Ivar Jacobson introduces the Essential Unified Process in VSTS
UML Amigo Ivar Jacobson is working on a "new" software development process called the "Essential Unified Process". This process wil be lighter and easier to understand and learn than the RUP. The remarks he is making about RUP are quite remarkable for one of it's founders:
"RUP is one of my babies. But some [babies] grow up and need correction. RUP, in a way, has grown, and become very large, and hard to train [for], and hard to support." "We need a much more lightweight version," he continued.
Even more remarkable is the fact that the company of Jacobson has joined the Microsoft Visual Studio Industry Partner program. The new process will be based on MSF (!) and will support Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System:
"With the Essential Unified Process connected to Microsoft's framework, Jacobson claims a combination of "good methodology, process and agility" can be achieved. "
The fact that Jacobson is partnering with Microsoft has to be slap in the face for Rational/IBM, but it will be good for the competition. Both IBM and Microsoft have taken notice of the fact that there is a great need for agile development and are supporting this with new processes and tools. This will also help the adoption of agile methodologies in large companies, which, in my opinion, is a good thing.
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