Introduction - If you have any usage issues, please Google them yourself
This article is the first in a series of five that will provide a prepublication look at the annotated example from the workbook (to be called Applied Use Case Driven Object Modeling, conveniently enough) as it evolves. We ll be following the process detailed in our book (also known as the ICONIX process), which sits somewhere between the very large Rational Unified Process (RUP) and the very small Extreme Programming (XP) approach.
The ICONIX process is use case driven, like RUP, but lacks a lot of the overhead that RUP brings to the table. It s also relatively small and tight, like XP, but it doesn t discard analysis and design like XP does. This process also makes streamlined use of UML while keeping a sharp focus on the traceability of requirements. And, the process stays true to Jacobson s original vision