This book is a comprehensive guide to modern software development practices, as embodied in the Rational Unified Process, or RUP. The Rational Unified Process Made Easy will teach students the key points involved in planning and managing iterative projects, the fundamentals of component design and software architecture, and the proper employment of use cases. Students will learn that the RUP is a flexible, versatile process framework that can be tailored to suit the needs of development projects of all types and sizes.