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&lt;p&gt;
    &lt;strong&gt;What is OpenUP/Basic?&lt;/strong&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;
    OpenUP/Basic is an open source software development process designed for small, co-located teams who want to take an &lt;a
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    guid=&quot;_qg1IAK__EduMeuOwJ2MpeQ&quot;&gt;agile approach&lt;/a&gt; to development. OpenUP/Basic is an iterative process that is &lt;a
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    guid=&quot;_Nm5vUK__EduMeuOwJ2MpeQ&quot;&gt;Minimal, Complete, and Extensible&lt;/a&gt;. It&amp;nbsp;values collaboration and stakeholder
    value over unnecessary deliverables and formality.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
    OpenUP/Basic is organized into four major areas of content: Communication&amp;nbsp;and Collaboration, Intent, Solution, and
    Management.
&lt;/p&gt;
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     &amp;nbsp;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
    OpenUP is characterized by four mutually supporting core principles:
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a class=&quot;elementLinkWithUserText&quot;
        href=&quot;./../../openup_basic/guidances/concepts/core_principle_collaborate,_KkTIsMp7EdqC_NfSivunjA.html&quot;
        guid=&quot;_KkTIsMp7EdqC_NfSivunjA&quot;&gt;Collaborate&lt;/a&gt; to align interests and share understanding
    &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a class=&quot;elementLinkWithUserText&quot;
        href=&quot;./../../openup_basic/guidances/concepts/core_principle_balance,_ssG6MMvpEdqukPpotm3DYg.html&quot;
        guid=&quot;_ssG6MMvpEdqukPpotm3DYg&quot;&gt;Balance&lt;/a&gt; competing priorities (needs and technical costs) to maximize stakeholder
        value
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    &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;a class=&quot;elementLinkWithUserText&quot;
        href=&quot;./../../openup_basic/guidances/concepts/core_principle_focus,_9gocwMvoEdqukPpotm3DYg.html&quot;
        guid=&quot;_9gocwMvoEdqukPpotm3DYg&quot;&gt;Focus&lt;/a&gt; on articulating the architecture to facilitate technical collaboration,
        reduce risk, and minimize scrap and rework.
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        &lt;a class=&quot;elementLinkWithUserText&quot;
        href=&quot;./../../openup_basic/guidances/concepts/core_principle_evolve,_GXiogMvoEdqukPpotm3DYg.html&quot;
        guid=&quot;_GXiogMvoEdqukPpotm3DYg&quot;&gt;Evolve&lt;/a&gt; continuously to reduce risk, demonstrate results, and gain feedback from
        the customer&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
    OpenUP/Basic is ready to use as-is; nothing needs to be added or removed. It can also be extended in large and small
    ways to add new development content or customize the process for your specific environment.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
    &lt;strong&gt;Who should use OpenUP/Basic?&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
    OpenUP/Basic is most useful for four primary groups of users:
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
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        Software development practitioners (developers, project managers, analysts, and testers) working together as a
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    &lt;li&gt;
        Stakeholders
    &lt;/li&gt;
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        Software process engineers
    &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;
        Instructors
    &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
    Software development practitioners can find guidance on what is required of them in the roles defined by OpenUP/Basic.
    Each role describes a set of activities and artifacts that the role is responsible for. Guidance is also given on how
    those roles collaborate.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
    Stakeholders will find guidance on what they may expect from the software development team and how the software will be
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    team to obtain software that meets their needs.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
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    specific environment, such as audits for safety-critical systems. In addition to modifying method content, process
    engineers can add, change, or remove process flows to add organization-specific capability patterns.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
    OpenUP/Basic is appropriate for academic organizations also. As an open source process, it can serve as the basis for
    software engineering courses and, when combined with the EPF Composer, courses in software process engineering.&lt;br /&gt;
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  <keyConsiderations>&lt;p&gt;
    Use OpenUP/Basic as-is when you have a small,&amp;nbsp;co-located team.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
    Modify OpenUP/Basic for small teams with different circumstances, for instance a novel project or geographically
    distributed team members.
&lt;/p&gt;</keyConsiderations>
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