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A simplified, agile-oriented, version of the Rational Unified Process.
If you want something in between XP and traditional RUP, a process that is agile yet explicitly includes activities and artifacts which you’re accustomed to, then the AUP is likely for you. Many organizations are leery of XP because it seems to be too light: XP doesn’t explicitly show how to create some of the artifacts which management wants to see. This is an unfortunate attitude because XP is a great process. On the other end of the spectrum is RUP, which management seems to love but developers seems leery of due to the large number of artifacts. This is also unfortunate because the RUP has a lot to offer, and can be cut down to something quite useful (which is exactly what IBM Rational recommends you do). The AUP lands between the two, adopting many of the agile techniques of XP and other agile processes yet retaining some of the formality of the RUP.
The AUP isn’t for everyone. The AUP is either the best of both worlds or the worst of both worlds, you be the judge.
