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 £990 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