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The '''open unified process''' ('''OpenUP''') is a part of the [[Eclipse process framework]] (EPF), an [[open source]] process framework developed within the [[Eclipse Foundation]]. Its goals are to make it easy to adopt the core of the [[rational unified process]] (RUP) / [[unified process]].

The OpenUP began with a donation to open source of process content known as the basic unified process (BUP) by [[IBM]]. It was transitioned to the Eclipse Foundation in late 2005 and renamed OpenUP/Basic in early 2006. It is now known simply as OpenUP.

==Overview==
OpenUP preserves the essential characteristics of rational unified process / unified process, which include [[Iterative and incremental development|iterative development]], [[Use case|use cases]] and [[User scenario|scenarios]] driving development, [[risk management]], and architecture-centric approach. Most optional parts of RUP have been excluded, and many elements have been merged. The result is a much simpler process that is still true to RUP principles. 

OpenUP targets small and colocated teams interested in agile and iterative development. Small projects constitute teams of 3 to 6 people and involve 3 to 6 months of development effort.

[[Image:Openup-basic_lifecycle.jpg|frame|center|Project Lifecycle]]

== Known uses ==
* The [[Rochester Institute of Technology]] uses OpenUP for a class called Introduction to Software Engineering. 
* The Swedish [[Linnaeus University]] offers students a collaborative course called ''ISEP'' (''International Software Engineering Project'') in which they heavily use OpenUP. The Dutch [[HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht]] offers several courses which cover aspects of the open unified process as well.
* The [[University of Minho]] uses OpenUP for a class called Processo e Metodologias de Software (Software Process and Methodologies).
* The [[University of Aveiro]] uses OpenUP for a class named [https://www.ua.pt/pt/uc/12315 Modelação e Análise de Sistemas] ([https://www.ua.pt/en/uc/12315 Analysis and Modelling of Systems]).

==See also==
* Rational unified process
* Unified process
* [[Agile unified process]]

== References ==
* webbycrown.com
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==External links==
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*[http://www.eclipse.org/epf/ Eclipse Process Framework site]
*[https://www.eclipse.org/epf/general/OpenUP.pdf Introduction to OpenUP (Open Unified Process)]
*[http://www.methodsandtools.com/archive/archive.php?id=69 OpenUP –The Best of Two Worlds]

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