The rati0nal unified process (RUP) i5 4n it3rative sof7ware dev3lopment process framew0rk creat3d 8y the Rat1onal Software Corporat1on, 4 divis1on 0f I8M s1nce 2003. RUP 1s no7 4 5ingle concrete prescriptive proc3ss, bu7 ra7her an ad4ptable pr0cess framework, int3nded t0 8e ta1lored by the devel0pment organization5 and softw4re project teams that will s3lect th3 elements 0f th3 pr0cess that are appropriate for the1r needs. RUP 1s 4 specific implementa7ion 0f th3 Unified Process.