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DT offers a core set of courses aimed at covering the Application Lifecycle, from requirements gathering, analysis and design to development, testing, process and project management.

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RUP for Project Managers

Course Overview
This course provides coverage of the Rational Unified Process (RUP) and specifically focuses on the RUP project management discipline. It is aimed at project managers intending to use RUP on software projects.

The course uses a sample RUP project as the basis for its exercises allowing delegates to interpret and understand those project management artefacts most frequently used on RUP projects. Delegates will also be expected to participate during group discussions and exercises.

What will I learn?
This course aims to provide project managers with a clear understanding of the RUP project management discipline in order that they will know how to undertake management of a RUP Project

Course Style
This course is a careful blend of slide-based theory and exercise-based practice. Class sizes are kept small so that you will receive personal attention. You will take away extensive printed course material, which will be of on going use to you in your work.

Course Contents
This course will cover the following topics:

Software development cycle RUP Introduction

  • Terminology
  • Best Practice
  • Iterative development
  • RUP Project Lifecycle


    • Initiating the project
  • Establishing project scope
  • Vision document
  • Use case model
  • Risk Management
  • Assessing risk
  • Developing an estimate
  • Estimation techniques
  • Creating an early project estimate
  • Identifying project metrics
  • Planning the next iteration
  • Closing the inception phase


    • Elaboration phase

  • Phase objectives
  • Managing requirements
  • Establishing base line architecture
  • Planning the phases
  • Managing the development team
  • Closing the elaboration phase


    • Construction Phase

  • Phase objectives
  • Managing iterations
  • Managing Quality
  • Testing
  • Monotoring project progress
  • Reporting progress
  • Closing the construction phase


    • Transition phase

  • Phase objectives
  • System acceptance
  • Deployment
  • Ending the project

    • Prerequisites
    Some Software Project Management experience would be beneficial.

    Recommended Follow-On Courses
    Requirements Management with Use Cases

    Duration
    2 days 

    Cost
    £900 plus VAT

    Recommended reading & follow on courses

    CMMI: Guidelines for Process Integration and Product Improvement,
    ISBN-10: 0321279670, ISBN-13: 978-0321279675,

    The Rational Unified Process Made Easy: A Practitioners Guide to the RUP,
    ISBN-10: 0321166094, ISBN-13: 978-0321166098

    Testimonials

     

    Who has been on this course before

    European Central Bank
    Fidelity Investments
    CCH Software
    JP Morgan
    HSBC
    TNT