Question 5

Which of these is the correct interpretation of RUP phases vs. iterations?

Imagine that you have a project that will be completed in nine iterations. We will refer to the nine iterations as I1, I2, I3… I9.

Which of the following would be a correct application of the RUP?

A.
Inception will have I1 and I2
Elaboration I3, I4
Construction I5, I6, I7
Transition I8, I9

Or B.
In I1 we go through Inception, Elaboration, Construction, Transition (IECT)
I2 again IECT
I3 IECT
I4 IECT
…
I9 IECT

So A shows that iterations belong to a single phase, while B shows that iterations consists of four phases each.