The RUP builds on six best practices in software development. The practices are highlighted in the RUP, because they offer the best chance of avoiding failure.

In the next few weeks, we will describe these in more detail. Additionally how each practice impacts on testing and testers

The best practices are

 - Develop software iteratively.

 - Visually model software

 - Control Changes to Software

 - Manage requirements

 - Use component based architectures.

 - Continously verify software quality.