Overview:

Four core principles capture the general intentions behind OpenUP. They create the foundation for interpreting roles and work products, and for performing tasks.

Main Description:

OpenUP is based on four mutually supporting core principles.

• Balance competing priorities to maximize stakeholder value

Promote practices that allow project participants and stakeholders to develop a solution that maximizes stakeholder benefits, and is compliant with constraints placed on the project.

• Collaborate to align interests and share understanding

Promote practices that foster a healthy team environment, enable collaboration and develop a shared understanding of the project.

• Focus on the architecture early to minimize risks and organize development

Promote practices that allow the team to focus on architecture to minimize risks and organize development. 

• Evolve to continuously obtain feedback and improve

Promote practices that allow the team to get early and continuous feedback from stakeholders, and demonstrate incremental value to them.