(NOTE: Each chapter concludes with a summary.) Preface -- I. THE PROCESS. 1. Software Development Best Practices -- The Value of Software -- Symptoms and Root Causes of Software Development Problems -- Software Best Practices -- Develop Software Iteratively -- Manage Requirements -- Use Component-Based Architectures -- Visually Model Software -- Continuously Verify Software Quality -- Control Changes to Software -- The Rational Unified Process -- 2. The Rational Unified Process -- What Is the Rational Unified Process? -- The Rational Unified Process as a Product -- Software Best Practices in the Rational Unified Process -- Other Key Features of the Rational Unified Process -- A Brief History of the Rational Unified Process -- Process Description / 3. Static Structure -- A Model of the Rational Unified Process -- Roles -- Activities -- Artifacts -- Disciplines -- Workflows -- Additional Process Elements -- A Process Framework -- Iterative Development / 4. Dynamic Structure -- The Sequential Process -- Overcoming.