Phases

The Agile UP is characterized as being "serial in the large", something that you can see via its four phases which you move through in a serial manner.

Phase	Goals	Milestone
1. Inception	To identify the initial scope of the project, a potential architecture for your system, and to obtain initial project funding and stakeholder acceptance.	Lifecycle Objectives (LCO)
2. Elaboration	To prove the architecture of the system.	Lifecycle Architecture (LCA)
3. Construction	To build working software on a regular, incremental basis which meets the highest-priority needs of your project stakeholders.	Initial Operational Capability (IOC)
4. Transition	To validate and deploy your system into your production environment.	Product Release (PR)

Figure 1. The Phases and Milestones of the AUP.

Page last updated: August 23, 2005

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