Vision Document

Vision Statement

UP-lite is a project to create templates, tools, and documentation for a lightweight implementation of the (generic) Unified Process. The project will have an Apache-style Open source license, so it can be used for both commercial and Open Source projects and be integrated with both commercial and Open Source tools.

Problem Statement

UP-lite will help solve a variety of problems:

Allow adoption of the UP or UP-like processes for Open Source projects
Provide a free-beer UP framework for smaller software projects
Be upward compatible with commercial UP products
Promote the integration of Open Source and commercial tools into an industry-standard process framework

Stakeholders and Objectives

This section lists the stakeholders in the project and how they should benefit.

Name	Description	Benefits
Contributors	People who contribute to the project	Have fun Learn new skills Receive recognition Evangelize UP and UML
Developer Users	Developers who use part or all of this project in their external projects.	Learn UP concepts and terminology Save time and effort Produce higher quality code Receive community support
Tool and Process Vendors	Companies and projects who wish to include/re-use/enhance an industry standard process framework.	Easy to incorporate starting point Open Source framework promotes interoperability of tools