  RUP 's goal is to enable the production of highest quality software that meets end user needs within predictable schedule and budgets.  It capture and presents some of the current software development best pratices -  Software Development Process -  serve as a guide for all the participants -  must be the best the industry is capable of putting together at this point in its history -  must be widely available ,
 so all stakeholder can understand their role in the development 1) Technologies 2) Tools 3) People 4) Organisation process -  Process Overview -
 Two Dimensions - horizontal axis represent time and show the lifecycle - vertical axis represents discipline,  which the group activities took -  Time Dimension Phase &  Iterations -
broken into cycles,  each cycle working on a new generation of product -  Phases 1) Inception:  set up the project business case 2) Elabroration:
 set up project plan &  architecture 3) Construction:  grow the system 4) Transition:  Supply the system to its end users -
 Static Dimension 1) Workers =  Who 2) Activities =  How 3) Artefacts =
 What 4)  Workflow =  When -  Rational Unified Process Conclusion -  use case driven,  architecture centric,
 iterative and incremental and use UML - organises projects in terms of workflows and phase.  - help find the right requirement and their use drives the development process -  Web based Vs Traditional Project 1) Strategy 2)
User 3) Design Strategy ( TP)  - abstract - dimension indirectly -
dimension not addressed at all ( web based)  - tangible &  visible - relates closely to businness goals User (
TP)  - user is employee - user can be trainee - system might be mandatory - can be understood through work study -
job satisfactionis a key aim ( web based)  - user is a customer,  who make payment for good and service - usage is not mandatory -
user needs can be understood thru sales &  marketing needs Design ( TP)  - focus only internal - basic usability (
web based)  - as a visual artefact - graphic skills is a must -  Web Site Prototype - Vertical Prototype could involve testing the exact functionality of a small section of a site -
allows evalution of navigation system design 
