Rational Unified Process: Artifacts

Artifacts are either final or intermediate work products produced and used during a project. Artifacts capture and convey project information, and may take various shapes or forms:

To make developing a complete software system manageable, the artifacts are organized into sets. Several artifacts are used in a number of disciplines; for example, the Risk List, the Software Architecture Document, and the Iteration Plan.

See Key Concept: Artifact for more information

• Requirements Artifact Set
• Analysis & Design Artifact Set
• Implementation Artifact Set
• Test Artifact Set
• Deployment Artifact Set
• Configuration & Change Management Artifact Set
• Project Management Artifact Set
• Environment Artifact Set
• Business Modeling Artifact Set