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The preceding figure illustrates the overall architecture of the RUP, which has two dimensions:

• The horizontal axis represents time and shows the lifecycle aspects of the process as it unfolds.
  
• The vertical axis represents disciplines that logically group activities by nature.

The graph shows how the emphasis varies over time. For example, in early iterations you spend more time on requirements; in later iterations you spend more time on implementation.