much simpler process that is still true to RUP principles. OpenUP targets small and colocated teams interested in agile and iterative development. Small projects constitute teams of 3 to 6 people and involve 3 to 6 months of development effort.

Known uses

* The

Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is a private university, private research university in the town of Henrietta, New York, Henrietta in the Rochester, New York, metropolitan area. The university offers undergraduate and graduate degree ...

uses OpenUP for a class called Introduction to Software Engineering. * The Swedish

Linnaeus University Linnaeus University (LNU) ( sv, Linnéuniversitetet) is a state university in the Swedish historical province (''landskap'') Småland, with two campuses located in Växjö and Kalmar respectively. Linnaeus University was established in 2010 by ...

offers students a collaborative course called ''ISEP'' (''International Software Engineering Project'') in which they heavily use OpenUP. The Dutch

HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht The University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (HU) is a science university in Utrecht, Netherlands. Several student communities are present in the university. On April 19, 2021, it was announced that the Celsius student team won three awards in the ...

offers several courses which cover aspects of the Open Unified Process as well. * The

University of Minho The University of Minho (''Universidade do Minho'') is a public university in Portugal, divided into the following campuses: * Largo do Paço (rectorate), in Braga * Campus of Gualtar, in Braga * Convento dos Congregados, in Braga * Campus of Az ...

uses OpenUP for a class called Processo e Metodologias de Software (Software Process and Methodologies). * The

University of Aveiro The University of Aveiro ( pt, Universidade de Aveiro) is a public university, in addition to providing polytechnic education, located in the Portuguese city of Aveiro. Founded in 1973, it has a student population of approximately 12,500, distri ...

uses OpenUP for a class name
Modelação e Análise de SistemasAnalysis and Modelling of Systems
.

References

External links

{{Commonscat, Open Unified Process
Eclipse Process Framework siteIntroduction to OpenUP (Open Unified Process)OpenUP –The Best of Two Worlds
Software development process

Overview

Known uses

See also

References

External links