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… human-centricity, technical orientation, discipline, pragmatism, empiricism,experimentation, andvalue orientation.
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A disciplined process applies its chosen technical practicesCONSISTENTLY, ifnotBLINDLY. These practices may include coding standards, frequent builds,requirements modeling, architecting, informal design, code inspections, regressive unit testing, andexploratorytesting. A disciplined process also consistently applies management practices to coordinateactivities, shareknowledge, and control product artifacts.