- An Overview of the Rational Unified Process
- An Overview of the RUP Architecture
- Evolution of the Rational Unified Process
- Challenges in Identifying RUP Solution Designers
- Past, Present, and Future of RUP Certification
- Summary
- Sample Questions
- References
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This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Challenges in Identifying RUP Solution Designers
Implementing RUP requires dedication, determination, sponsorship, and expertise. Related to expertise, if you need a RUP Solution Designer, you will appreciate the significant challenge of finding a RUP expert. It is not easy to identify a RUP expert. RUP encompasses a range of disciplines (both Core and Supporting), each of which has a specialized and a dedicated field of study. For instance, there is a Project Management discipline, which focuses on project planning, risk management, monitoring progress, and metrics. Institutions such as the Project Management Institute (PMI) are dedicated to the growth of project management as a profession and provide related certifications such as the Project Management Professional (PMP). Can we then say that a PMP can be a good RUP Project Manager? Probably! However, this person will certainly need to have experienced the iterative and incremental development supported by the RUP. Otherwise, this might turn into a project in itself to mentor a PMP to become a RUP Project Manager. We have seen organizations failing to implement the RUP process due to lack of their Project Managers' iterative and incremental development experience. In short, professionals who aspire to become strong RUP Solution Designers need to have a range of technical and managerial skills to succeed. Such individuals are not easy to find. And when you indeed think you have found them, it is hard to gauge their depth and breadth of knowledge.
You will be able to appreciate the uniqueness of the RUP Solution Designer Certification and the importance of achieving it if you really have such a rare skill-set. With the RUP Solution Designer Certification, your name will be among those few professionals who have been and will be in great demand. With this certification, software engineers and managers can now register after successful completion at http://www-304.ibm.com/jct09001d/member.nsf.