Using the Zachman Framework to assess the Rational Unified Process

Abstract

Since its publication in 1987, the Zachman Framework has provided organizations with an effective way of assessing the completeness of software development process models, in terms of an organization's information needs. This article provides a Zachman-Framework-based analysis of the Rational Unified Process (RUP), a software development process model that describes a use-case-driven, architecture-centric, and iterative approach to developing quality software -- on time and within budget. Organizations considering implementing the RUP can use this analysis to better understand how the (many) deliverables defined by the RUP relate to their information needs.