The IBM® Rational Unified Process® platform is a flexible software development process platform. Through its configurable architecture, the RUP® platform enables you to select and deploy only the process components (including roles, activities, templates, guidelines and tool mentors) you need for each stage of your project. With industry-proven software engineering best practices at its core, the RUP platform includes tools for configuring RUP for your project's specific needs, tools for developing your own internal knowledge into process components, powerful and customizable web-based deployment tools, and an online community for exchanging best practices with peers and industry leaders. By using a proven methodology and sharing a single comprehensive process, your team will be able to communicate more effectively and work more efficiently.

The RUP browser is your window into a custom process configuration, allowing you to look at different views of it, create your own views, search the contents and access the elements of it most pertinent to your location in tools through Extended Help.